To help with your travel-planning, here is a list of things to do in Normandy and Paris, along with some city-hopping tips.
Please let us know if you are interested in doing a group tour or excursion and we can help coordinate it.
Normandy
Normandy, France
The official Normandy tourism website.
Mémorial de Caen
Esplanade Général Eisenhower, Caen, Normandie 14050, France, 02 31 06 06 44
2019 is the 75th anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy.
Arromanches-les-Bains
Arromanches-les-Bains, Normandy, France
Along with the staggeringly big concrete blocks remaining from the Mulberry Harbour towed over from Britain in June 1944, museums depict the massive Allied operations during the invasion of Normandy in World War II. Today, Arromanches is also a resort destination.
Longues-sur-Mer
Longues-sur-Mer, Normandy 14400, France
Longues-sur-Mer on the coast of Normandy near Arromanches and Bayeux has the only German coastal defense battery classified as an historic monument on the D-Day landing beaches.
Normandy American Cemetery
Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy 14710, France, 02 31 51 62 00
The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in France is located in Colleville-sur-Mer, on the site of the temporary American St. Laurent Cemetery, established by the U.S. First Army on June 8, 1944 as the first American cemetery on European soil in World War II.
Omaha Beach
France
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Mont Saint-Michel
Normandy 50170, France
One of France's most recognisable landmarks, visited by more than 3 million people each year, the Mont Saint-Michel and its bay are on the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites.
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Rouen
Place de la Cathédrale, Rouen, Normandie 76000, France, 02 35 71 71 60
Claude Monet's Home and Garden
Giverny, Île-de-France 27620, France
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How to Get Around in Paris
Paris, France
We don't recommend that you use a rental car to get around Paris. The best way to enjoy Paris is by walking and using the Metro to get around the city. It's easy to do and there are a number of phone apps and maps that you can find on Google.
Eiffel Tower
5 Avenue Anatole France, Paris, Île-de-France 75007, France
Musée du Louvre
Paris, Île-de-France 75001, France
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris
6 Parvis Notre Dame - Place Jean-Paul II, Paris, Île-de-France 75004, France, 01 42 34 56 10
L'Arc de Triomphe
Arc de Triomphe, Place Charles de Gaulle, Paris, 75008, France
Palace of Versailles
Versailles, Île-de-France 78000, France, 01 30 83 78 00
Basilique du Sacré-Cœur Basilica de Montmartre | Basilica of the Sacred Heart
1 Parvis du Sacré-Cœur, Paris, Île-de-France 75018, France, 01 53 41 89 00
Luxembourg Gardens
Paris, Île-de-France 75006, France, 01 42 34 20 00
Catacombs of Paris
1 Avenue du Colonel Henri Rol-Tanguy, Paris, Île-de-France 75014, France, 01 43 22 47 63
Musée d'Orsay
Paris, Île-de-France 75007, France
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