2 days D-Day bike tour
Visit several D-day landing beaches, such as Omaha Beach, Arromanches, Sword Beach, Gold Beach and Juno Beach. The tour includes the medieval city of Bayeux, sandy beaches by seaside villages and the Abbeys of Caen.
- Normandy
- 2 day(s)
- Fairly easy
- ~ 61 km/day
- Centre based
Two days around Bayeux to discover the D-Day landing beaches by bike
This two-days tour around Bayeux lets you discover the turbulent history of Normandy.
You’ll pedal on quiet, country roads towards Omaha Beach, where history comes alive. Reflect in the American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, and the Overlord Museum.
The second day’s route takes you to the British sector and the artificial port of Arromanches.
You’ll have time to visit Bayeux, known for the Bayeux tapestry, the longest embroidered object in the world.
Program
- 50 km
- + 219 m
Your bike tour takes you from Bayeux to the Overlord Museum and the American Cemetery along small country roads through villages with half-timbered houses and pastures with grazing cattle. The visit of the cemetery is really striking. You continue along the coast to the pretty little fishing port of Port-en-Bessin. Take a stroll around the port before heading back to Bayeux.
- 72 km
- + 30 m
Bike through the Normandy countryside until you reach the port of Arromanches. You’ll hear stories and be filled with emotion as you visit the D-Day museum and watch a movie showing the 100 days of the landing. The bike path back to Bayeux takes you past bomb craters, gun posts and bunkers. Arriving in Bayeux, take time to visit the Bayeux Tapestry. The tapestry stretches 291 feet by 20 inches and depicts the Norman invasion of England in the 11th century.
End of services after breakfast. You leave for your next destination or extend your stay on your own.
Accommodation
Information
Beginning of the trip
Your first day is a cycling stage. Your bikes will be available from 9am.
To get to the departure point
By plane: flight to Caen and then train to Bayeux.
By train: direct train from Paris Saint-Lazare. The duration of the trip is around 2h10. To plan your trip, www.thetrainline.com
Car park
There are both free and paid parking solutions in Bayeux. More information at www.parkopedia.fr
- Normandy
- 2 day(s)
- Fairly easy
- ~ 61 km/day
- Centre based
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- Experience15 years' experience in cycling to advise and satisfy you
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- Normandy
- Fairly easy
- ~ 61 km/day
- Centre based