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Normandy D-Day by Campervan
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Normandy D-Day by Campervan

7 days in the footsteps of D-Day, from Mont-Saint-Michel to Honfleur. Historic beaches, military cemeteries and Norman harbours. Many free campervan areas.

Seven days by campervan along the D-Day beaches, from Mont-Saint-Michel to Honfleur. The route links Mont-Saint-Michel, Granville and Christian Dior's birthplace, Sainte-Mere-Eglise, the first village liberated on 6 June 1944 with its paratrooper hanging from the church spire and its Airborne museum, Utah Beach and the Pointe du Hoc whose bomb craters remain intact, Omaha Beach and the American cemetery at Colleville with its 9,387 graves, Bayeux and its eleventh-century tapestry, Arromanches and the remains of the Mulberry artificial harbour still visible at low tide, and finally Honfleur. The D-Day sites are saturated around 6 June and on decade anniversaries. Colleville cemetery requires appropriate dress and closes in the late afternoon.

Practical info

Stops
8
Duration
7 days
Transport
🚐 Campervan
Distance
210 km
Best time
Spring and autumn
Areas crossed
MancheCalvados

Itinerary

  1. 1

    Mont-Saint-Michel

    Merveille de l'Occident, abbaye sur l'îlot et grandes marées. Aire CC à Beauvoir.

  2. 2

    Granville

    Monaco du Nord, haute ville fortifiée et maison de Christian Dior.

  3. 3

    Sainte-Mère-Église

    Premier village libéré le 6 juin 1944, parachutiste sur le clocher et musée Airborne.

  4. 4

    Utah Beach — Pointe du Hoc

    Plage du débarquement américain, cratères de la Pointe du Hoc. Parking CC gratuit.

  5. 5

    Omaha Beach — Colleville

    Plage la plus meurtrière du D-Day, cimetière américain de 9 387 tombes blanches.

  6. 6

    Bayeux

    Tapisserie de la reine Mathilde, cathédrale et première ville libérée. Aire CC du boulevard.

  7. 7

    Arromanches

    Vestiges du port artificiel Mulberry, musée du Débarquement et cinéma 360°.

  8. 8

    Honfleur

    Vieux Bassin peint par les impressionnistes, greniers à sel et calvados. Aire CC du Plateau.

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