Normandy

A visit to the D-Day beaches of Normandy is a deeply moving and unforgettable experience. Walking the very shores where thousands of Allied soldiers braved the choppy waters and a…

Visiting Pointe du Hoc at the D-Day Beaches in Normandy is an unforgettable experience. What took place here on June 6, 1944, is a story of daring, bravery, and amazing…

You will no doubt be changed after visiting the five Normandy D-Day beaches. These beaches are an arena for reflection on life. The coastline is peaceful now, with waves gently…

Normandy, France is a quiet region just west of Paris. It reaches to the coast along the English Channel and is home to farms and towns, rivers and bridges, historic…

It’s such a moving experience to visit the D-Day beaches anywhere along the World War II invasion area on the channel coast of France. Here’s a map that clearly shows…

Honfleur, a charming French town, sits where the Seine River flows into the English Channel, in the northern part of Normandy. Founded by Vikings in the 800s, Honfleur has served…

Utah Beach today is a windswept, wide swath of beach bordered by grassy dunes that wave in the breeze. It’s hard to believe this was the site of a major…

Bayeux is an ancient town near the channel coast of Normandy, and it’s just a 2.5-hour train ride from Paris. You can zip here for a couple of days for…

Omaha Beach today is well known to those in the U.S. (especially). If you have only one day in Normandy, you may want to head right here. Do keep in…

Impressionist painter Claude Monet chose a little town near Vernon, a small village in the country outside of Paris, as his residence in 1883. Here at his home in Giverny,…