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Excursions in France





Normandy Landing Beaches



The D in D-Day is the same than the H in H-Hour.
It refers to a military vocabulary.
It is also possible to say : Y-Year.
In French, the army uses the same system and it gives: the Jour-J, the Heure-H or the Année-A. Soldiers use the first letter of the word in order to say : THE moment. Here, in the case of the landing of Normandy, it means THE moment of the attack. It is a code name and thanks to it is no need to say the exact date. Thus it is possible to say “D-Day + 5” for : the date of the attack + 5 days.
This code avoids the enemy intelligence to find too easily the right date or the right hour of the offensive.

There is several ways to discover Normandy & Landing Beaches region :
It can be with a private car & driver from Paris or it can be a sightseeing tour with minivan for a small group of 8 people (private or not).
 
Visit with a private car & driver
Full day with a private car and English speaking driver from Paris for a 12 hour tour of the Landing Beaches.
 
• Minivan tour with driver-guide
A "Normandy and D. Day Landing Beaches" tour with minivan and driver-guide (shared tour for a small group), available on Tuesday and Saturday at 7 AM and return around 7 PM.
Travel through Normandy as far as the Pointe du Hoc, well-known for the assault of the heroic Rangers. Free time to visit. Then onto the American Cemetery in Colleville, for an emotional visit, where 9386 soldiers are resting. In 2007 a new Visitor Center has been created to commemorate the operations of June 6th 1944. You will also discover the bloody “Omaha Beach” and have time to spend some moments on it before lunch.
Lunch (Included with drink) is served at the “Ferme de la Rançonnière” (13th century) in the village of Crépon. In the early afternoon, you will see the ruins of the Arromanches’ artificial harbour (built by the Allies in less than 15 days). Finally, you continue along the coasts of Gold and arrive at Juno Beach. Guided visit of Juno Beach to explore the remains of the Atlantic Wall before returning to Paris. Entrance tickets included.

Rate per person shared tour : 225 €
Private minibus (up to 8 people) : 1455 €

On your own, by car
Rent your own car in Paris and drive to the Normandy region.
It takes roughly 2 1/2 hours to get there.
Rental agencies (Hertz and Avis) are available near the hotel. Our Hertz agency can deliver the car at the hotel.



Nice restaurant near the D-Day beaches are : Chez Marion in Merville - La Marine in Arromanches (great sea view) - Le Château d'Audrieu, 20 KM from Arromanches.

A few links :

http://www.abmc.gov/home.php

http://www.dday-overlord.com/eng/index.htm

http://www.memorial-caen.fr/portail/index.php
http://www.arromanches.com
http://www.junobeach.org/Centre/index_fr.html
http://www.ville-ouistreham.fr
http://www.musee-arromanches.fr
http://www.normandiememoire.com/lieux_historiques/index.php?marq=1&id=182&lg=fr&parcours=


If you are driving or have a driver, don't forget that you could combine the trip with a Mont Saint Michel & Saint Malo


Omaha Beach,Pointe du Hoc and the American Cemetery
Ferme de la ranconnierePointe du Hoc NP4bis

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