Spain and France

Spanish Lifestyle Days under sunny skies on the beach or on the golf course, evenings munching tapas and sipping wine in friendly bars and restaurants these are just a small part of the Spanish lifestyle you can enjoy if you own a Spain property or take your holidays in Spain. The Spanish lifestyle is full of warmth and colour and offers water sports, golf and a fine range of shopping, dining and cultural experiences. France Breaks Are you bored from your routine life and planning for a late break? If yes then France is the perfect place for it. France is one of the best Eurostar destinations. France is directly connected with UK through Eurostar trains. You can travel in a direct train from St Pancras International Station and Ashford International to France.

Thursday, February 06, 2014

Normandy / Normandie - France

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Normandy / Normandie is in north-west France and 6 June 1944  was the date of the D/Day Landings in World War 2. The invasion of Normandy, airborne troops and amphibious landing of Allied Infantry and Armoured Divisions.
Landing beaches :
SWORD - Colleville Plage, Lion-sur-Mer, and St-Aubin
JUNO - Bernieres and Courseulles
GOLD - Ver-sur-Mer and Asnelles
OMAHA - St-Laurent, Colleville and Vierville-sur-Mer
UTAH BEACH - on the Cotentin or Cherbourg peninsula.
 
The coastal route passes several memorials, museums and cemeteries.
ARROMANCHES has the remains of the Mulberry harbours and museum.
ST-MERE-EGLISE is the village where the parachute regiment landed.
PEGASUS BRIDGE has museum of Airborne landings.
CAEN has the large Memorial Museum.
BATTERIE-DU-LONGUES and POINTE DU HOC are part of the ATLANTIC WALL, the coastal fortifications built by the Germans.

BAYEUX was the first town to be liberated in 1944 and has World War 2 Memorial Museum. It is probably most famous for the tapestry/embroidery, but also has a ceramics/painting/lace museum and beautiful cathedral.

HONFLEUR is a picturesque fishing port with tall houses alongside the harbour, attracting lots of artists.

ROUEN is a medieval town, on the River Seine, with timbered houses, a fishing port and Gothic church. Place du Vieux Marche is where Joan of Arc was burnt at the stake.
GIVERNEY Home of Claude Monet, an impressionist artist particularly famous for his water-lily paintings. Roam the lovely gardens or view the reproductions of his paintings on display.

Calvados regions Lisieux, Cambremert, Pont l'Eveque, Livarot are on the 'calvados (apple brandy), cider and cheese route'.

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