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Located a few
minutes from the D-Day Landing beaches, The Memorial Museum to the Battle of Normandy in Bayeux,
the first town to be liberated on the morning of the 7 June 1944, presents a unique and exhaustive tribute to the battles that waged on Normandy soil from 7 June to 29 August 1944 in rooms that were completely redone in 2006. The new displays alternate purely historic accounts and thematic sections, with a new archives film lasting 25 minutes and equipment and uniforms from the time to illustrate. Everything seeks to give you a better idea of the considerable war effort that was undertaken during this battle to win back Freedom in Europe. An unaccompanied visit lasts 1hr 30 to 2 hr (including film), all information is translated into English. The film is shown alternately in F and GB at set times.
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Open all year round except for the last half of January.
Adults : 6.50 €
Students and children (over 10 years) : 3.80 €
Visit lasts : 2 hours.
Opening hours :
1/01-30/04 & 1/10-31/12: 10 h-12h30/14 h-18 h
1/05-30/09: 9h30-18h30
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It is in the splendid “Logis du
Gouverneur” dating from the
Renaissance (late 15th century),
100m from the Sub-Prefecture building,
the headquarters of the first
authorities of liberated France in
1944, that General de Gaulle’s five
encounters with Bayeux are recalled.
Two of these encounters were landmarks
in France’s history : 14 June
1944 and 16 June 1946. Countless
documents from photographic and
printed archives, footage filmed
at the time and objects belonging
to General de Gaulle recall his five
encounters with Bayeux.
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Visit lasts
around an hour.
Open from April to
October.
Adults : 3,50 € -
School children and students : 2 €
Free admission upon presentation of your ticket for the Musée Mémorial de la Bataille de Normandie.
Opening hours :
10h-12h30 / 14h-18h |
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At Arromanches 360, you are right
in the midst of the action. “Le prix
de la Liberté”, an exceptional film,
is shown here on 9 screens in a
circular theatre. Combining pictures
of the 1944 Landings and
Normandy as it is today, this 360°
film is an unforgettable experience.
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Arromanches 360 is open
all day, 7 days a week, all year
round.
Showings every 30 minutes.
Closed in January.
Adults : 4 € -
Children, students and senior citizens : 3,50 €
Under 10s : no charge. |
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Museum dedicated to the first assault waves of the Elite and the Pride of the American army: the famous Big Red One, the First Infantry Division. The largest original-certified collection of unique equipment and uniforms pertaining to the sector
of Omaha Beach. An extremely rare
collection of helmets bearing the
original insignia, personal items…
Consultation of written and photographic
archives on site. Projection
of the official film of the Big Red One on 6 June and in Normandy. Very rare images.
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Guided tour on request lasting 1/2 hour in French and English.
Open
daily from March to November.
Closed on Tuesdays, except in June, July and August.
Adults : 5 € - Students : 3,50 €
Allied World War II Veterans : no charge
Opening hours :
1/06-31/08 : 9 h-19 h
1/03-31/05 & 1/09-30/11 :
10 h-12 h/14 h-18 h |
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Located on Omaha Beach itself, the 1200m² museum showcases a wonderful collection of uniforms, weapons, personal objects and vehicles. Dioramas, archival photographs, maps and thematic signs, a landing craft, a canon "155mm" Long Tom, a Sherman tank etc... as well as a film featuring veteran's testimonies, will guide you through the story of the D-day landings on Omaha and at the Pointe du Hoc.
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Unaccompanied visit
lasts 1 hour.
Open from 15/02 to
15/11.
Adults : 5,80 € -
Students (16-25 years) : 4,50 € -
Children (7-15 years) : 3.30 €
Opening hours :
15/02-15/03 :
10 h-12h30/14h30-18 h
16/03-15/05 & 16/09-15/11 : 9h30-18h30
16/05-30/06 & 1/09-15/09 : 9h30-19 h
1/07-31/08 : 9h30-19h30 |
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| Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Val - 14250 Tilly-sur-Seulles
Phone: 02 31 80 92 10 / 02 31 80 80 26 (Town Hall) Fax : 02 31 80 72 89
Contact: mairie.tillysurseulles@wanadoo.fr |
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The battle left Tilly in a pile of ruins.
In the village, which had been captured
and recaptured 23 times, one in
ten inhabitants had been killed. The
museum recalls this battle which
raged from 7 to 19 June 1944.
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Unaccompanied visit lasts 45min.
Open from May to September.
Adults : 3 € -
Reduced fare for adults : 2,50 €
Students & School pupils (12-18 years old) : 1,50 €
Under 12 years old and war veterans : free
Opening times : March, April, May, October, November: 10 h-12h30/14 h-18 h
June, July, August, September: from 9h30 to 19h30 |
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This timeless museum has a display
of outstanding items and equipment
with an educational presentation of
wartime technological advances
and the repercussions on civilian life.
Presentation of items from the artificial
harbour (A) Vierville sur Mer, unique
in the world.
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Unaccompanied
visit lasts 1 hour.
Open from 01/03 to 11/11.
Adults : 5,50 € -
Children (under 9s) : 3 €
Opening hours :
Winter : 10 h-12h30/14 h-18 h -
Summer : 9h30-19h30
September : 10h - 19h |
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Two historic spaces: presentation of the first airmail flight between the United States and France by the three-engined Fokker "America" (29 June - 1 July 1927) and retrospective of the head of the British bridge on Gold Beach (6 June 1944). Models, dioramas, photographics documents.
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Unaccompanied visit lasts 40
min.
Guided visit by appointment in Fr, GB, Sp : 1h/39 € in addition to the admission free.
Open from May to October.
Closed
on Tuesdays, except in July and August.
Adults : 4 € - School children : 2.40 €
Pass Normandie Mémoire : Adults 3.20 €
Opening hours : 10h30-17h30 |
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Situated in a 12th century chapel, this museum recounts the violent struggle from June to July 1944 for the liberation of Tilly sur Seulles and the surrounding villages, such as Audrieu, Cristot, Lingèvres, Fontenay le Pesnel, Villers Bocage… as well as the suffering of the civilian population. Documents, photographs, models and views of the battlefield provide an illustration of these events. New museographic presentation in 2008.
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Open from 1 May to 30 September: on weekends, public holidays and days commemorating the town’s liberation. Unaccompanied visit or 45-minute/1 hour guided tour by appointment.
Adults: 3 €
Children (under 12 years) and veterans: free entry |
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Situated between the invasion beaches at Omaha and Utah, this top secret german gun battery and H-Q was completely camouflaged. For 3 days it continued to fine at allied troops until it was eventually captured by 5th Rangers 9 June 1944. Follow the maze of original trenches around bunkers 155mm gun emplacements tunnel, etc. This significant part of the atlantic wall was restored 2006
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Unaccompanied visit lasts 45min. Open daily from February to November.
Adult: 5 €
Children & student: 3 €
Veterans: no charge
Opening hours: 10 h-18 h |
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| Our passion and know-how at the service of all collectors: military surplus, military collections, renovation workshop and spare parts for Jeep/Dodge. |
Opening hours: 1/04-30/09 open every day, except Tuesdays: 9 h-12h30/14 h-19 h
1/10-31/03
Open every day except Mondays and Tuesdays: 9 h-12h30/14 h-18 h |
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