See the Abbey of Graville, Musée des Beaux-Arts André Malraux, Musée du Vieux Havre, the Shipowner Home and the Japanese Gardens.

zoom map Normandy Coast is the ideal travel companion to fully explore this French destination, thanks to its easy-to-use format and its scale of 1/150,000. We have some sample itineraries, if you would like to visit the Normandy beaches on one of our self guided tours. Take a COLOURED photocopy of the 'Legende' so that when you unfold the map, all the info you need is to hand, separately.

Three months before the actual invasion, the Allies had already started massive bombardments on the French and Belgian railways to hinder the supply of German soldiers and military equipment.

In addition to the area around Normandy, bridges and railways around Calais were also destroyed to make the Germans believe that the invasion might take place there. It is part of a collection of documents apparently from someone who served in Task Force 124, Force O (the naval force that took US troops to Omaha Beach on D-Day) although the donor would not give any more information.I have no qualms – and no snobbery – about using trains to take shortcuts, beat the weather or to cut out hills if I'm feeling tired. Although the Allies had already achieved some great success in the fight against Nazi Germany, and moreover had already landed troops in Southern Europe (Sicily) and had already liberated Rome, an invasion of Western Europe turned out to be the key to the liberation of Europe. As did his predecessors, he followed closely the political situation in England and took advantage of Edward the Confessor’s death to seize the throne and share the kingdom with his allies. My husband and I had a full week to spend in southern France before an event we were attending in Cahor. Michelin created its first travel guide over 100 years ago to promote road travel and inspire driving confidence.