Bayeux
The world鈥檚 most celebrated embroidery depicts the conquest of England by William the Conqueror in 1066 from an unashamedly Norman perspective鈥
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Bayeux
Two cross-Channel invasions, almost 900 years apart, gave Bayeux a front-row seat at defining moments in Western history. The dramatic story of the Norman invasion of England in 1066 is told in 58 vivid scenes by the world-famous and quite astonishing Bayeux Tapestry, embroidered just a few years after William the Bastard, Duke of Normandy, became William the Conqueror, King of England.
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Must-see attractions
Mus茅e d鈥橝rt et d鈥橦istoire Baron G茅rard
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Make sure you drop by this museum 鈥 one of France鈥檚 most gorgeously presented provincial museums 鈥 where exhibitions cover everything from Gallo-Roman鈥
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Most of Bayeux鈥 spectacular Norman Gothic cathedral dates from the 13th century, though the crypt (take the stairs on the north side of the choir), the鈥
Mus茅e M茅morial de la Bataille de Normandie
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Using well-chosen photos, personal accounts, dioramas and wartime objects, this first-rate museum offers an excellent introduction to the Battle of鈥
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Lacemaking (dentellerie), brought to Bayeux by nuns in 1678, once employed 5000 people. The industry is sadly long gone, but at the Conservatoire you can鈥
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The largest of the 18 Commonwealth military cemeteries in Normandy, this peaceful cemetery contains 4848 graves of soldiers from the UK and 10 other鈥
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This landscaped promenade, a joint project of the City of Bayeux and Reporters Without Borders (www.en.rsf.org), lists the names of over 2000 journalists鈥
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