D-Day Landing Beaches

by Abicyclette Voyages
Region
Normandy & Brittany
Duration
6 days
Guided Status
Self-Guided
Difficulty
Fit
D-Score™
D2 - Intermediate

Overview

From Bayeux you ride to the main D-Day landing beaches. Under the allies' flags still floating everywhere, discover a region forever marked by the events of 6 june 1944. They witnessed the arrival of thousands of young soldiers from the American, English, French, Polish allied forces. The American, Canadian and German military cemeteries all demonstrate the extent and violence of the attacks. A journey between land and sea, from the English conquest in 1066 to the Liberation in 1945.

Daily Ride Schedule

Day 1: BAYEUX

BAYEUX

Day 2: FROM BAYEUX, ARROMANCHES LOOP

38 km 239 m

D1

FROM BAYEUX, ARROMANCHES LOOP

Day 3: From BAYEUX to CARENTAN

72 km 412 m

D2

From BAYEUX to CARENTAN

Day 4: From CARENTAN to SAINTE-MARIE-DU-MONT

52 km 128 m

D1

From CARENTAN to SAINTE-MARIE-DU-MONT

Day 5: From SAINTE-MARIE-DU-MONT to BAYEUX

68 km 341 m

D2

From SAINTE-MARIE-DU-MONT to BAYEUX

Day 6: BAYEUX

BAYEUX

Accommodation & Services

Accommodation

Hotel

What's Included

Catering services
Accommodation arrangements
Bike rental

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