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Discover the best top things to do in Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, France including D-Day Monument, Omaha Beach, Omaha Beach Memorial Museum, Ferme de la Sapiniere, Les Braves.
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1. D-Day Monument
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 162 reviews
Reviewed By 264wendys - Blackshear, United States
We visited the American Cemetery and Monument in May, 2019. We were there just a few days before the 75th D-Day Anniversary celebrations. The grounds were immaculate and beautiful. Obviously, it's almost exactly like Arlington in Virginia, but the fact that you're on the beach, so close to where so many of the men in those graves died, just makes a bigger impact, somehow. They play Taps and the National Anthem every hour, and each time the songs were played, it brought tears to our eyes. We forget the sacrifices of these men, and this place just does a great job of bringing all that into focus so you truly can appreciate the Greatest Generation.
2. Omaha Beach
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 2,182 reviews
This historic beach was the primary point of landing on June 6, 1944, for the entry of American forces into World War II and saw some of the most intense fighting in the entire war.
Reviewed By PoppyE103 - Brighton, United Kingdom
I am so happy I took time from our holiday to visit Omaha Beach, its so much more stunning and impressive in person, the sea views are stunning, the cliffs, the nearby quaint town, the art and sculptures, this is one special and unique place in the earth I would suggest all take time to visit.
3. Omaha Beach Memorial Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 622 reviews
Dive into the hearth of the D Day story... Located 200m from Omaha Beach itself, the 1400m² museum showcases a wonderful collection of personal objects, vehicles, uniforms and weapons. Dioramas, archival photographs, maps and thematic display panels, as well as a film featuring veteran's testimonies, will guide you through the story of the D-Day landings on Omaha and the Pointe du Hoc. Annual closure from mid-November to mid-February.
Reviewed By SunSeaSkyy - Pensacola, United States
This museum provides an excellent introduction to the D-Day invasion before you visit Omaha beach itself (5 minutes away). It is packed full of artifacts from that period and the military operations. The museum focuses on the US contribution to the invasion in Normandy and the landing at Omaha beach where ~2000 US soldiers died the first day (June 6, 1944). Some other reviews here complain about that. But the fact is, this is a Omaha beach museum and Omaha beach was a US sector. It is not a memorial to the overall battle of Normandy. You can see that elsewhere (such as the memorial in Caen). Entry is 7 euro per adult. Highly recommended.
4. Ferme de la Sapiniere
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 109 reviews
Reviewed By 291PeterB - Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
An interesting conducted tour of the farm's cider and calvados production with a well-informed English speaking guide (be there for 2.30). The reasonable price included tasting of apple juice, cider and calvados of different ages. A wide selection of drinks etc available in the farm shop.
5. Les Braves
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 208 reviews
Reviewed By tammyjewel628 - Houston, United States
You can see it from the parking lot...it was nice to just sit and look at it, see the beach, the flags flying...I can't even imagine what that day was like back during the war...so humbling and so blessed to be able to visit - the American Cemetery and Omaha Beach Museum and gift shop are nearby (within 10 minutes)...when we left we drove along the beach on the way out, beautiful views...We visited on the 75th Anniversary...it was a bucket list checkoff and I'm so glad it worked out this year...
