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Top 10 Hidden Gems Things to do in Calvados, Normandy
Discover the best top things to do in Calvados, France including Dale Booth Normandy Tours, Pegasus Battlefield Tours, Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, Ranville War Cemetery, La Compagnie des Terroirs, Visit D-Day, O Voyage des Sens, Musee Baron Gerard, Maisy Battery, Notre Dame de Grace.
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1. Dale Booth Normandy Tours
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5.0 based on 575 reviews
If you are looking for a fully private, guided D-Day tour, where history is told with knowledge and passion;then book a tour with Dale Booth Normandy Tours
2. Pegasus Battlefield Tours
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5.0 based on 72 reviews
Guided battlefield tours of the D-Day Landing Beaches and the Battle of Normandy. Our tours are private and can be from 1 day to 15 days. Pick up and drop off in the Bayeux/Caen area. If you are looking for a high quality battlefield tour from an eminent battlefield historian and author then contact Pegasus Battlefield Tours.
3. Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery
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5.0 based on 213 reviews
Reviewed By Nolinice - Oakville, Canada
just a kilometer off the beaten coastal path sits this gorgeous, well maintained, and unfortunately quite large Canadian war cemetery. always a sobering experience
4. Ranville War Cemetery
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5.0 based on 184 reviews
Reviewed By DiggoryLondon
Having visited Pegasus Bridge nearby it was only fitting to visit this pristine Commonwealth War Grave site. Inside the main churchyard adjacent to the wall is the grave of Lieutenant Brotheridge the first person KIA on landing beside the bridge. The main cementry is the location of the grave of 16 year old Private R.E. Johns who was the youngest military casualty killed on 23.7.44. There are also German military graves present. The enormity of the lives lost during the battle can be be absorbed here.
5. La Compagnie des Terroirs
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5.0 based on 150 reviews
La compagnie des terroirs is a unique way of discovering Normandy. We tour small groups to meet world famous Camembert and other cheeses, apple and pear cider and brandy. Conducted by a Terroir specialist, our tours will take you on a off the beaten path experience on French gastronomy
6. Visit D-Day
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5.0 based on 70 reviews
Take a private guided tour of the world famous D-Day landing beaches. Visit the Airborne landing sites and drive through the beautiful Normandy countryside. Walk in the footsteps of heroes and hear their stories from your tour guide, who is himself a combat veteran of both Iraq and Afghanistan. It's war as told by a war veteran.
7. O Voyage des Sens
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5.0 based on 89 reviews
8. Musee Baron Gerard
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4.5 based on 316 reviews
In the heart of the Episcopal palace of Bayeux, the MAHB reopened in 2013, provides a journey through history of art in Europe, from Archeology to Modern Art.-600 pieces of art with Impressionnist masterpiece of Gustave Caillebotte and Eugene Boudin-1000 pieces of Bayeux porcelain and lace-800 archeological and ethnographic pieces
9. Maisy Battery
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4.5 based on 605 reviews
We are now closed for the season. We will reopen in April 2020. The Maisy Battery is a huge German WW2 Headquarters and Gun Batteries that was left buried in the fields of Normandy for the past 60 years. Only re-opened in 2006 this site now stands as the largest in Normandy of its type with over 3km of trenches open for you to see along side personnel buildings, ammunition tunnels, Hospitals and many more buildings that you can walk through and explore! Private tours are available on request taken by the owners. This is really a unique site to see on this coast! Please note: last entry is 1 hour before closing.
Reviewed By jsfor17 - Bangor, United Kingdom
I visited the Maisy battery in May 2017, on my second trip to Normandy, having come across it while browsing the internet. I put it on the 'must see' list and was not disappointed. My friend and I arrived at the battery about half way through our trip and were impressed by the friendly and relaxed hosts. They were chatty and informative - a very pleasant conversation was enjoyed. The little office was packed with fantastic relics from WW2, some found at the battery itself and for sale at reasonable prices - a real plus in Normandy. The entrance price was also very reasonable. We spent at least 2 hours in the battery's trenches, gun pits and bunkers getting loads of great photos that I have thoroughly enjoyed looking at and reliving the good memory ever since. The weather on the day we visited was sunny and hot but we had brought wellies just in case of mud (think ahead for your visit). A camera is essential and a torch is always good to have with you as are decent walking shoes and a waterproof coat. We were in Normandy visiting the D-Day sites non-stop for 5 days and the Maisy Battery stands out among the many sites we visited (all the main ones). I rate it so highly because it has a real sense of authenticity about it. You can easily imagine something of what the site was like in the 1940s - more than the many other sites we visited. It's a very hands-on place to visit: you can handle the artillery guns & explore the bunkers without restriction. We are planning to return to Normandy in 2018 & the Maisy battery will not be by-passed by us. Well done the Sterns.
10. Notre Dame de Grace
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4.5 based on 683 reviews
Reviewed By KathrynJLamp - Saint Paul, United States
We climbed slowly up from the town and enjoyed the views along the way. The church and the bells are lovely. Historic and meaningful. The views and flowers are lovely. Recommend this outing.
