Normandy Section

Christian Dior, a famous inhabitant of Granville
Christian Dior was born in Granville, a coastal town of Cotentin in Normandy where his childhood home is now a museum dedicated to his creations

Eugene Boudin, the painter of Normandy beaches
Eugene Boudin, a sailor’s son who became one of the great Masters of Normandy seascapes and beach scenes and a precursor of Impressionism

Maison de Monet and gardens in Giverny
Maison de Monet in Giverny, the house and gardens the Impressionist Master transformed into a work of art and where he lived and painted for 43 years

Beny-sur-mer Canadian War Cemetery near Juno Beach
Beny-sur-mer Canadian War Cemetery, the burial-place of the soldiers who fell on Juno Beach and in the first days of the Battle of Normandy

D-Day 75th Anniversary Commemorations – We were there!
We had the immense privilege of attending some D-Day 75th Anniversary Commemorations in June 2019 and are delighted to share these special moments with you

La Cambe German War Cemetery
La Cambe German military cemetery contains the bodies of over 21,000 German soldiers who died in Normandy between June and August 1944

Sword Beach War Memorials
Sword Beach War Memorials pay tribute to the British 3rd Infantry Division and Commander Philippe Kieffer’s French Commandos who freed Bella Riva on D-Day

Gold Beach War Memorials
Gold Beach War Memorials honours the memory of the British troops who landed on Item, Jig and King sectors and built the Mulberry Harbour

Juno Beach War Memorials in Douvres-la-Delivrande
Juno Beach War Memorials in Douvres-la-Delivrande honours the Allied troops who seized the major air-detection radar station the Germans set up in the village

Juno Beach War Memorials in Graye-sur-mer
Juno Beach War Memorials in Graye-sur-mer pay tribute to the Canadian soldiers from the 7th Canadian Infantry Brigade who landed on Mike sector on D-day