Normandy
The Cotentin Windmill in Fierville-les-Mines
The Cotentin Windmill in Fierville-les-Mines is the only public windmill that operates in the Cotentin region and one of the few to operate in France.
Lessay Abbey, a jewel of Norman Romanesque architecture
The influential Lessay Abbey was built by one of William the Conqueror’s brothers-in-arms and is considered a jewel of Norman Romanesque architecture
Saint-Gerbold Hermitage in Gratot
Saint-Gerbold Hermitage was founded by the Argouges, Lords of Gratot, and is dedicated to a Norman holy man who became bishop of Bayeux in the 7th century
Chateau de Gratot near Coutances
Chateau de Gratot, a spectacular medieval castle located near Coutances in Normandy, is steadily restored to its original state
Chateau de Bricquebec, a Viking fortress
Chateau de Bricquebec, a Viking fortress and its imposing polygonal dungeon high perched on its feudal mound, one of Normandy’s major medieval strongholds
Chateau de Pirou, one of the oldest Norman castles
Chateau de Pirou, one of the oldest castles in Normandy and a superb illustration of medieval military architecture, a spectacular and impregnable fortress that once defended the marshy coastline
Wilhelm Lubrich – Story of a Polish soldier of the Second World War
This is the story of Wilhelm Lubrich, a Pole from Silesia, who was forced to fight in the German army during WWII and died in Normandy
Coutances, the Unelles’ capital renamed after a Roman emperor
Coutances, the capital of the Celtic Unelles was renamed after a Roman Emperor and later became the seat of the Bishopric of Coutances and Avranches
Saint-Clair-sur-l’Elle paintings – Vlastimil Suchý
In the night of June 6, 1944 above Saint-Clair-sur-l’Elle, is one of the stunning WWII paintings by Vlastimil Suchý, a Czech artist and aviation specialist
Traveling to Normandy from the UK
Traveling to Normandy from the UK by air, rail and road is easy as the region is served by 2 airports, 3 ferry links and railway and road networks
Beny-sur-mer Canadian War Cemetery near Juno Beach
D-Day 75th Anniversary Commemorations – We were there!
La Cambe German War Cemetery
Sword Beach War Memorials
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