Normandy Section
Bayeux Tapestry – Norman Conquest England
The Bayeux Tapestry or Tapisserie de la Reine Mathilde depicts the Norman conquest of England by William the Conqueror and the Battle of Hasting in 1066
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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