Your English speaking driver/guide will meet you at your cruise ship at 09.00AM Your breath will be taken away by the rocky beauty of the coastline and the charming little fishing ports dotted along the way, on this, the edge of Northern Brittany. We will make our way to AVRANCHES, the town made famous by the breakthrough achieved here by the Third Army of General George Patton on the 30th and 31st of July in 1944, opening the way for the allied advance to Germany.
And, then onto VILLEDIEU LES POELES which is on the road to Mont Saint Michel. The town became wealthy when the pilgrims started passing through the town. Walking around the town, we will see shops displaying examples of coppersmiths’ handiwork and one of the last working bell foundries in France.
Our tour will continue with a visit to ABBAYE D’HAMBYE, the magnificent Abbey and then onto BAYEUX, the first large town liberated by the Allies in Normandy in 1944.
We will conclude our tour at SAINT-LÔ, a town that was heavily damaged during the battle of Normandy in July of 1944, but has managed to preserve some of its medieval fortifications.
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