Bayeux, Medieval town in Normandy, France
Description
Bayeux is a town in Normandy in northwestern France, roughly ten kilometers from the English Channel coast. The old town preserves a medieval street pattern with half-timbered houses from the 15th and 16th centuries around the Gothic cathedral of Notre-Dame.
History
The Romans established a settlement here in the 1st century, which became a Norman bishopric in the Middle Ages. In June 1944, the town was spared from bombing and was liberated as the first French town after the Normandy landings.
Culture
The 11th-century tapestry stitched on linen stretches nearly 70 meters and shows scenes of the Norman conquest in embroidered panels. Visitors today follow this narrative work through a purpose-built museum in the town center.
Practical
The tourism office near the cathedral distributes maps of the old town and gives information on accommodation and guided tours in several languages. Most sights lie within walking distance of each other inside the compact historic core.
Did you know?
General de Gaulle delivered his first speech on French soil after the liberation on 14 June 1944 in the Place du Château. The Maison du Baron Gérard in the old bishop's palace displays archaeological finds and regional lace-making side by side.
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Bayeux Tapestry
283 m
Bayeux Cathedral
119 m
Musée de la tapisserie de Bayeux
293 m
Museum of the Battle of Normandy
732 m
Séminaire de Bayeux
279 m
Mémorial des Reporters de Bayeux
826 m
Museum of Art and History Baron Gérard
93 m
Musée-Mémorial de la Bataille de Normandie
726 m
Église Saint-Patrice de Bayeux
654 m
Jardin botanique de Bayeux
1.5 km
Augustodurum
333 m
Hôtel du Doyen
222 m
Abbaye Saint-Vigor-le-Grand
1.1 km
Bayeux Episcopal Palace
43 m
Grand hôtel d'Argouges
170 m
Immeuble, 6 rue Bienvenue
129 m
Manoir de Crémel
1.4 km
Maison, 1 rue des Cuisiniers, Bayeux
85 m
Hôtel du Croissant
268 m
Maison du Gouverneur
294 m
Hôtel-Dieu de Bayeux
41 m
Hôtel de Castilly
341 m
Couvent de la Charité
509 m
Hôtel du Cadran
87 m
Église Saint-Loup de Saint-Loup-Hors
1.4 km
Manoir de la Caillerie
983 m
Maison, 5 rue Franche
150 m
Arbre de la Liberté de Bayeux
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