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Notre-Dame Cathedral of Bayeux - Bayeux
Cathédrale Notre Dame de Bayeux 6 by Romain Bréget / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0
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Notre-Dame Cathedral of Bayeux, Bayeux

BayeuxCalvadosNormandyNorthern FranceFrance
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45min
Must See
45min
Free Entry
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From William the Conqueror to D-Day

7 attractions · 8h 8min · transit route

Notre-Dame Cathedral of BayeuxBaron Gérard Museum of Art and HistoryLiberty Tree
Estimated cost: €26 for 1 person

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About Notre-Dame Cathedral of Bayeux

Bayeux Cathedral is an 11th-century Roman Catholic church that blends Romanesque and Gothic Norman architecture. Consecrated in 1077 by Bishop Odo de Conteville, half-brother of William the Conqueror, the cathedral originally housed the Bayeux Tapestry before it was moved to a dedicated museum. The building features two 70-meter western towers, ornate 16th-century choir stalls, and an 11th-century crypt with 15th-century frescoes of angel musicians.

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The cathedral's crypt was lost for 200 years. Filled in and sealed during 13th-century choir construction, it was rediscovered in 1412 when workers attempted to bury a bishop. The excavation revealed 11th-century Romanesque pillars with Corinthian capitals, later decorated with 15th-century star-painted ceilings and angel frescoes by patron Gervais de Larchamp, whose tomb still occupies an elaborately painted recess.

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From William the Conqueror to D-Day
8h 8min

From William the Conqueror to D-Day

Bayeux

MedievalHistoricalWalking Tourand 3 more
Moderate
Car
Public Transit
€26.00
Historic Bayeux in one day
4h 6min

Historic Bayeux in one day

Bayeux

MedievalHistoricalReligious Sitesand 5 more
Relaxed
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€19.50

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