From William the Conqueror to D-Day
Bayeux • One-Day City Plan
This intensive itinerary spans nearly a millennium of history, from the Norman Conquest of 1066 to the Allied liberation of 1944. The route includes the Gothic cathedral where the Bayeux Tapestry was originally displayed, the Baron Gérard Museum with its fine arts collection, and the iconic Liberty Tree from the French Revolution. The afternoon focuses on WWII sites: the Battle of Normandy Memorial Museum, the Commonwealth War Cemetery with over 4,600 graves, and the Reporters Memorial honoring fallen journalists. Note: The Bayeux Tapestry Museum is closed for renovation until October 2027. The Baron Gérard Museum is closed throughout January.
Overview
Planning a day in Bayeux? This step-by-step itinerary covers the best of Bayeux in one day — 7 attractions with exact walking times between each stop, entrance fees per person, and transport alternatives.
Plan around 8h 8min to visit 7 attractions along the way. Budget roughly €80: about €26 on entrance tickets, and roughly €54 for 3 meals. You can adjust these numbers and see a full breakdown below.
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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,…
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Baron Gérard Museum of Art and History
The MAHB occupies the former Episcopal Palace of Bayeux, a historic building constructed between the 11th and 16th centuries adjacent to the cathedral. The museum houses approximately 5,000 pieces spa…
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Liberty Tree
This London Plane tree planted on March 30, 1797 stands as one of France's rare surviving Liberty Trees from the Revolutionary period. Originally transplanted from a row of trees prepared for King Lou…
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Bayeux Tapestry Museum
The Bayeux Tapestry Museum houses one of Europe's most remarkable medieval artifacts: a 70-meter embroidered linen cloth depicting the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. Created shortly after the con…
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Memorial Museum of the Battle of Normandy
The Memorial Museum of the Battle of Normandy presents the complete 77-day military campaign that followed D-Day, from June 7 to August 29, 1944. Inaugurated in 1981 on Boulevard Fabian Ware—a road bu…
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Bayeux War Cemetery
The largest Commonwealth World War II cemetery in France, located on the southwestern outskirts of Bayeux. Contains 4,144 Commonwealth graves and 505 war graves of other nationalities, with white Port…
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Reporters Memorial
The Reporters Memorial is a landscaped garden dedicated to journalists killed while reporting from conflict zones worldwide. Opened in 2007, it was created through a partnership between the City of Ba…
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