| Page Views: 635 Last Visit to Bayeux: August, 2001 | The town of Reine Mathilde by Mikebond - last update: May 9, 2006 |
Bayeux is a nice, quiet medieval town in the département du Calvados that would be totally unknown to tourists if two events hadn't took place in the French and European history: the battle of Hastings in 1066 and the landing on Normandie on 6th June 1944.
In fact, the two attractions that lead a tourist to Bayeux are the tapisserie de la Reine Mathilde ("Queen Mathilde's tapestry") and the beaches of the landing, that lie not far from the town.
Bayeux was one of the few lucky towns of Normandie whose centre didn't suffer any damages during the military operations of the allies. |
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| Pros: | "the town is very nice" | | Cons: | "I don't know" | | In A Nutshell: | "Where the Americans met the Middle Ages" |
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807Wheaton Tue Apr 21, 2009 14:36 UTC
Hi Mike ~ I started my morning with a trip through Bayeux and Verona - nice memories. I'll be back to look at more of your musings later. Greetings from Augusta, GA. | JLBG Sun Dec 18, 2005 05:56 UTC
It is interesting to learn that Bayeux has much more to share than the famous tapestry ! Interesting page ! | SanguiniA Fri Dec 9, 2005 18:46 UTC
Grazie di aver visitato le mie pagine ... bellissime foto di Bayeux e utili informazioni!! Ci credo che hai l Europa nel cuore :) | mikelisaanna Sat Dec 3, 2005 16:10 UTC
Thanks for posting the Bayeux tips. We did not know much about Bayeux other than the tapestry. It looks like a town worth visiting. |
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