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Normandy

D-day Landings at Normandy Visit the D.Day Beaches - Omaha Beach, one of the bloodiest beaches on June 6 1944, Pointe du Hoc, symbol of the courage of Colonel Rudder's 225 rangers, the American cemetery, Sainte-Mère Eglise and its hung paratrooper, Utah Beach).

Deauville - the lady of the French coast its most glamorous seaside resort, symbolizes elegance, prestige and sophistication. Population of 5,000, this sea side town has been a fashionable place since the first century. Its lovely harbour has become an international meeting centre for all sorts of pleasure boats. As well as being a terrific place for shopping, Deauville is also famous for its beaches, casino and magnificent race-track.

Monet's gardens in Giverny - A wonderful promenade in the flower paradise of the impressionist Master. The house with its pink crushed brick where Claude Monet lived from 1883 till 1926 with its restored colourful décor. The visitor can admire the collection ofJapanese prints by the Master and the huge Nymphéas studio which contains the Foundation's shop. The garden has been replanted as they once were : the rectangular Clos Normand offers a palette of varying colours from Spring to Autumn by the painter-gardener who was "ecstatic about flowers". Lastly the water garden with its famous Japanese Bridge, its azalea and its pond has become again that casket of sky and water which inspired the pictorial universe of the water lilies.

Mont Saint Michel - An impressive Romanesque and Gothic abbey and the abbey church, as well as the Merveille, a 13th century three-story collection of rooms and passageways, built around and on top of the Monastery. Museum about the "Birth of the Bay" situated close to Mont Saint Michel, the "Maison de la Baie" explains the history of the Bay on an audiovisual tour. It aims at helping you to understand the astonishing natural phenomena which have given the Bay its unique character.

Honfleur - A famous painters port, with its colourful fishing boats and timber-beamed houses, which has been a haven for artists since the beginning of the impressionist period.