Flanders, Normandy and Mont-Saint-Michel
Eight days from Flanders to Brittany: Bruges, Ypres and Vimy, the Somme, the D-Day beaches, Bayeux, Mont-Saint-Michel, Saint-Malo, Honfleur, Étretat and Rouen.
Day-by-day itinerary
- Day 1Bruges — welcome of your group at the airport or station, boat trip on the canals, Belfry and Markt square, Beguinage and Minnewater lake, chocolate makers, night in Bruges
- Day 2Ypres and Vimy — In Flanders Fields Museum, Menin Gate, Tyne Cot war cemetery, Canadian National Vimy Memorial, night in Arras
- Day 3Arras and the Somme — Wellington Quarry and baroque squares of Arras, Thiepval Memorial, Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial, night in Caen
- Day 4D-Day Beaches — Mulberry harbour at Arromanches, Omaha Beach, American cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer, Pointe du Hoc, night in Caen
- Day 5Bayeux and Mont-Saint-Michel — Bayeux Tapestry and cathedral, abbey and Grande Rue of Mont-Saint-Michel, night in Saint-Malo
- Day 6Saint-Malo and Dinan — ramparts and walled town of Saint-Malo, medieval town of Dinan, Cancale oysters, Pointe du Grouin, night in Saint-Malo
- Day 7Honfleur and Étretat — Old Harbour and St Catherine’s Church in Honfleur, cliffs and arch of Étretat, night in Rouen
- Day 8Rouen — Notre-Dame Cathedral, Gros-Horloge, Place du Vieux-Marché and the memory of Joan of Arc, return to Cologne, then transfer to the airport or station
Included
- Welcome and transfers at the airport or station of your choice
- Coach with driver throughout the tour, two drivers when needed
- 7 hotel nights with breakfast
- Optional: guide speaking the language of the group and of the countries visited, half board, cruises, tickets
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