Normandy for groups: Étretat, the D-Day beaches and Mont-Saint-Michel

Day 1 : Journey to Honfleur

• Morning departure from the location of your choice.
• Drive to Normandy, with regular stops along the way.
• Arrival in Honfleur in the afternoon and a walk around the Vieux Bassin.
• Discovery of the Church of Sainte-Catherine, the largest wooden church in France.
• Check-in at a hotel in the Honfleur area.
• Dinner in the hotel restaurant (on request).

Day 2 : The Alabaster Coast: Étretat and Fécamp

• Drive to Étretat via the Pont de Normandie.
• Walk on the cliffs of Étretat: the Porte d'Aval, the Needle and the Manneporte.
• Guided tour of Étretat (on request).
• In the afternoon, Fécamp, its harbour and the Abbey Church of the Holy Trinity.
• Visit to the Palais Bénédictine with tasting (on request).
• Return to the hotel.
• Dinner in the hotel restaurant (on request).

Day 3 : The D-Day beaches

• Drive to the Bessin and the D-Day coast.
• Arromanches and the remains of the artificial harbour built by the Allies in 1944.
• Visit to the D-Day Museum in Arromanches (on request).
• Omaha Beach, then the American Cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer, overlooking the beach.
• Stop at the Pointe du Hoc and its bomb craters.
• Full-day guided tour with a specialist D-Day guide (on request).
• Check-in at a hotel in the Bayeux area.
• Dinner in the hotel restaurant (on request).

Day 4 : Bayeux and Caen

• Visit to the Bayeux Tapestry, which tells the story of William's conquest of England in 1066.
• Discovery of Bayeux Cathedral and the old centre.
• In the afternoon, Caen: the castle of William the Conqueror and the Abbaye aux Hommes.
• Visit to the Caen Memorial (on request).
• Return to the hotel.
• Group dinner in a Norman restaurant (on request).

Day 5 : Mont-Saint-Michel

• Drive to the bay of Mont-Saint-Michel.
• Shuttle from the car park to the foot of the Mount, then the climb up the Grande Rue.
• Visit to the Abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel (on request).
• Guided crossing of the bay on foot with an approved guide (on request).
• Check-in at a hotel in the Saint-Malo area.
• Dinner in the hotel restaurant (on request).

Day 6 : Saint-Malo and Cancale

• Walk along the ramparts of Saint-Malo and through the walled town.
• At low tide, access on foot to Fort National or the island of Grand Bé.
• In the afternoon, Cancale and its harbour, facing the bay of Mont-Saint-Michel.
• Tasting of Cancale oysters (on request).
• Return to the hotel.
• Group dinner in a crêperie (on request).

Day 7 : Journey to Rouen

• Drive to Rouen, with a stop along the way.
• Arrival in the early afternoon and visit to the historic centre: Notre-Dame Cathedral, the Gros-Horloge and the half-timbered houses.
• Guided walking tour of Rouen (on request).
• Place du Vieux-Marché, where Joan of Arc was burned at the stake in 1431, and the Church of Saint Joan of Arc.
• Check-in at a hotel in the Rouen area.
• Dinner in the hotel restaurant (on request).

Day 8 : Rouen and return

• Visit to the Historial Jeanne d'Arc (on request).
• Free time in the centre of Rouen.
• Return journey in the late morning, with stops along the way.
• Arrival back in your region in the evening.