The D-Day landing beaches
This region, stretching along the sandy beaches of the Bessin, is rich in turbulent history dating back to ancient civilizations. But it is the events of the 1944 D-Day landings that remain most vividly etched in people's memories. A few kilometers from the Ferme de la Rançonnière, the vast sandy fields, which were also battlefields, still bear the scars of the operations that marked the Second World War. Today, these places steeped in history have become spaces for remembrance, so that we never forget
Thus, from Grandcamp Maisy to Ver-sur-mer, via Colleville-sur-Mer, numerous museums and other diverse places display a rich diversity of themes that trace the recent past.
D-Day Museum – Arromanches 14117
A museum that tells the story of the construction and operation of the artificial port installed at Arromanches in the aftermath of June 6th, which was decisive in the Battle of Normandy.
https://www.musee-arromanches.fr/
Museum of Underwater Shipwrecks – Port en Bessin 14520
Twenty-five years of underwater exploration have enabled the recovery of wrecks, remains and objects of all kinds found in warships.
Arromanches 360 – Arromanches 14117
http://www.arromanches360.com/
Omaha Beach Memorial Museum – Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer 14710
This museum is located in the American sector near Omaha Beach. It retraces all phases of the landing.
http://www.musee-memorial-omaha.com/
American Cemetery of Colleville-sur-Mer 14710
The American Cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer was inaugurated in 1956. 9,387 US soldiers who fell on the beaches of Normandy are buried there, including 307 who were never identified. The cemetery covers an area of 70 hectares and overlooks Omaha Beach.
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