Normandy by bike: the landing beaches

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Tour

Bike Tours, E-bike tours

Duration

6 days

Distance

209Km

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Self-guided

The beauty of this package is in the freedom it offers: without a guide, you are free to decide the timing, pace, and stops of your journey. Travel freely, travel your way!
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3/5 Medium

Moderate, between 35 and 85 kilometers per day with an elevation gain between 300 and 1000 meters.

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Linear

The starting point is different from the ending point, with overnight stays in different hotels and daily stages.

Description

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Day 1: Carentan
Individual arrival in Carentan. We suggest visiting the historic center with its medieval arcades, unique in Normandy, the beautiful townhouses, and the Church of Notre Dame, dating back to the 11th-15th century. Then continue your walk towards the marina, whose origins date back to the Gallic era.

Day 2: Carentan – Utah Beach – Carentan (60 km; +180m)
Right after leaving the city, you will start cycling on the Voie Verte of Cotentin. You will cross the Cotentin Marshes Regional Natural Park, continuing towards St Mere-Eglise, where you can relive the early hours of D-Day. At the town's church bell tower, the first American soldier who parachuted into French territory got caught with his parachute. On your bike, you will then continue to Utah Beach, welcoming you with its vast sandy expanses and the Landings Museum. At the end of the day, return to Carentan.

Day 3: Carentan – Omaha Beach – Port en Bessin (62 km; +364m)
Hop on your bike and head towards Isigny-sur-Mer, a small fishing village famous for its butter, cheeses, and caramel candies. You will then proceed towards La Pointe du Hoc, the most famous promontory in France, where you can explore the heathlands atop the cliffs, still bearing the marks of the June 6, 1944 battle between American troops and German forces. From here, the itinerary continues towards Omaha Beach, dominated from above by the American cemetery of Colleville-sur-Mer, a place imbued with a sense of peace and serenity, which will impress upon your mind with the dazzling white of the 9,387 stone crosses standing out against the intense green of the grass, with the ever-present Normandy sea in the background. A final stretch along the coast will take you to the quaint fishing village of Port-en-Bessin, where you will spend the night.

Day 4: Port en Bessin – Courseulles sur Mer (39 km; + 241m)
This morning, you will cycle towards the impressive defensive battery of Longues-sur-Mer, then continue towards Gold Beach and Arromanches. Here you can see the remains of Mulberry Harbour, the immense artificial port built by Winston Churchill: a true engineering masterpiece and key to victory in Europe. At Arromanches 360°, you will have the opportunity to relive the 100 days of the Battle of Normandy through scenes and graphics projected within a circular cinema. The itinerary then continues through the Norman countryside; you will cycle on small roads framed by the bocage, the typical rural landscape of this area of France made of small woods, natural hedges, and cultivated fields, until reaching Courseulles-sur-Mer. Upon arrival, we recommend taking a walk in this picturesque fishing port.

Day 5: Courseulles sur Mer – Caen (48 km; +157m)
Today you will first reach Juno Beach and then Sword Beach, both on the way to the port of Ouistreham. Once you arrive in the city, you can choose to visit the Musée n°4 Commando, which collects original clothing and weapons that were actually used by soldiers, or continue towards Caen, which you will reach by cycling on the Orne Cycle Path, built along the banks of the Caen Canal, connecting the city to the sea. In Caen, you must absolutely visit the Mémorial, an unmissable multimedia museum dedicated to the Battle of Normandy and beyond, offering visitors an authentic immersive experience, as well as several reflections on war and peace from the 20th century to the present day.

Day 6: Caen
After breakfast, end of services. Individual departure or extension of the stay.
 
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✅ What is included in the trip?

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  • Overnight stay and breakfast
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  • City tax
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Normandy by bike: the landing beaches

  • To relive the days of D-Day on the Normandy landing beaches, immersing in the hypnotic atmospheres of the movie Dunkirk, Christopher Nolan's masterpiece of 2017
  • To pedal on one of the magnificent French Voies Verte through the wetlands of Cotentin Marsh Regional Park, an important wetland
  • To find oneself in the village of Sainte-Mère Eglise, where American paratroopers literally rained down between June 5 and 6, 1944, one of whom, John Steele, made history by getting caught on the church steeple, an episode made famous by the movie The Longest Day, with Robert Mitchum
  • To visit the Landing Museum, which stands directly on Utah Beach, inside a former German bunker
  • To taste the famous toffees of Isigny-sur-Mer, a small village famous for the production of butter and cream, fundamental ingredients of these delights, handcrafted here since the 16th century
  • To overlook the waters of the English Channel from the cliffs of Pointe du Hoc, from which 225 Canadian rangers, who parachuted here by mistake during D-Day, had to lower themselves 30 meters to reach Juno Beach
  • To surrender to the deep sense of peace and serenity that can be felt in the American cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, which overlooks Omaha Beach from above
  • To immerse oneself in the Norman Bocage, cycling through typical landscapes of groves, cultivated fields, grazing animals, and an incredible variety of colors
  • To reach the city of Caen by cycling from the sea to the city on the Orne Canal cycle path and visit the Memorial, an unmissable multimedia museum offering a unique view of 20th-century history during World War II
  • To enjoy a magnificent itinerary that will lead you to discover France by bike along what is called The Road to Liberty and through the landing beaches, cycling to the Caen Memorial, a symbol of peace

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