Discover Normandy
MAHB (BARON GÉRARD MUSEUM OF ART AND HISTORY)
During your stay at the hotel, visit the Bayeux Museum of Art and History, a space dedicated to culture where masterpieces of European art rub shoulders with the most prestigious aspects of regional creation.
Located in the heart of an 11th-16th-century bishop's palace, the museum exhibits works of great value, including 800 archaeological objects, over 600 works of art including 250 paintings and prints by David, Gros, Van der Goes, Clouet, Champaigne, Boucher, Caillebotte, etc., and over 2,500 Bayeux porcelains and lace, all of which are renowned.
A cultural journey through history that will give you a taste of Normandy and is sure to appeal to art and history lovers!
BAYEUX BATTLE OF NORMANDY MUSEUM
Located just a few kilometres from the D-Day landing beaches, and a stone's throw from the hotel, this is the only museum to devote 2,300 m² to the Battle of Normandy, presenting the different phases and military operations of the summer of 1944.
The Battle of Normandy Memorial Museum retraces the events that directly followed D-Day, the 77 days of fighting in the Battle of Normandy from 7 June to 29 August 1944.
It's a unique place to understand the strategic issues at stake and to learn about the lives of the soldiers who fought in Normandy, through numerous video projections, illustrated explanatory texts, displays of heavy equipment, weapons, uniforms and various objects, original maps and 3D "model plans".
BAYEUX BRITISH CEMETERY
Bayeux British War Cemetery contains more than 4,000 graves of Commonwealth soldiers who fell in the Second World War.
Many of the soldiers buried in this cemetery died in the field hospital to the south-west of the town. Bayeux was little affected by the fighting, and served as a base for the British army during the Battle of Normandy.
Bayeux British War Cemetery also contains the graves of Canadian, Australian, New Zealand, South African, Polish, Russian, French, Czech, Italian and German soldiers.
The Battle of Normandy Memorial Museum is nearby, as is the Memorial to the more than 2,000 journalists and reporters who have lost their lives since 1944 while covering conflicts.
