At the heart of Normandy, Caen-la-Mer was deeply marked by the Second World War. When you visit the D-Day beaches, the museums, the city of Caen and its monuments retracing the Battle of Normandy and D-Day, you will understand how the fate of the world was decided in Normandy in 1944.
Experience the 6th of June 1944 on Sword Beach
On 6 June 1944 at 7.25 a.m. the 4th commando with 177 soldiers led by...
The Caen Memorial
The Caen Memorial was built on a bunker used as a German command post. It...
6 June 1944: the French commandos on Sword Beach!
On 6 June 1944, French troops landed alongside the British on Sword Beach to liberate...
Visit the British D-Day cemeteries
The D-Day landings beaches in Normandy are testimonies to the deadly fighting between the Allies...
Relive the two major tank battles in Normandy!
During the D-Day landings, two of the biggest tank battles in the Second World War...
