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Retrace the footsteps of the Canadian troops who fought for the liberation of France on this small group day trip to Juno Beach and the D-Day sites of Normandy. On this tour you’ll walk the sands of Juno Beach, explore inside German bunkers, visit the Juno Beach Center, and pay your respects to those who sacrificed everything at the Bény-Sur-Mer Canadian Cemetery.
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Duration: 12 hours
Starts: Paris, France
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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Retrace the footsteps of the Canadian troops who fought for the liberation of France on this small group day trip to Juno Beach and the D-Day sites of Normandy. On this tour you’ll walk the sands of Juno Beach, explore inside German bunkers, visit the Juno Beach Center, and pay your respects to those who sacrificed everything at the Bény-Sur-Mer Canadian Cemetery.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Juno Beach, Saint-Aubin-Sur-Mer France
Walk on the sands of Juno Beach in Normandy just like the Canadian troops did in June 1944.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Bernieres-sur-Mer, Bernieres-sur-Mer, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, Normandy
See the famous “Canada House” on Juno Beach, said to be the first house liberated in Normandy.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Juno Beach Centre, Voie des Francais Libres, 14470 Courseulles-sur-Mer France
Join an official Juno Beach Center guide and enter 2 (closed off to the public) German bunkers on Juno Beach.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Juno Beach Centre, Voie des Francais Libres, 14470 Courseulles-sur-Mer France
Visit the Juno Beach Center, the most comprehensive museum about the Canadian landings in Normandy.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Courseulles-sur-Mer, Courseulles-sur-Mer, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, Normandy
Enjoy 1hr of free time in Courseulles-sur-Mer for lunch (lunch not included in tour price)
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, 1/2 mile east of Reviers on highway D35, Reviers France
Pay your respects to the fallen Canadian soldiers at the Canadian Cemetery.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Villons-les-Buissons, Villons-les-Buissons, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, Normandy
Hell’s Corner : The furthest advance inland taken by Canadian troops on D-Day, 5 miles from the city of Caen.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Abbey d’Ardenne, Saint-Germain-la-Blanche-Herbe, 14280, Bayeux France
On June 1944, 20 Canadian soldiers were illegally executed at the abbey by members of the “Hitler Youth”.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Ferme de Billy – Billy & Co, 29 B rue de l Eglise Saint Ouen, 14980 Rots France
Your visit of Normandy wouldn’t be complete without a visit to a local farm where you will be able to taste some of the famous local apple cider. The Owner was born in 1942 during the occupation of Normandy by the nazis!
Duration: 30 minutes
