Hotel Le Lion d'Or - Bayeux, Normandy

Chain:

RDS

Location:

Located in the town centre two minutes from the famous Queen Mathilde tapestry.

Facilities:

• Fitness centre/gym
• On-site manager
• Open fire
• Restaurant
• Room service
• Safety deposit box
• Satellite TV
• Walking distance to restaurant (- 500m)

Single room

Double / Twin room

Triple room

Check-in Time:

15.00

Check-out Time:

12.00

Children & Extra Guest Policy:

Free extra bed for 1 child under 12 y.o. sharing room with parents

Local Attractions:

Bayeux
- The Bayeux Tapestry of Queen Mathilde: Housed in the Centre Guillaume le Conquerant (William the Conqueror) in the former great seminary. Accessible to people of restricted mobility. Words cannot describe the effect of this embroidered tapestry on a 70 metre band of linen. 58 moving, epic and amusing scenes show stories such as the rivalry between Harold and William, an audience with William, Mont Saint-Michel, the death of Edward the Confessor, the appearance of Halley's Comet, the journey across the Channel and the march to Hastings, the battle and the death of Harold. This marvellous comic strip (mythically attributed to Queen Mathilde but probably made in England by a Saxon workshop) is, apart from its artistic value, an unequalled historical and ethnographical document. It is hangining in the William the Conqueror Centre, in the former great seminary and, before reaching the tapestry itself, you walk through a very useful exhibition giving the historical context of the age - the Viking invasions, military and historical facts, England's political and social organisation after the defeat by William, the why and wherefore of this marvellous work of art which was first and foremost at the time an instrument of propaganda.

- Conservatoire de la dentelle de Bayeux The "Point de Bayeux" much in demand from the great couturiers. The Bayeux Lace Museum next door is full of floral motifs. The Conservatoire where the lace relives the "Point de Bayeux" contains some fine work. Great couturiers such as Dior, Lapidus and Balmain refused to use any other lacemakers!

- Museum-Memorial Battle of Normandy: At the outskirts of the US and British sectors of 1944. Accessible to people of restricted mobility. At the outskirts of the US and British areas of 1944, the museum recounts the events of the Battle of Normandy and displays equipment and uniforms.

Longues-sur-Mer - German batteryThe four imposing canons of the powerful German battery of Longues-sur-Mer can still be seen. During your visit you will see the positions of the formidable German battery, which was built on a picturesque cliff. It included four fearsome 150mm canons, capable of firing on targets 20km away. It took a bombardment of 600t carried out by the Royal Air Force and two hits by the French cruiser Georges-Leygues to destroy it definitively on 6 June 1944. The battery's observation and command post was the backdrop for one of the most famous scenes of the film The Longest Day.

Caen
- D-Day Beaches: The memory and the traces of the landings which took place on June 6 1944 remain vivid along this coast. Leaving Caen for the coast, you will pass by Ranville-B?nouville where you can see the Pegasus Memorial and the bridge taken by the British on the night of 5 June 1944. You will then reach Sword Beach, where the Franco-British commando troops landed. Further on is Juno Beach, the Canadian sector; Churchill, de Gaulle and George VI landed one after the other at Courseulles. Gold Beach and the artificial Mulberry harbour at Arromanches are the last British sectors before the American sector of Omaha Beach and the Pointe du Hoc. - Juno Beach Centre - Courseulles-sur-Mer This centre pays a touching homage to the Canadian participation in the D-day landings. Five beaches were taken during the Allied invasion of June 1944, and Juno Beach was the Canadians' domain. The Juno Beach Centre shows visitors the importance of Canadian involvement in the Second World War: its troops, navy and industrial effort, which proved vital to the Allies. The Centre also introduces visitors to this great country through its history, geography and accounts by numerous Canadians. Multimedia and interactive terminals are available to visitors.

Pointe du Hoc - Saint-Pierre-du-Mont
Scene of the American landing on 6 June 1944, this headland provides a sweeping view of the Normandy coast. Heavily defended by the Germans, this headland was an ideal post from which to survey the whole coast. It was here that the American troops landed on the dawn of 6 June 1944. A memorial in the form of a granite arrow on the edge of the cliff marks the spot and commands excellent views out to sea as far as the Cotentin peninsula. - Caen Memorial
"The sadness breaks my heart"... Accessible to people of restricted mobility. This is more than a museum - it is a place for reflection. From 1918 to 2000, a journey through a century full of all forms of barbarism. Of course Nazi Germany is at the centre, throwing up that insistent question; how was this possible? How could anyone have allowed that to happen? The film Hope (by Jacques Perrin) does not provide any comforting answers. Barbarism is always there. Does that mean that the new century will be as desperate as the previous one?

Getting There:

Train station: Bayeux 500m.
By car: N13 & A13 dirction Cherbourg Exit Bayeux.