Caen

Mémorial de Caen Centre for History and Peace

The extraordinary success of Le Mémorial de Caen lies in the initial resolve of its founder, Mr Jean-Marie Girault. With destruction wreaked across almost three quarters of this martyr city of the Liberation in the summer of 1944, Caen deserved a fitting tribute for the damage it suffered. And such a tribute was paid, but with the focus on what continues to be the Memorial’s running theme: reconciliation.

This vocation, unique to Le Mémorial de Caen, will guide you through the museum’s different stages, taking you back over the 20th century. This chapter in global history opened in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914 with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and partly ended on 9 November 1989 in Berlin with the “Fall of the Wall”.

Between these two dates and between these two World Wars, some 60 million people would lose their lives and the most hostile of political systems to the key principles of respecting life would plunge the world into the chaos and brutality that characterized the last century.

We are all heirs to this century whose memory we must keep alive at all costs. The memory of the people who suffered, the memory of ideas and the memory of sacrifices to save us from “man’s inhumanity to man”.

Closed from 01 to 23 Jan. and 25 Dec.

Open:

24 Jan. to 10 Feb.: 9h30-18h00, closed on Mondays

11 Feb. to 07 Nov.: 9h00-19h00

08 Nov. to 23 Dec.: 9h30-18h00

26 Dec. to 30 Dec.: 9h30-18h00

MC1 – THE DAY PASS: $112 per person

From the harbour of Arromanches to the Pointe du Hoc. A day to discover Le Mémorial de Caen and the Landing Beaches. From the harbour in Arromanches to the Pointe du Hoc, taking in Omaha Beach. Follow your guide and learn the story of the day that changed the future of the 20th Century.

This tour includes:

• Free access to Le Mémorial de Caen museum (ticket valid for 24 hours)

• Bilingual (French / English) guided tour* (5 hours), of the Anglo-American beachheads. The two are independent and can either be taken on the same day or on separate days.

• An illustrated booklet on the Normandy Landings

* Departure at 13.00 from 24 Jan. to 31 Mar.

Departure at 9.00 or 14.00 from 01 Apr. to 30 Sep.

MC2 – THE D-DAY TOUR:

An unforgettable day on the Landing Beaches: $161 per person

Arrival in Caen. Relive D-Day with the help of a guide for the day.

This tour includes:

• Pickup at Caen railway station

• Bilingual (French/English) guided tour of the Second World War exhibition area of Le Mémorial de Caen museum

• Lunch in Le Mémorial de Caen

• Bilingual (French/English) guided tour* (5 hours), of the Anglo-American beachheads.

• An illustrated booklet on the Normandy Landings.

• Return to Caen railway station

* Departure at 13.00 from 24 Jan. to 31 Mar.

Departure at 9.00 or 14.00 from 01 Apr. to 30 Sep.

MC3 – SHORT BREAK - 2 DAY CAEN:

Two days to explore and discover Le Mémorial de Caen, the Landing Beaches and the exceptional heritage of the city of Caen (William the Conqueror’s castle, the Abbeys, etc.). This formula includes one night in a hotel with breakfast in the hotel category of your choice.

This tour includes:

• The ‘2 Day Pass’ formula plus one night’s accommodation in a hotel in Caen.

Price per person	*	**	***
Twin share	$156	$171	$203
Single Supplement	$29	$47	$53
Extra night	$74	$89	$121

(1) This rate includes the tour of Le Mémorial de Caen, the bilingual (English/French) guided tour of the Landing Beaches * (5 hours), one night in a hotel of the category of your choice in Caen for two people minimum (Including breakfast). I illustrated booklet on the Normandy Landings.

* Departure at 13.00 from 24 Jan. to 31 Mar.

Departure at 9.00 or 14.00 from 01 Apr. to 30 Sep

MC4 – SHORT BREAK - HISTORICAL NORMANDY:

$274 per person on twin share basis

A day to discover Le Mémorial de Caen and the Landing Beaches, from the harbour in Arromanches to the Pointe du Hoc, taking in Omaha Beach, with a guide to explain the Story of a day that led to the end of the Second World War. On the second day, discover the historical treasures of the medieval city of Bayeux.

This tour includes:

Day 1

• Pick up from Caen railway station by a guide from Le Mémorial de Caen

• Guided tour of the Second World War exhibitions

• Lunch at Le Mémorial de Caen

• Bilingual guided tour (French/English) of the landing beaches* in the afternoon [5 hours]

• An illustrated booklet on the Normandy Landings

• One night in a charming ***hotel in Bayeux

Based on 2 people sharing the same room

Day 2

• Free time to visit the town of Bayeux [2 hours]

• Free time to visit the Museum of the Battle of Normandy in Bayeux [2 hours]