The famous Bayeux tapestry (it is in fact a piece of embroidery) is housed in a museum with two sections. In the first, this extraordinary 70m-long jewel of Romanesque art is displayed behind a glass panel, highlighting the rivalry between Harold a..

A harmonious chevet, a door showing the story of Thomas Becket, a façade with two Romanesque towers. Inside, interesting paintings in the right transept, a choir stall that, with its ambulatory and crown of chapels, is a fine example of Norman Gothic..

A graphic record of the Middle Ages, especially revealing of customs, costumes, boats and architecture, this textile gem of Romanesque art is housed in the Bayeux Tapestry Museum . It is made from coloured wools embroidered on a linen strip 68.30m b..

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.

This street has a series of private abodes - Rubercy, a manor with turrets from the 15th-16th C at number 5, Hôtel de la Crespellière, at the end of the courtyard at number 7 and Hôtel Saint-Manvieu at number 13.

Here too are a number of private abodes - Hôtel de Castilly, in the Louis XV style at number 10, Hôtel de la Tour du Pin, with a majestic Louis XVI style façade at number 14.

On this huge esplanade, a stone pillar commemorates General de Gaulle’s speech on 14 June 1944: “In our glorious, mutilated Normandy, Bayeux and its environs were witnesses to one of the greatest events in History”. He received another triumphal welc..

A 17C monumental doorway marks the entrance to this 18C building. It is now home to the collections of the Musée Baron Gérard.

Behind the façade of this residence, known as the “House of Adam and Eve” because of the wood sculptures of religious figures and characters taken from legends who are depicted here, lace-makers continue Bayeux’s tradition of needlepoint work. This b..

After Rue Saint-Martin, this street is in the centre of the well renovated pedestrianised zone. At number 53, the Hôtel du Croissant dates from the 15th and 17th C. Rue des Teinturiers, which is also pedestrianised, has a stone house and two lovely h..

Arriving from Rue des Teinturiers, lovely view over the river, the watermill, the arched bridge, the old fish hall and the cathedral towers.

You will discover in this garden, set in a pleasant valley area, a weeping willow of surprising dimensions.