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Arrival at the Pegasus Bridge Memorial at 10:30 a.m. This museum recounts the events that took place on the night of June 5-6, 1944, around the Bénouville bridge. It tells the story of the capture of this bridge by British commandos who arrived by air in gliders. The action was swift and the bridge was renamed “Pegasus Bridge” in 1945 by the authors of this glorious and spectacular episode of D-Day.

1 hours and 30 minutes (approx.)・Admission not included

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Visit to the “Glider Marker 1 & Marker 2” memorial stones, duration 25 minutes The memorial stones mark the location where the gliders landed.

25 minutes (approx.)・No admission tickets required

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Visit to Café Gondrée for 15 minutes This café went down in history as the first house in France to be liberated by the Allied forces on June 6, 1944.

15 minutes (approx.)・No admission tickets required

Stop atBenouville

A 60 minute break for lunch at any of the restaurant/food outlets in the town.

1 hour (approx.)・No admission tickets required

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Arrival at 2 p.m. at the Merville Battery Museum for 120 minutes This reinforced German position was an artillery position belonging to the “Atlantic Wall.” A visit here provides insight into the coastal defense systems deployed by German forces to prevent an invasion by Allied armies from the sea. Visitors can also learn about the lifestyle of the German occupation troops. A visit to the Merville Battery will also provide insight into the assault on this position on the night of June 5-6, 1944, by British paratroopers from the 6th Airborne Division, who arrived by air.

2 hours (approx.)・Admission not included

Pass bySword Beach

As we head towards the British Normandy Memorial, we will pass through the Sword, Juno and Gold D Day sectors.

Pass byJuno Beach

As we head towards the British Normandy Memorial, we will pass through the Sword, Juno and Gold D Day sectors.

Pass byGold Beach

As we head towards the British Normandy Memorial, we will pass through the Sword, Juno and Gold D Day sectors.

Stop at

Arrival at the British Normandy Memorial at around 5:15 p.m. Inaugurated on June 6, 2021, this memorial site pays tribute to the 22,442 British soldiers who died during the Battle of Normandy, which took place between June 6 and August 31, 1944.

1 hours and 10 minutes (approx.)・No admission tickets required