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    NEED ADVICE! Where to stay in Normandy?

    Hey everyone, I am going to Normandy next year with some friends. We are trying to spend 3-4 days in WWII important buildings, not just generic hotels.

    I am looking for suggestions. We don’t need it to be super nice. We just want something unique! Heck, an old bunker turned into a bed and breakfast sounds perfect.

    What are your suggestions and where are they at?
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    There are many great places there - so I doubt anyone will ever identify "that one great spot" for you . . . but on my visit, we spent a few great days here - and if you have a car, for me, it was probably the most "centered" place we bivouacked.

    http://www.lesvillasdarromanches.fr/

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      B and B

      This place if still open is near SME and called a la Bataille de La Fiere...website www.lafiere.com and close to where the US dropped and also the owners used to have loads of memorabilia in the house.....

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        My wife and I were on Omaha beach this year for the Anniversary and we stayed 2 nights in Bayeux. Its centrally located so it worked best for us. I can't stress enough though how important renting a car is. I had assumed public transportation would be readily available. Unless you want extremely expensive taxi rides, that is not the case.

        Sydney

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          Thanks for the suggestions. Does anyone have any WWII importance buildings that they suggest? I know we can find great places to stay, but I am really looking to stay in something that has specific history tied to the landings or the fighting in the area.

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            Originally posted by whatthecrunchyo View Post
            Thanks for the suggestions. Does anyone have any WWII importance buildings that they suggest? I know we can find great places to stay, but I am really looking to stay in something that has specific history tied to the landings or the fighting in the area.

            Buy this book. It contains all the information you could ever want - and more.

            https://www.amazon.com/D-Day-Normand...AEH13MP8HHJ4QF

            And if you happen to stay at the villa in Arromanches I mentioned, you should still be able to find a copy I left behind during my visit, for all future guests to share.
            Last edited by N.C. Wyeth; 11-03-2018, 06:58 AM.

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              Because of the 75th anniversary next year I hear the entire area is booked already. Assuming you are planning to go around d the 6th of June. You need to make some plans ASAP and be able to stay further away.

              I went for the 70th, and had to stay further south for the same reason . Stayed in the town of Bagnoles-de-l'Orne, which is 65 miles south of Caen. A French friend told me to use "booking.com" to find a place, and it worked for me.
              Willi

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                Originally posted by Willi Z. View Post
                Because of the 75th anniversary next year I hear the entire area is booked already. Assuming you are planning to go around d the 6th of June. You need to make some plans ASAP and be able to stay further away.

                I went for the 70th, and had to stay further south for the same reason . Stayed in the town of Bagnoles-de-l'Orne, which is 65 miles south of Caen. A French friend told me to use "booking.com" to find a place, and it worked for me.
                I will actually be there in late July/early August! We are doing a re-enactment that centers around Mortain and 30ID’s breakout.

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                  As Sidney has alluded already, Bayeux is a great place to stay, with all landing beaches within easy reach and several sites such as Pegasus Bridge, Merville Battery, St Mere Eglise and Abbey Ardennes also easy to drive to.

                  I have stayed twice in Bayeux to tour the sites of Normandy and would highly recoomend it.

                  Regards Richard.
                  Always looking for Luftwaffe Kampfflieger related document groups. In particular anything to Kampfgeschwader 2.

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                    Hi,

                    i think that i have what may be THE place for you and your friends...

                    Georges Bernage, editor and owner of the famous Heimdal Editions is now proposing for rent the building in front of his house, and 150 meters from Heimdal office.

                    200m2, 2 levels, the building was renovated to look like a XV-XVIIth century countryhouse.

                    5 rooms, 2 bathrooms, big kitchen etc...
                    For weekly rent, up to 10 people.

                    More infos : bernagegeorges@gmail.com

                    Address : Manoir de Damigny
                    4, rue de la Cartoucherie
                    14400 Saint-Martin-des-Entrées


                    Below is the ad published in "39-45 Magazine".

                    I'm adding two maps of the area.

                    Georges Bernage speaks German and English, and is one of the specialists of the Normandy campaign.

                    See You

                    Vince
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