Brittany & Normandy Walking & Hiking Tour
Couples, Friends & Solos
From $4,999 - $5,499 /person
6 days
5 nights
Activity Levels 1-3
Premiere Hotels
Brittany & Normandy Walking & Hiking Tour
Couples, Friends & Solos
6 days
5 nights
Activity Levels 1-3
Premiere Hotels
2024: May-Sep 2025: May-Sep
France's D-Day Beaches to St-Malo
Sandy beaches and pretty seaside villages. A mystical island monastery and towns that spirit you back to the days of William the Conqueror. This is Brittany and Normandy. A region so steeped in history you can feel it. Walk it. Hike it. From Omaha Beach and D-Day memorials to St-Malo, Mont-St-Michel and the windswept Emerald Coast. This landscape will transport you.
Highlights
- Hike trails among wildflower-carpeted hills atop the dramatic cliffs of Brittany’s celebrated Emerald Coast
- Reflect on the past as you stroll through seaside villages and along D-Day beaches and iconic World War II historic sites
- Discover medieval treasures and the famous eponymous tapestry in the beautifully preserved Norman town of Bayeux
- Savor fresh-caught seafood and regional specialties like apple cider, crêpes, delectable oysters and classic moules-frites
Start Caen
End Rennes
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Itinerary
Days 1-3
Embark on a walking tour through Normandy’s idyllic bocage countryside • Enjoy a picnic lunch at a working cider farm • Following a path along the Aure River, arrive in beautiful Bayeux, the first French town to be liberated after D-Day • Stroll the length of the 11th-century Bayeux Tapestry, a stunningly detailed 203-foot-long embroidery depicting the Norman conquest of England • Experience the splendor of Normandy’s coast, with its rugged cliffs, rambling beaches and tranquil farm villages • Walk along the now tranquil Omaha Beach on your own and with our local guide • High above the beach, the American Military Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer is laced with thousands of white marble crosses in honor of D-Day soldiers • Visit the shattered bunkers of the German stronghold Pointe du Hoc • Discover the village of Arromanches, famous for the artificial port constructed to aid in the D-Day Invasion • Taste farm-fresh cider, apple brandy and Pommeau de Normandie.
Nights 1-3
An elegantly appointed and family-owned boutique hotel just steps from Bayeux Cathedral in the heart of the city.
Days 4-6
Revel in the luminous color of the Côte d’Emeraude (Emerald Coast) • Journey to the island monastery of Mont-St-Michel, one of Europe’s most hallowed pilgrimage destinations and a World Heritage site • Witness Europe's most extreme tides in the bay of Mont-St-Michel • Pause in Cancale, the oyster capital of France • Meander through St-Malo, a fortified city with unparalleled sea views that was once notorious as a refuge for the king’s pirates.
Nights 4-5
This stately 19th-century hotel welcomes you with warm décor and mesmerizing views overlooking the coast and St-Malo. (pool, spa)
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Nights 1-3
Premiere Hotel
An elegantly appointed and family-owned boutique hotel just steps from Bayeux Cathedral in the heart of the city.
Nights 4-5
Premiere Hotel
This stately 19th-century hotel welcomes you with warm décor and mesmerizing views overlooking the coast and St-Malo. (pool, spa)
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