Signature experience — Caen
Bayeux and its tapestry
Duration
Full day
Price
From €560
Mercedes
Dedicated vehicle & chauffeur
Follow the N13 west from Caen: in a neat 30 km, hedgerows open onto the Bessin and the low valley of the Aure. Bayeux largely escaped 1944, so half-timbered houses still line its lanes; the cathedral, consecrated in 1077 by Bishop Odo, frames the skyline. The headline act sits at the museum—the 70‑meter Bayeux Tapestry, stitched in the late 11th century, unrolling Hastings (1066) like a storyboard. Between sights, market halls and Place Charles‑de‑Gaulle recall the first French town liberated, broadcast by the BBC on 7 June.
Your day runs smoothly: hotel pickup in Caen, Mercedes on standby, timed entries arranged, and you focus on visits while your driver handles the roads. Your private chauffeur in Bayeux secures parking by the Tapestry Museum, meets you at the cathedral’s north portal, then continues to Eugène Bühler’s botanical garden and a Bessin cidery for tastings. If skies are clear, add a 10 km hop to Port‑en‑Bessin to see the tangle of blue nets along the quay before cruising back on the N13.
Your itinerary
- I
09:00 — Pick‑up at your Caen hotel and drive the N13 to Bayeux (30 km, about 35 min).
- II
10:00 — Bayeux Tapestry Museum: 1‑hour audioguide circuit plus the 11th‑century artefacts room.
- III
11:30 — Notre‑Dame Cathedral and Old Bayeux stroll, then free‑time lunch near Place Charles‑de‑Gaulle (1 h 30).
- IV
14:30 — Botanical Garden (1858 sequoia), stop at a Bessin cidery, optional Port‑en‑Bessin, and return to Caen around 17:30.
What’s included
- ✓ Dedicated French‑speaking driver
- ✓ Mercedes E‑ or V‑Class
- ✓ Hotel pick‑up in Caen
- ✓ On‑site waiting and drop‑offs
Your chauffeur’s tip
Be at the museum before 10:00 to miss the groups; for the best read, stand on the case side opposite the entrance and move scene by scene.
Book this experience
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