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The Bayeux Tapestry (Tapisserie de Bayeux) is an embroidered cloth nearly 230 feet (70 meters) long. In about 50 scenes, the tapestry depicts the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England, ending with the Battle of Hastings. It was created in the 11th century, possibly in England...

World War II (also called the Second World War, World War Two, WW2, WWII) was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. Much of the fighting took place in northern France and you can visit some of the battle sites and graveyards. Normandy Landings and American Cemetery The Normandy Landings...

Canada Square with Château de Dieppe above.

Canada Square.

The beach looking north.

The beach looking south.

The beach looking south.

Remains of artificial port at Gold Beach.

Remains of artificial port at Gold Beach.

Remains of artificial port at Gold Beach.

Gold Beach at Arromanches-les-Bains.

Path from the beach to Normandy American Cemetery.

Omaha Beach at Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer.

Omaha Beach at Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer.

Map at Normandy American Cemetery.

Lillebonne, a small town along the River Seine west of Rouen, was an important Roman town (called Juliobona). It has the largest and best preserved Roman theater in northern France (seated 5,000 to 7,000). In the late 3rd or early 4th century, some of the stone from the theater was used to build...

Remains of the Roman fountain.

The Roman forum with Gothic church behind.