This morning as you can imagine our legs were still tired from yesterdays many many stairs. We decided to stay in Bayeux and see the sights here. Strolling through the Charles De Gaulle park and square.
Bayeux was liberated the day after D-Day by the British. Bayeux is the only town in Normandy to have been completely spared from destruction. After D-Day, on 14 June General Charles De Gaulle returned to France and addressed the people of Bayeux on this square.
As you exit the park, you come to the Cathedral
"La Cathedral Notre-Dame de Bayeux", which is as big as the Church of Notre Dame in Paris and quite lovelyGem of the Normand architecture, situated in the heart of the conservation area, the Bayeux Cathedral was consecrated on 14th July 1077, by Bishop Odo of Conteville, in the presence of his illustrious brother, William the Conqueror, duke of Normandy and king of England. It is believed that Odo commissioned the Bayeux Tapestry. The masterpiece from the Middle Ages was probably intended to be hung in the cathedral nave.
The pulpit,as always ornate
Chapel of Peace
The Choir
St Catherine relic
The stained glass was beautful
Catherine de Saint Augustine 1632-1668
On our way to see the Bayeux Tapestry
Chapel next to the tapestry museum
The tapestry museum is a former Seminary
The Bayeux Tapestry is an embroidery, 230 feet long and 20 inches wide, which depicts the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England concerning William, Duke of Normandy, and Harold, Earl of Wessex, later King of England, and culminating in the Battle of Hastings in 1066
Vikings ships, Norman and Saxon cavalries illustrate the exploits of William and his opponent Harold, another pretender to the throne of England.
No pictures allowed, so I copied some from the internet to show you what it looks like
Lunch spot at the Tapestry Garden
On the way back to our hotel. Cute shop
Picturesque mill on the river
A cobbler shop
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