OUR BEAUTIFUL REGION
LANDING BEACH CAMPING
IN NORMANDY
IN NORMANDY
Discover the landing beaches
Our campsite is the starting point for discovering the landing beaches
Our campsite La Capricieuse is located 50m from Sword Beach landing beach.
This place is steeped in history since thousands of men landed on this beach June 6, 1944. If you want to trace these events, our landing beach campsite sword is a starting point for planning visits.
The Departmental Tourism Committee created 8 thematic routes to commemorate the landing allies on these beaches in June 1944. They are marked by road signs and information terminals. Their emblem is a stylized seagull in full flight. They are marked by the 60 museums, memorials et cemeteries existing military personnel, namely: 24 museums, 8 memorials or large memorials and 24 cemeteries (16 British, 5 German, 2 American, 2 Canadian, 1 Polish, and 1 French) totaling 96 graves.
Our campsite is ideally placed to allow you to visit all of these monuments dedicated to Normandy landing beaches.
This place is steeped in history since thousands of men landed on this beach June 6, 1944. If you want to trace these events, our landing beach campsite sword is a starting point for planning visits.
The Departmental Tourism Committee created 8 thematic routes to commemorate the landing allies on these beaches in June 1944. They are marked by road signs and information terminals. Their emblem is a stylized seagull in full flight. They are marked by the 60 museums, memorials et cemeteries existing military personnel, namely: 24 museums, 8 memorials or large memorials and 24 cemeteries (16 British, 5 German, 2 American, 2 Canadian, 1 Polish, and 1 French) totaling 96 graves.
Our campsite is ideally placed to allow you to visit all of these monuments dedicated to Normandy landing beaches.
From Merville-Franceville to Bayeux:
Sword, Juno and Gold via Pegasus Bridge.
Sword Beach in Ouistreham
Sword Beach campsite and landing beach
Please note that our camping welcomes you near one of landing beaches Sword beach, and you are ideally placed to explore all the monuments and museums dedicated to this event.
Under the command of Commander Kieffer, the Franco-British No. 4 Commando landed on this beach. Sword Beach (also called Ouistreham) was chosen to host the international ceremony of the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings, in 2014.
Under the command of Commander Kieffer, the Franco-British No. 4 Commando landed on this beach. Sword Beach (also called Ouistreham) was chosen to host the international ceremony of the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings, in 2014.
Visit:
Sword Beach
Atlantic Wall Museum Bunker
No. 4 Commando Museum
Sword Beach
Atlantic Wall Museum Bunker
No. 4 Commando Museum
The Juno Beach sector was the one assigned to the Canadians. On June 6, 1944, 14 Canadians and 000 British landed.
Visit:
Juno Beach
Juno Beach Center
Juno Beach
Juno Beach Center
Juno Beach in Courseulles-sur-Mer
Gold Beach in Arromanches
Take advantage of the campsite to visit the Gold landing beach
Located in the centre of the landing zone, Gold Beach was assigned to General Graham's 50th Northumbrian Division. At Arromanches, a large artificial harbour was built. The remains of the artificial harbour can still be seen.
The D-Day Museum provides a detailed look at the design and construction of the port. Arromanches 360 offers a circular cinema that presents the complete history of the Battle of Normandy.
The D-Day Museum provides a detailed look at the design and construction of the port. Arromanches 360 offers a circular cinema that presents the complete history of the Battle of Normandy.
Visit:
Golden Beach
Landing Museum
Arromanches 360
Golden Beach
Landing Museum
Arromanches 360
From Carentan to Cherbourg:
Utah Beach and the port of Cherbourg.
Omaha Beach in Colleville-sur-Mer
Start from the campsite to go to the Omaha landing beach
If there is one place where the D-Day landings almost failed, it was on Omaha Beach, located in Colleville-sur-Mer. The heavy losses suffered by American troops there on D-Day earned it the sad nickname of Bloody Omaha.
Inaugurated in 1956, the American cemetery of Colleville was built in the heart of a 70-hectare area granted by France to the United States. 9387 tombstones perfectly aligned on a majestic grassy esplanade... The emotion is great, almost palpable.
Inaugurated in 1956, the American cemetery of Colleville was built in the heart of a 70-hectare area granted by France to the United States. 9387 tombstones perfectly aligned on a majestic grassy esplanade... The emotion is great, almost palpable.
Visit:
Omaha Beach
Colleville-sur-Mer American Cemetery and Visitor Center
Omaha Beach Memorial Museum
Overlord Museum
Omaha Beach
Colleville-sur-Mer American Cemetery and Visitor Center
Omaha Beach Memorial Museum
Overlord Museum
Camping near the landing beaches
It is impossible to talk about the Landing without mentioning Pointe du Hoc. Stormed on the morning of June 6 by Colonel Rudder's Rangers, Pointe du Hoc was one of the strongholds of the German fortifications. It is a powerful symbol of the courage of the young American soldiers. The site is an exceptional testimony to the violence of the fighting.
Visit:
Omaha Beach
Colleville-sur-Mer American Cemetery and Visitor Center
Omaha Beach Memorial Museum
Overlord Museum
Omaha Beach
Colleville-sur-Mer American Cemetery and Visitor Center
Omaha Beach Memorial Museum
Overlord Museum
The tip of Hoc in Cricqueville-en-Bessin
From Bayeux to Carentan via Saint-Lô:
Omaha Beach and Pointe du Hoc.
Sainte-Marie-du-Mont to Utah Beach
Discover the Utah landing beach from the campsite
Stretching from Sainte-Marie-du-Mont to Quinéville, this sector was chosen by the Allies in order to be able to seize the port of Cherbourg more quickly. Built on the very spot where American troops landed on June 6, 1944, the Utah Beach Museum offers you a complete chronological tour. The highlight of the collection is the “Star of the Museum,” an authentic B-26 bomber.
Visit:
Utah Beach
Landing Museum - Utah Beach
Utah Beach
Landing Museum - Utah Beach
