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Abbaye du Mont Saint Michel,

Mont-St-Michel, Basse-Normandie
This Gothic abbey has stood proudly for well over 1,000 years,

and today is one of the most visited tourist attractions outside of Paris.
Attraction type: Historic site; Religious site; Architectural building; Monument

Memorial of Caen,

Caen, Basse-Normandie
A history museum exploring the traumatic

events that shook the region during World War II.
Attraction type: History museum; Military museum

Museum of the Bayeux Tapestry

(Musee de la Tapisserie de Bayeux),

Bayeux, Basse-Normandie
This museum houses the famous Bayeux Tapestry, a 70-m long piece of

embroidery that graphically tells the story of the 1066 Battle of Hastings.
Attraction type: Art museum; Specialty museum; Historic site;

History museum; Monument

Cathedrale Notre Dame de Bayeux,

Bayeux, Basse-Normandie
This Norman gothic building was begun in the 11th century and is

best known for its south portal that depicts the assassination of

Archbishop Thomas à Becket in Canterbury Cathedral in 1170.
Attraction type: Religious site; Architectural building

Abbaye aux Dames,

Mont-St-Michel, Basse-Normandie
Attraction type: Religious site

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