Independent Cycle Tours Normandy - Calvados
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Tour Highlights
Inclusions
- 7 nights accommodation
- Luggage Transfer
- Tourist documentation
- Local taxes
- Map and complete road-book
- 7 day/24-hour assistance
- Meals: 7 breakfasts, 5 dinners
Independent Cycle Tours Normandy - Calvados
Day 1
Arrival at Bayeux H-B
The visit of the tapestry, the Cathedral and the old town are highly recommended.
Day 2
Bayeux to Bayeux B&B 48 km
From Bayeux, you head to the famous artificial harbour of Arromanches (Mulberry). Nearby, there is the main German Battery of Longues-sur-Mer. We then follow the little Aure valley to Omaha beach and the amazing American war cemetery of Colleville-sur-Mer before returning Bayeux.
Day 3
Bayeux to Benouville H-B 45 km
After following the Seulles River, you stop at the superbly organised Canadian museum of Juno beach. After Courseulles and its oyster parks, you can visit the Château of Fontaine-Henry. Then you head for Pegasus Bridge and the Orne River. This was the landing target for the British parachutists and gliders, and the beginning of the longest day!
Day 4
Benouville to Cambremer HB 38 km
You leave the Caen plain, cross the Dives Marshes before reaching the Pays d’Auge at Beuvron en Auge; time for cider and a taste of Calvados! You then continue through rolling hills to the village of Cambremer.
Day 5
Cambremer to Cambremer HB 36 or 58 km
You’ll ride a circle through the typical Norman picture postcard countryside….horses, cows, orchards and beautiful villages. You have the possibility of visiting the half-timbered château of Crevecoeur. You can stop at the village of Saint-Julien-le-Faucon for lunch, and see the château of Coupesarte before returning to Cambremer. On the longer ride, we have added the Chateau of Saint-Germain-de-Livet to the visit.
Day 6
Cambremer to Honfleur HB 48 km
You ride eastwards, cross the Touques River at Le Breuil en Auge for another great opportunity to sample cider and Calvados. After a little break at the village of Blangy-le-Chateau, you head north to Honfleur on the Seine estuary.
Day 7
Honfleur to Honfleur B&B 35 or 48 km
You follow the coast to Trouville-sur-Mer and Deauville to admire some of thegreatest Anglo-Norman architecture there is to be found. Then you go back to Honfleur via the Chateau of William the Conqueror and the Saint-Gatien forest. On the longer ride, you go up to the village of Beaumont-en-Auge and you can visit the Manoir des Eveques in Canapville.
Day 8
The trip finishes in Honfleur after breakfast
IN A NUTSHELL
