Remembering World War II
Duration
3 Days
Physical rate
Moderate
Start city
Paris
Available
April 2025 / March 2026
Detailed day by day description
Introduction
Dear Traveler: thank you for choosing us to perform this Tour! We hope you enjoy your trip.
Here we give you a guidance on their tour with the information that we believe may be of your interest. The information is indicative, may exist variations on designated hours.
TRANSFER from the airport, if you have it included or purchasing. Our transfer will be waiting for you with a poster on behalf of Europamundo or its name to the output of the custom (after collecting your luggage)..
Remember to inform us by phone if you lost your connection flight or expected delay of their arrival, in your VOUCHER figure the phone of the transfer.
IMPORTANT: If you had additional nights upon arrival the hotel will have your reservation, but his travel guide normally will not be until the night before the start of the tour.
During this stage we will have the opportunity to visit some of the beaches protagonists of the Normandy landings, which was the beginning of a long and hard campaign to liberate northwestern Europe from Nazi occupation. We will leave Paris around 08.00 hrs. We travel directly to OMAHA BEACH where we will visit the Monument to the Brave, the Memorial Museum (entrance included) and the American Cemetery. We will continue to ARROMANCHES another of the decisive locations where the British and American troops arrived. It is currently a very popular coastal destination. Time for lunch.
We continue to JUNO BEACH, where the Canadians landed to later join the British in the offensive. We will visit the Juno Beach Center (entrance included). After that we travel to CAEN, known for its rich history, its castle built by William the Conqueror in the eleventh century and its Abbey of Men, a Gothic church built in the eleventh century. It is a vibrant city with a lively student life and a wide variety of restaurants, bars and shops. With our guide we walk through the center. We will visit the Memorial Museum of Caen, it is a Peace Museum that recreates history from 1918 to the present day (entrance included).
We continue to LILLE, capital of northern France that was formerly an important trade center of Flanders, there are still many Flemish influences. The old town, Vieux Lille, is characterized by brick houses of the seventeenth century, cobbled pedestrian streets and the large main square. During World War II the Stock Exchange Palace was used as the headquarters of the Gestapo, visitors can see the commemorative plaque that recalls its sad history. The Memorial of Resistance, Deportation and Liberation, a monument on the Place de la République, commemorates members of the French Resistance as well as citizens who were deported or executed during the Nazi occupation of the city. Stroll with our guide and accommodation.
After that we continue to Paris, arrival about 19 hrs.-
End of our services.