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NormandySituated along France’s northwestern coast, Normandy is rife with the richness of history, from William the Conqueror in the eleventh century to Joan of Arc meeting her ultimate defeat in the fifteenth to D-day, when the Allied Forces beat incredible odds to take a hill and then went on to reclaim the rest of Europe in the twentieth.
With such close ties to its English sister just across the Channel, much of English culture is interwoven with French, with similar 16th century architecture mixed up with drab concrete buildings due to World War bombings. You can take a visit to the two churches William the Conqueror had built, one which houses his remains (though the only thing that remains of this legendary figure is his femur). You can also pay your respects to the many soldiers who died on Omaha Beach during the Normandy Invasion, especially at the Memorial Museum and the town cemetery, which gives visitors a thorough guide to the progression of events during WWII and the men who died. The beach itself is a solemn, understated experience, littered with relics of German artillery and rusting metal platforms still caught in the waves crashing upon the sand. If you’re looking for something to lift your spirits, nothing delights the senses more than the region’s cuisine, rich in France’s famed creams, cheeses and cider brandies. Normandy is a major dairy producer, especially of Normandy cream, butter, and cheeses like Camembert, Livarot, and Pont l’Evêque. Normandy also specializes in apple orchards and its produce is used for Pommeau and Benedictine. Link to this page! Copy the source below and paste it into your page source. It's that easy!
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