• Pegasus Bridge - After meeting with your driver-guide “Régis,” you’ll travel to the Normandy beaches in an air-conditioned minivan.

Pegasus Bridge, a bascule bridge built in 1934, spans the Caen Canal between Caen and Ouistreham in Normandy, France.

Also known as the Bénouville Bridge after the nearby village, it was a key target for British airborne troops during Operation Deadstick, part of Operation Tonga, in the early moments of the Allied invasion of Normandy on 6 June 1944, during World War II.

A unit of glider infantry from the 2nd Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, British 6th Airborne Division, led by Major John Howard, was tasked with landing, capturing the bridges intact, and holding them until reinforcements arrived.

Securing the bridges was crucial in reducing the effectiveness of a German counter-attack in the days and weeks following the Normandy invasion.

• British Normandy Memorial - The British Normandy Memorial is located just outside the village of Ver-sur-Mer, overlooking Gold Beach, one of the two beaches where British forces landed on D-Day, 6 June 1944. It lists the names of all those under British command who died in Normandy between 6 June and 31 August 1944. The memorial’s columns bear the names of over 22,000 men and women, primarily British soldiers, sailors, marines, and airmen who lost their lives on D-Day and in the subsequent weeks.
• Batterie Allemande de Longues-Sure-Mer - The Longues-sur-Mer battery was a German artillery installation built during World War II near the village of Longues-sur-Mer in Normandy. Positioned on a 60-meter (200-foot) cliff overlooking the sea, it was part of Germany’s Atlantic Wall coastal defenses. Located between the Allied landing beaches of Gold and Omaha, it shelled both beaches on D-Day (6 June 1944). The battery was captured on June 7 and did not participate further in the Normandy campaign.

The battery is the only one in Normandy that still has all its original guns in place and was designated a historical monument in October 2001. It remains well-preserved.

• Vestiges du Port de Mulberry - Arromanches is renowned as a historic site of the Normandy landings, particularly for the Mulberry harbour artificial port that was established there. This port facilitated the unloading of 9,000 tons of material per day.

On the beach of Arromanches, immediately after D-Day, the Allies set up an artificial temporary harbour to unload heavy equipment without waiting for the capture of deep-water ports like Le Havre or Cherbourg. The port became operational on 14 June 1944.

The British constructed large floating concrete caissons, which were towed from England and assembled to form walls and piers, creating the Mulberry harbour. These included pontoons connected to the shore by floating roadways.

Today, remnants of the Mulberry harbour can still be seen, with large concrete blocks on the sand and more visible further out at sea.

• Musee du Debarquement - Situated on the Arromanches clifftops, the Arromanches 360 Circular cinema overlooks the remains of one of the two artificial Mulberry harbours established by the Allies.

The new film at the Arromanches 360 cinema begins by showing preparations on both sides of the channel for this highly anticipated event. The Battle of Normandy commenced with paratroopers on the night of 5 to 6 June, followed by landings on the five famous beaches in the Manche and Calvados departments. The Normans endured a three-month-long battle on their own soil, which did not end with the liberation of Paris.

The film features exceptional footage from English, Canadian, German, American, and French archives, offering a powerful historical experience.

Duration: 19 minutes

• Admission tickets to Arromanches 360 Circular cinema in Arromanches
• In-vehicle air conditioning
• Personal Driver Guide
• Exclusive group travel (3-7 people) in a comfortable, air-conditioned minivan

• Hotels Pick-up and Drop-off
• Lunch