Day 6 - Tour Honfleur or discover the beaches of WWII
The charming port town of Honfleur is located on the southern
bank of the Seine Estuary in the Calvados region of France famous
for its apple brandy. Centred on its adorable historic port and
marina - the 'Vieux Bassin' - Honfleur boasts a number of preserved
traditional buildings and today you can choose to take a tour of
this quaint destination, famous as being an important influence in
the work of many artists, including Monet, Courbet and Boudin, who
set up the Ecole de Honfleur, an artists' colony and melting pot
for the whole Impressionist movement.
Otherwise you might select our excursion to the nearby beaches
of Gold and Juno, two of five landing sites utilised for the D-Day
landings on June 6th 1944, a pivotal event in the eventual Allied
triumph over the Axis powers. Following some free time this
afternoon, tonight we celebrate the end of our cruise at the
captain's special gala dinner.
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