Normandy is a region of northern France. Its varied coastline includes white-chalk cliffs and WWII beachheads, including Omaha Beach, site of the famous D-Day landing. Just off the coast, the rocky island of Mont-Saint-Michel is topped by a soaring Gothic abbey. The city of Rouen, dominated by Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Rouen, is where military leader and Catholic saint Joan of Arc was executed in 1431.
Each summer, as the tides of the English Channel gently sculpt the coastline of Normandy, something extraordinary takes place—a cultural celebration that […]
In the quiet towns, rolling countryside, and windswept beaches of Normandy, a story of extraordinary courage, sacrifice, and determination unfolded in the […]