In this article, you’ll find our reviews of what we think are the best restaurants to eat in and around Bayeux.
The range of restaurants is large and very popular in this medieval city at the gates of the D-Day beaches, with very good restaurants and a varied choice according to your tastes. You will discover a cuisine between land and sea based on local products, combined with notes and flavors inspired by the world. Reservations are highly recommended for all establishments when possible.
We believe that culinary discovery is an integral part of the trip andexperience, so treat yourself!
This opinion is completely independent, based on our experiences. We visited the area anonymously, making our own choices, and paying all our bills in full.
Starred and gourmet restaurants in Bayeux
1. Restaurant L’Alcôve
In the heart of Old Bayeux, the restaurant l’Alcôve offers a bistronomic cuisine that combines local products and Asian influences.
Formerly known as Le P’tit Bistrot, this restaurant has undergone a complete makeover. The chef Romain Huault and his team have succeeded in keeping all the qualities of the establishment, from the welcome to the flavors of the dishes and the service.
In an intimate and cosy atmosphere, the team in the dining room will take care of you to make your meal as pleasant as possible. The place has been completely refurbished in autumn colors for more warmth.
And displayed on your plate is a true palette of colors, flavors and ingredients cooked in different ways. We particularly appreciated the finesse of the marriage of flavors, from the appetizer to the dessert.
The dishes, as beautiful as they were good, went perfectly together to savor and enjoy every moment of the meal.
Practical information:
- Neighborhood: Old Bayeux.
- Type: refined bistronomic (Bib Gourmand).
- Capacity: more than 25 place settings.
- Price range: about 50 € / person including drinks.
- Specialties of Normandy: yes.
- Suitable for children: yes.
- Reservation on the official website or by phone at 02 31 92 30 08.
To learn more, find all our advice and our illustrated opinion in our article dedicated to our experience at the restaurant L’Alcôve in Bayeux.
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2. Restaurant La Rapière
Nestled in a small alley in Old Bayeux, the restaurant La Rapière seduced us from every point of view. First, its history: run by a charming couple, Linda in the dining room and Simon in the kitchen, who have been bringing this excellent restaurant to life in the ancient medieval town of Bayeux since 2009.
Then, we particularly liked the setting. The stone walls and the intimate atmosphere of the place in a small alley in the historic heart would almost take us back in time.
Finally, 3 menus in 4 times, each more gourmet than the other, alternate local specialties and inspiration from here and elsewhere:
- the d’Artagnan menu,
- the Atos, Portos and Aramis menu,
- and the vegetarian menu.
As you may have guessed, the name of the restaurant refers to the rapiers of the 3 musketeers, long and thin swords with a flexible blade.
The menu puts the sea in the spotlight. It is mainly composed of regional products, with some unavoidable Norman specialties. Breton curry, French pork ramen, wasabi, sesame or roasted cashew nuts… A touch of creativity invites us to travel and punctuates certain dishes to amplify the flavors.
The dishes were succulent, worked, combining creativity and tradition, with some Norman, Asian or Italian notes in the plate. The team in the dining room was very attentive and provided us with an almost enchanted evening!
Practical information:
- Neighborhood: Old Bayeux.
- Type: gastronomic (Bib Gourmand).
- Capacity: more than 25 place settings.
- Price range: about 50 € / person including drinks.
- Specialties of Normandy: yes.
- Suitable for children: yes.
- Reservation.
DISCOVER Bayeux
- Best things to do in Bayeux
- Where to sleep in Bayeux: our best hotels
- Rent a car in Bayeux
- Where to eat in Bayeux: our best restaurants
- Visit the Bayeux Tapestry Museum
- Visit the Baron Gérard Museum of Art and History
- Visit the Battle of Normandy Museum
- Discover the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Bayeux
- Discover the British Military Cemetery
3. Restaurant L’Angle Saint-Laurent
L’Angle Saint-Laurent is an elegant, cosy and warm restaurant. At the corner of rue Saint-Laurent and rue des Bouchers, this restaurant is located in the Saint-Laurent Saint-Jean district, which is quite lively and very close to the heart of the city and the main tourist attractions of Bayeux.
In this charming setting with exposed stones and painted beams, you will taste a refined and creative cuisine. Bayeux pig, Norman oysters, Carrouges cheese, beef from Lower Normandy… The menu is full of good local products sublimated with originality by the team of Caroline and Sébastien Remy.
Practical information:
- Neighborhood: Saint-Laurent Saint-Jean, not far from the city center.
- Type: gastronomic (Bib Gourmand).
- Capacity: more than 25 place settings.
- Price range: between 35 € and 50 € / person depending on the chosen menu (drinks included).
- Specialties of Normandy: yes.
- Suitable for children: yes.
- Reservation on the official website or at 02 31 92 03 01.
4. Starred restaurant of the Château de Sully
The Grand Hotel du Château de Sully Piscine & Spa houses a renowned gourmet restaurant. In this elegant 18th century building, Chef Nicolas Fages will offer you a cuisine that combines refinement, creation, sensitivity and passion. Revive your most beautiful memories through taste thanks to the richness of local producers, this is the promise of this chef who has been awarded for his approach and his gastronomic philosophy. What an art!
You can choose to dine indoors or on the veranda overlooking the English park of the Château de Sully. A very good address in Bayeux for a gourmet and authentic episode in 3 menus: in 4 and 6 times and then on a “discovery” mode of the chef’s cuisine according to the menu and the season.
Practical information:
- Neighborhood: northwest of Bayeux, on the road to Port-en-Bessin.
- Type: gastronomic starred.
- Capacity: more than 25 place settings.
- Price range: between 69 € and 119 € / person depending on the chosen menu (excluding drinks).
- Specialties of Normandy: yes.
- Suitable for children: no.
- Reservation on the official website or at 02 31 22 29 48.
Would you like to extend this magical experience at the Château de Sully? You also have the possibility to spend one or more nights on site – see prices and availability.
5. Restaurant L’Alchimie
In the historic heart of the city, the restaurant L’Alchimie is one of the best French cuisine restaurants in Bayeux in our opinion.
A refined and chic decor for more conviviality, tasty and inventive dishes, local products… This gastronomic and family restaurant mixes exoticism and terroir to create a perfect alchemy that reveals itself in your plate.
The menu, where seafood products are widely honored, is quite varied and especially creative! From the starters to the desserts, including the cheese – reblochon stuffed like a nougat in a spicy crust – the chef’s inventiveness and attention to detail are evident in every dish. A remarkable work of association of the flavours from the bitter to the salty, our meal was a real pleasure from the starter to the dessert.
- fresh and seasonal products in our plates,
- the chic, cosy and warm setting,
- the desserts (yes, we even had 2!).
Practical information:
- Neighborhood: Old Bayeux.
- Type: gastronomic cuisine.
- Capacity: more than 25 place settings.
- Price range: between 40 € and 50 € / person.
- Specialties of Normandy: yes.
- Suitable for children: yes.
- Reservation by phone at 02 14 08 03 97 or by e-mail at [email protected].
Discover our article dedicated to our experience at the restaurant L’Alchimie in Bayeux, with all our advice and our opinion in pictures.
WHERE TO STAY IN Bayeux
Option 1: Central and close to downtown
Within 5 to 10 minutes’ walk of the historic center, you’ll find beautiful mansions transformed into welcoming hotels and B&Bs. We recommend..:
- Hotel Domaine de Bayeux installed in an 18th century mansion – see prices, photos and availability.
- Hôtel le Lion d’Or in a former 18th-century post office building – see prices, photos, availability.
Option 2: in the countryside
The Normandy countryside is very green and inspiring. At the bend in the forest or in the fields, pretty villages with beautiful buildings transport you to another world, or even another era.
- Hotel Domaine de la Rançonnière, only 20 minutes from Bayeux – see prices, photos and availability.
Option 3: By the sea
The seaside is just 15 minutes drive from Bayeux. Breathe the sea air while enjoying easy access to Bayeux and the D-Day beaches.
- Hotel Villas d’Arromanches – see prices, photos and availability.
6. Restaurant La Table du Lion (Le Lion d’Or Hotel)
Short circuits, seasonal products, freshness. These are the watchwords of the Table du Lion, a gourmet restaurant in the historic heart of Bayeux. This popular establishment is housed in the famous Hôtel Le Lion d’Or in the ancient medieval city.
Through his mixed and vegetarian dishes, Chef Thomas Busnoult takes you on a gustatory journey that combines the delights of Normandy and the culinary wonders of the world. Salmon from Isigny, oysters from Asnelles, blancmange from Persia, shiitake and tamari from Japan, Serrano ham from Spain… A fusion cuisine where the chef shares his travels through the most beautiful gastronomic discoveries.
Two menus are available, between the sea and the countryside, with a suggestion of food and wine pairing that honors the most beautiful wine regions of France. The chef has also thought of a children’s menu for children up to 12 years old to allow them to taste dishes that are both good and balanced.
Practical information:
- Neighborhood: Old Bayeux.
- Type: gastronomic.
- Capacity: more than 25 place settings.
- Price range: about 50 € / person including drinks.
- Specialties of Normandy: yes.
- Suitable for children: yes.
- Reservation on the official website or at 02 31 92 06 90.
To extend your stay at the Hôtel Le Lion d’Or, you can also spend one or more nights on site. Remember to make reservations – see prices and availability.
Best restaurants with atypical settings
7. Tea room & small canteen Les Volets Roses
Sip a tea, have a snack with homemade pastries in an authentic tea room or have a brunch in this small canteen, your moment at Aux Volets Roses has a nice surprise in store in Bayeux.
In an Alice in Wonderland setting, you will live a truly immersive and tasty experience that you will not soon forget! Located in front of the majestic Notre-Dame de Bayeux Cathedral, this pretty place worthy of a novel from another time is even open on Sundays.
We had a delicious time there at snack time. On the menu, hot drinks and homemade pastries that melt in your mouth will delight your palate. Neither too heavy nor too sweet, the balance and choice of flavors in the pastries was really nice. You will also have the choice to stop by for breakfast, brunch or lunch with several complete formulas at affordable prices.
The place is quite intimate and does not take reservations but mother and daughter, Agat, Sophie and Nathalie who run this establishment together, will always do their best to find you a little place.
Practical information:
- Neighborhood: Old Bayeux.
- Type: unusual and atypical tea room, small canteen and sale of teas.
- Capacity: more than 25 place settings.
- Price range: between 10 € and 12 € / person for a snack, between 15 € and 20 € / person for a meal.
- Specialties of Normandy: yes.
- Suitable for children: yes.
- No reservation possible.
All our advices and our experience in pictures are illustrated in our article dedicated to our unforgettable moment in the canteen tea room Les Volets Roses in Bayeux.
OUR ADVICE FOR RENTING A CAR IN Normandy
- Compare prices on our preferred platform: DiscoverCars – one of the best rated sites.
- Choose a car that is comfortable enough (distances can be long) but compact (some parking lots and villages are narrow).
- Think of thecomplete insurance (some roads are tortuous and narrow).
- There is a lot of demand, book it early.
8. Restaurant La Maison B – open on Sunday
Another discovery behind the cathedral and the Baron Gérard Museum of Art and History (MAHB), the restaurant La Maison B welcomed us in an atypical setting. We liked the 1950’s style decoration with its red benches and silver tableware that give it a certain cachet.
À la carte, you will enjoy a generous family cuisine. And all this in a musical atmosphere with decorative details in the room that recall the Landing and the Liberation of 1944.
Bisque of the sea, Norman pie and Calvados sorbet, digestive… The menu features some Norman specialties that you can enjoy in a friendly atmosphere. Especially when the owner of the restaurant takes to the piano for an impromptu recital!
Practical information:
- Neighborhood: Old Bayeux.
- Type: French cuisine brasserie.
- Capacity: more than 25 place settings.
- Price range: about 45 € / person.
- Specialties of Normandy: yes.
- Suitable for children: yes.
- Reservation on the official website or by phone at 02 31 92 72 79.
Discover our article dedicated to our experience at the restaurant La Maison B in Bayeux, with all our advice and our opinion in pictures.
Best restaurants to eat with your children
9. Restaurant Le Moulin de la Galette – open on Sunday
Lunch or dinner on the banks of the river Aure, admire the old buildings of the Vieux-Bayeux and the little ducks swimming on the water… One could almost describe a painting canvas!
You will find this idyllic setting at the restaurant Le Moulin de la Galette, a charming establishment located opposite the famous Bayeux Tapestry Museum.
The restaurant Le Moulin de la Galette is located in a building full of history because its actual mill is still turning and dates from the Middle Ages. It belonged to the hospital of Bayeux and was used as an oil and flour mill for the inhabitants of the city.
This establishment offers local and truly generous cuisine. It is also a “family friendly” restaurant where your children will be very well received.
To drink, you will have the choice between a selection of house cocktails, AOP and IGP wines, liqueurs, whiskies and rums. But we fell in love with the restaurant’s cider cellar with a delicious artisanal perry from the famous Maison Sassy located in Normandy.
The Moulin de la Galette is a creperie like no other. In addition to the traditional Normandy buckwheat pancakes (delicious though), the menu also offers buckwheat burgers in which the bread is replaced by a pancake… buckwheat! Original, no?
Practical information:
- Neighborhood: Old Bayeux.
- Type: creperie and brewery.
- Capacity: more than 25 place settings.
- Price range: between 25 € and 40 € / person including drinks.
- Specialties of Normandy: yes.
- Suitable for children: yes.
- Reservation by phone at 02 31 22 47 75.
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10. Restaurant La Normande – open on Sunday
Home-made with regional and seasonal products, that’s what you’ll find on the menu of the establishment La Normande, in the historic heart of Bayeux. Several formulas are proposed, notably “Le Petit fermier” for children under 10 years old.
The menu offers a simple and refined cuisine with some traditional Normandy dishes and sure values in vegetarian dishes, fish or meat! Three burgers are revisited, including the famous “Norman or classic burger” to be reserved in advance because of the proportions of the dish.
Practical information:
- Neighborhood: Old Bayeux.
- Type: French cuisine brasserie.
- Capacity: about 20 covers.
- Price range: about 35 € / person.
- Specialties of Normandy: yes.
- Suitable for children: yes.
- Reservation by phone at 02 31 21 55 92.
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11. Restaurant L’Acte 2 – open on Sunday
Tradition, authenticity, balance and greed, this is the promise of the restaurant Acte 2 in the historic district of the city of Bayeux. The card is provided, you will have the choice between Norman specialities and classic dishes revisited. You’ll be sure to eat a balanced, home-cooked meal made with seasonal produce!
Velvet armchairs, wooden tables and large chandeliers adorn the main room of the restaurant.
Look up at the ceiling between bites to admire the well-preserved antique moldings and ceiling light. You also have the possibility to eat outside.
In addition to being aesthetically appetizing, the dishes are balanced and the marriage of flavors, textures and ingredients really worked.
The menu offers 2 menus with several choices of starters, main courses and desserts that highlight the great culinary diversity of Normandy between land, sea, cheese and sweet treats.
Practical information:
- Neighborhood: Old Bayeux.
- Type: bistronomic.
- Capacity: less than 25 covers.
- Price range: between 35 € and 45 € / person including drink according to the chosen menu.
- Specialties of Normandy: yes.
- Suitable for children: no.
- Reservation by phone at 02 31 22 88 66.
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12. Chez Paulette tea room and canteen
Chez Paulette is a delightful small restaurant in Bayeux with a very colorful decoration. You can also take a break for a snack because Chez Paulette is a tea room.
Sweet or savory pies, bagels, quiches, salads or pastries, all dishes are homemade. In a cosy and friendly atmosphere, these delicious dishes can be enjoyed on the spot, on the terrace or to take away!
Practical information:
- Neighborhood: Old Bayeux.
- Type: small restaurant and tea room.
- Capacity: about 20 covers.
- Specialties of Normandy: no.
- Suitable for children: yes.
- Reservation by phone at 09 80 32 03 94.
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13. Restaurant Le Garde-Manger – open 7 days a week
Just a stone’s throw from Bayeux’s Notre-Dame Cathedral, the Hôtel Reine Mathilde is home to the restaurant Le Garde-Manger. In a picturesque cottage atmosphere and stone walls, this brasserie offers home-made French cuisine to rediscover the flavors of Normandy. The service is continuous from 7am to 10pm every day of the week, a real advantage to eat at any time of the day between two visits of tourist places.
Aperitifs and seafood in the spotlight but also meats, salads and burgers. A varied and gourmet menu for the greatest pleasure of young and old alike!
Practical information:
- Neighborhood: Old Bayeux.
- Type: French cuisine brasserie.
- Capacity: more than 25 place settings.
- Price range: between 25 € and 45 € / person including drink according to the chosen menu.
- Specialties of Normandy: yes.
- Suitable for children: yes.
- Reservation by phone at 02 31 92 08 13.
14. Restaurant La Table du Terroir – open on Sunday
Close to the historic center and the Saint-Laurent Saint-Jean district, the Table du Terroir is one of the best addresses for traditional restaurants in Bayeux. A classic menu composed of sure values such as snails, the cassolette of the sea, the “house” terrine or oysters from Asnelles, a Norman town near Bayeux. Something to delight your taste buds!
Practical information:
- Neighborhood: between Saint-Laurent Saint-Jean and Vieux-Bayeux.
- Type: French cuisine brasserie.
- Capacity: about 20 covers.
- Price range: about 20 € / person including drinks.
- Specialties of Normandy: yes.
- Suitable for children: yes.
- Reservation on this link or by phone at 02 31 92 27 33.
15. Restaurant Le volet qui penche
Enjoy a glass of wine with a bistronomic dish on a pleasant covered and heated terrace! In the historic heart of Bayeux, in a small cul-de-sac, discover the bistro / cellar / delicatessen Le Volet qui penche.
This bistro has everything to please: a friendly atmosphere, an excellent cellar stocked with great vintages and wines from different French wine regions, local partner artisans and even a home delivery service!
For music lovers, concerts and events are regularly organized at the Volet qui penche.
Practical information:
- Neighborhood: Old Bayeux.
- Type: bistronomic.
- Capacity: more than 25 place settings.
- Price range: about 20 € / person including drinks.
- Specialties of Normandy: yes.
- Suitable for children: no.
- Reservation by phone at 02 31 21 98 54 or 06 16 44 68 09.
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Other restaurants in the historic heart of Old Bayeux
They didn’t make it into our top 15, but they are also good restaurants that you could try during your stay in Bayeux.
Restaurant La Bonbonne
Bistro for lunch, tea room in the afternoon and dining bar in the evening, the restaurant La Bonbonne welcomes you in a friendly atmosphere. Taste its small menu that changes every week with a cuisine revisited with the “Bonbonne sauce”.
You will have a choice of two starters, three main courses and two desserts that vary from week to week at lunchtime. In the evening, the sharing of tapas accompanied by cocktails of the house is done in the greatest conviviality and good mood.
Practical information:
- Neighborhood: Old Bayeux.
- Type: bistro, tea room, tapas bar.
- Capacity: about 20 covers.
- Price range: about 25 € / person including drinks.
- Specialties of Normandy: yes.
- Suitable for children: no.
- Reservation by phone at 02 31 22 90 69.
Restaurant Le Louis d’Or
Do you like pancakes and crepes? If you are in Bayeux, you will appreciate the creperie and tea room Le Louis d’Or. Located in the heart of the city, the friendly Le Louis d’Or invites you to savor its sweet and savory creations. In a friendly and welcoming setting, think of the Louis d’Or for a warm lunch or snack in the city center of this ancient medieval city at the gates of the D-Day beaches.
Practical information:
- Neighborhood: Old Bayeux.
- Type: pancake house and tea room.
- Capacity: less than 25 covers.
- Specialties of Normandy: yes.
- Suitable for children: yes.
- Reservation by phone at 02 31 92 47 32.
Restaurant Le Pommier
In the traditional Norman restaurant category, Le Pommier is a must in Bayeux. A generous and gourmet cuisine that follows the seasons and sublimates the gastronomic specialties of the region; a decor both chic and typical with its stone walls found in the ancient medieval city of Bayeux … Isabelle and Thierry Lhuillery who run the restaurant Le Pommier promise you a memorable time in their establishment located in the famous rue des Cuisiniers in Bayeux.
The menu is divided into 2 menus with 3 complete formulas, starter / main course or main course / dessert:
- Epicure’s market menu (choice of 3 starters, 4 main courses and 4 desserts),
- the tourist menu (choice between 3 starters, 3 main courses and 3 desserts).
Practical information:
- Neighborhood: Old Bayeux.
- Type: refined French cuisine.
- Capacity: more than 25 place settings.
- Price range: between 30 € and 50 € / person including drink according to the chosen menu.
- Specialties of Normandy: yes.
- Suitable for children: yes.
- Reservation by phone at 02 31 21 52 10 or by e-mail [email protected].
OUR ADVICE FOR RENTING A CAR IN Normandy
- Compare prices on our preferred platform: DiscoverCars – one of the best rated sites.
- Choose a car that is comfortable enough (distances can be long) but compact (some parking lots and villages are narrow).
- Think of thecomplete insurance (some roads are tortuous and narrow).
- There is a lot of demand, book it early.
Restaurant and delicatessen L’olivérade
The restaurant and delicatessen L’olivérade opened its doors at the very beginning of the 19th century in Bayeux. Its originality? It is an establishment specialized in Mediterranean and Italian cuisine and products. Pesto, tapenade, antipasti, cold cuts, wines, olive oil and fresh pasta adorn the shelves of this delicatessen on rue Maréchal Foch. The team offers a catering service. You can taste these Mediterranean wonders on the spot or during your private events!
Tastings and animations are organized throughout the year with themes that will make you salivate: wine and Italian cheese fair, Corsican fortnight, musical evenings or tapas evenings… So, let’s eat!
Practical information:
- Neighborhood: Old Bayeux.
- Type: delicatessen, restaurant, caterer – Mediterranean specialties.
- Capacity: less than 25 covers.
- Price range: between 20 € and 30 € / person including drinks for a meal depending on the chosen formula.
- Specialties of Normandy: no.
- Suitable for children: no.
- Reservation by phone at 02 31 21 13 43 or by e-mail [email protected].
Gastronomic restaurant near Bayeux
Restaurant Le Quarante-Neuf
In this old typical farm of Bessin at the doors of Bayeux, you will discover the charming inn and its restaurant Le Quarante-Neuf. Elegance, authenticity, modernity and refinement are the hallmarks of this timeless place, with its contemporary home cooking in tune with the seasons. Every week, the chef innovates and proposes a new menu at lunchtime with 3 possible formulas. In the evening, you will have the choice between 2 menus. The dishes combine authenticity, creativity and colors: candied fennel, yuzu, raspberry vinegar… These touches of the chef transcend the specialties of the region.
Practical information:
- Location: Saint-Vigor-le-Grand (14).
- Type: gastronomic restaurant.
- Capacity: more than 25 place settings.
- Price range: between 45 € and 60 € / person including drink according to the chosen menu.
- Specialties of Normandy: yes.
- Suitable for children: no.
- Reservation by phone at 06 08 16 70 06 or by e-mail [email protected].
Our top 3 things to do in Bayeux
Stroll through the alleys of the historic center
In a setting that is both authentic and warm, we were seduced by the charm of the historic heart of Bayeux. Indeed, the medieval architecture is well preserved. Take the time to stroll through the small streets of the center!
There is a lot to see while walking in Old Bayeux:
- the old half-timbered houses, mansions or manor houses with turrets all over downtown,
- the cobbled streets where their windows of craftsmen anddelicatessens display local products will surely make you envious,
- the tourist wonders of the city remained intact despite the Second World War.
You will also have the possibility to visit Bayeux:
- by taking the little tourist train of the city,
- by following the explanatory markers and the bronze nails on the path of the Old Bayeux walking tour.
Visit the Bayeux Tapestry Museum
The Bayeux Tapestry, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is on display in the town’s former Major Seminary, or former Catholic college. Also, this exceptional embroidery tells thestory of the conquest of England in the 11th century by the Duke of Normandy, William the Conqueror. The Bayeux Tapestry is 68 meters long and about 70 cm wide, 50 cm of which are devoted to the embroidery itself. It is a didactic narrative in 58 scenes based on the model of a stained glass window. Historically, the design of this narrative embroidery was commissioned to adorn the nave of the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Bayeux.
Read our article dedicated to the Bayeux Tapestry with many photos and tips to make the most of your visit.
Visit the Notre-Dame de Bayeux Cathedral
The Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Bayeux is a centerpiece of the Old Bayeux circuit. With its medieval architecture, its stained glass windows, its crypt as well as its Romanesque and Gothic styles, it is a place not to be missed. The famous Bayeux Tapestry would have been embroidered in the 11th century to decorate its nave. If you go down into the crypt of the cathedral, be sure to look up to see the 15th century frescoes of the musical angels. In short, a listed monument not to be missed, illuminated from sunset onwards, which is also one of the stops on the Bayeux tourist train.
Read our article dedicated to the Notre-Dame de Bayeux Cathedral to find all our tips and our experience of visiting this magical place.
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