Bayeux tapestry
Known worldwide, Bayeux tapestry is a unique masterpiece. An 11th century art work 70 m on 0.50 m of linen canvas embroidered with colors, exposing in 58 scenes the reasons and the circumstances of the expedition of Guillaume the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy and his army in 1066. This superb work would have been commanded by Odon, half-brother of Guillaume and bishop of Bayeux, to an Anglo-Saxon workshop to present it of his cathedral.
Notre-Dame Cathedral
An exceptional site that has been the subject of numerous embellishments and modifications between the 13th and 15th centuries. It dominates the city center of Bayeux whose heritage is exceptional.
Lace conservatory
This workshop aims to safeguard the know-how transmitted by the Dentellières de Bayeux since the 17th century. The lace conservatory continues to teach the techniques of lace at the spinders. Exhibition, animation, sale.
To see also in Bayeux: Memorial of General de Gaulle, Memorial Museum of the Battle of Normandy, Convent of the Augustines, Singles of Benedictines….
