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Bayeux War Cemetery
The peaceful Bayeux War Cemetery is the largest of the 18 Commonwealth military cemeteries in Normandy. It contains 4868 graves of soldiers from the UK and 10 other countries (including Germany, in contrast to the American cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer). Many of the soldiers buried here were never identified, and the headstones are simply marked 'A Soldier Known Unto God'. The bodies of 1807 other Commonwealth soldiers were never found, and are commemorated on the memorial across the main road.
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Cathédrale Notre Dame
Most of Bayeux's spectacular Norman-Gothic Cathédrale Notre Dame dates from the 13th century, though the crypt, the arches of the nave and the lower portions of the entrance towers are 11th-century Romanesque. The central tower was added in the 15th century; the copper dome dates from the 1860s.
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Conservatoire de la Dentelle
The fascinating Conservatoire de la Dentelle is dedicated to the preservation of traditional Norman lace-making. You can watch some of France's most celebrated lace-makers, who create intricate designs using dozens of bobbins and hundreds of pins.
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Musée Baron Gérard
The Musée Baron Gérard specialises in local porcelain, lace and 15th- to 19th-century paintings (Italian, Flemish and impressionist). Admission is free if you buy a ticket to the tapestry museum.
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Musée de la Tapisserie de Bayeux
Undoubtedly the world's most celebrated piece of embroidery, the Bayeux Tapestry is housed in the Musée de la Tapisserie de Bayeux . Upstairs there's a short historical film and a full-size reconstruction of the tapestry, but you'll be better off skipping both and heading downstairs to see the real thing. An audioguide is included in the admission price.
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Musée Mémorial 1944 Bataille de Normandie
Bayeux' Musée Mémorial 1944 Bataille de Normandie, housing one of Normandy's main collections of D-Day memorabilia, has recently undergone refurbishment.
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