This French beach is where the allied troops arrived in 1944 to liberate Europe. It has been…read morerebuilt and is now a lively tourist area, but there are many reminders of the price that was paid by all the Allied Force Troops to create this much enjoyed freedom!

It was striking to set foot on Omaha Beach, and Omaha Beach was where the most horrendous American…read morelosses were suffered during the D-Day landings. The beach was quite flat and wide when we saw it at mid-tide, but at low tide when the troops landed, the width of the beach would have been an astounding 450 yards. It's no wonder the casualty rate of the first two landing waves was 90% as the GI's were sitting ducks under the heavy German machine gun fire. But a low tide landing was the plan so that the barricades and mines could be visible, so it was a tradeoff of two evils. Physically visiting this site gives you these insights and that was enlightening, but setting foot here on this once bloody beach where the course of world history hung in the balance was quite special and humbling.

Utah Beach is amazing , we're WE2 ended and liberated France . This is definitely a stop that…read moreeveryone should see if they are visiting in France. There is also an amazing museum to visit as well. This is definitely a part of history that is truly amazing

I always wanted to visit the site of the greatest military invasion in the history of the world,…read moreand Utah Beach was the westernmost of the 5 landing sites of that D-Day invasion. There is a Utah Beach Landing Museum present (which I did not visit), and various monuments. There is a prominent monument dedicated to Andrew Jackson Higgins for developing the essential Higgins Boat landing craft. Also nearby, but not right at Utah Beach, is a prominent leadership monument featuring Richard D Winters, the heroic commander of the "Band of Brothers", i.e. Easy Company of the 101st Airborne Division. He paratrooped in at 1:30am on D-Day and landed nearby. I walked Utah Beach and it's flatter with no bluffs here compared to what we saw later at Omaha Beach about 10 miles to the east. I was surprised to learn the difference in the width of the beach between low and high tide is an astounding 450 yards! We saw this beach near high tide, and you'll see from the photos there's not that much beach, but there was on D-Day when they landed near low tide per the plan so that the barricades and mines and such would be visible. So much world-altering history here on the Normandy Beaches, it's all a must-see!

Could be a 5-star campsite. But you know how it works with campsites: the bigger, the more…read moreannoyance from other campers, or from to much activities/entertainment. At ' le Clos Marin' you can step directly from campsite on the Normandy-beaches - perfect. But at night it means that all youngsters still come and go to the beaches and they do this never quietly, unfortunately. So find a camp-spot away from the beach-entrance. Furthermore it is a nice campsite, nice swimming-pool to cool down, spacious camp-spots, proper toilet-blocks. And village around the corner for your shoppings.

It took us about an hour to get here from Deauville by car. There is plenty of free parking. The…read morecentre is lovely and run by Canadian youth that are bilingual. We missed the timings of the English tour and the bunker tour so we went through the museum by ourself. The info in there is thorough and they keep interest with visual displays, videos and audio explanations. Some displays are interactive. We were fortunate enough to see the temporary exhibit on women in the war set up for the 75th anniversary for dday. Sadly it was raining and thundering so we got minimal time on the beach area. Definitely worth the visit. Souvenir shop inside the centre.

It was a pleasure to have the opportunity to visit one of the most famous historical sites, and…read moreenjoy some fresh beach air in France. I love visiting monuments that have a deep story to tell. World War II is actually one of my favorite eras. If you happen to past through Normandy, then you should definitely visit Centre Juno Beach. This famous beach is where 14,000 courageous Canadians stormed Juno beach, in order to liberate France from the Nazis. France has done a fine job in preserving the legacy of these proud Canadian soldiers, and remembering June 6,1944.