The Bayeux Tapestry is one of the rare documents included in UNESCO’s «Memory of the World» register to be exhibited in public.
Distance: 20min – 15km
This authentic, thousand-year-old embroidery is an invitation to take a journey back to the time of the castles and fortresses. Considered to be the ancestor of the comic strip, it tells the fabulous epic of William the Conqueror, the famous Duke of Normandy, who left to fight at Hastings in 1066 to conquer the throne of England. Its unique historical value and aesthetic value still inspire artists and intrigue scientists around the world.
Location
Musée de la tapisserie, 13B Rue de Nesmond, 14400 Bayeux, France