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The main street: r. St-Patrice, r. St-Malo and even further is closed to traffic on Saturday morning and becomes a market where anything can be found, especially foodstuffs.(Other VT members have noted this). As you can see, even the rain does not dampen the activity.
Written Nov 26, 2007
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When people meet, they kiss on the cheeks (this typical French gesture is called se faire la bise). Unlike in other places, the number of bises in Bayeux is quite fix: two kisses seems to be the most frequent option, although three are also possible. I even saw two people exchange five kisses, but that is not typical of the area.
Updated Oct 29, 2007
Website: http://combiendebises.free.fr
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This huge medieval-smelling market always takes place the first weekend of July:
food and drink to taste , local farm products and barbecues, arts and crafts, music and entertainment, fancy dress parade, Sunday mass in the cathedral like in the old days (no chairs, people in medieval costumes)... books, workshops...
Written Jun 9, 2006
Website: www.mairie-bayeux.fr
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4 Reviews and 233 Opinions I would recommend this 3 star hotel to anyone staying in Bayeux. It is an old townhouse which has...
3 Reviews and 442 Opinions Well I found this hotel on the net and then VTer Jakeline from Bayeux gave a recommendation so we...
2 Reviews and 61 Opinions I stayed here quite a while ago, I think early 90s. It was for 3 nights and we had a wonderful time....
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This huge medieval-smelling market always takes place the first weekend of July: food and drink to taste , local farm products and barbecues, arts and crafts,...
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Q: Hello. I live in north east England and would like to visit Bayeux, especially to visit the tapestry, but am also interested in...
A: To get there indepedently there are 2 main possibilities. First is going to Portsmouth, then the ferry to Caen (Ouistreham). There is a reasonable rail service between...
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Welcome in the wonderfull town of Bayeux. Bayeux is a beautiful town that boasts the only pictorial testimony of the consignment over the Channel of William the Conqueror in 1066: the tapestry of...
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I've lived in Bayeux since 1999. My job is not far. It is a quiet city, attractive to many tourists: Middle Ages, architecture and history, and a place to rest after the visits in the various war...
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Bayeux, a medieval town in Normandy, is most famous for The Bayeux Tapestry, a remarkable record of William the Conquerer's conquests in the 11th Century. The town itself is charming, with its...
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September 24 & 25, 1998 Ever since Hans and I learned about Bayeux and its famous tapestry, we made it a priority to see it the next time we were in France. So after visiting his sister and exploring...
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Untouched in the Eye of the Storm
Bayeux (pop. 15K) is a plain small city with the good fortune not to be a railhead and far enough inland not to be a port, thus not worth defending. Its main attractions were thus fortunately spared...
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