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Whether it is just for cloths or groceries. Or maybe to get some souvenirs of Normandy. Bayeux is a town that has it's function as regional shopping place. The pleasant shopping streets look warm and inviting and the people do their best to give everything a colourful look by planting flowers and keeping the streets tidy.
Written Nov 23, 2007
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Visitors to France will be familiar with the elegant and artistic style of window dressing to be seen not only in large smart cities but often in small towns and villages . The display of flowers and autumn fruits in a main street in old Bayeux caught my eye with its colourful and beautifully arranged wares.
Written Oct 14, 2007
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This distinctive sign will lead you to a tearoom that offers fine French pastery.
Queen Mathilde was the wife of William the Conqueror. One legend, which is probably not true, has Mathilde (Matilda) embroidering the Bayeux Tapestry.
Written Jan 25, 2004
Address: 47 rue Saint-Jean
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This shop is beautiful, and offers treasures-- pastry and candy. It will be hard to pass by this shop without stepping inside to sample its wares!
You will find this shop by looking for its stained glass sign, which deserves a separate picture (see below).
Written Jan 25, 2004
Address: 47 rue Saint Martin
Phone: 02 31 92 00 59
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We spent several hours window shopping on the main street in Bayeux. The French do great window displays; there is always an attention to detail and a unity that is impressive.
This store offers some of life's pleasures-- good food and good drink.
Bayeux is located in the Department called Calvados, which lends its name to a wonderful local beverage. It is a brandy made from apples.
What to buy: At this particular store:
Produits du terroir : pommeau, cidre, calvados, alcools spiritueux, champagne, confiseries, chocolats… Cadeaux paniers garnis.
[Regional products: pommeau (Like Bailey's Irish Cream, but made with apple brandy and cream), cider, calvados, liqueurs, champagne, jam, chocolate, decorated gift baskets]
Written Jan 25, 2004
Address: 45, rue St Martin
Phone: 02 31 21 57 99
We were told of this shop where the porcelain is hand-painted by a local artist. It is expensive but was a great souvineer to bring home to family memebers.
What to pay: The flower vase I purchased was 62.50 euros. A small jewelry box was 25.60 euros.
Written Apr 18, 2003
Address: 9, place aux Pommes, Bayeux
Phone: 31 21 98 00
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We were told of this shop where the porcelain is hand-painted by a local artist. It is expensive but was a great souvineer to bring home to family...
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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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