Historic Center of Bayeux – Longues-sur-Mer Battery loop from Bayeux

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Historic Center of Bayeux – Longues-sur-Mer Battery loop from Bayeux

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Historic Center of Bayeux – Longues-sur-Mer Battery loop from Bayeux

01:46

29.9km

170m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 26, 2026

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Start point

Bus stop

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2.07 km

Half-timbered house on Rue des Cuisiniers

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This half-timbered house is the oldest in Bayeux (14th century)

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2.10 km

Historic Center of Bayeux

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A small old town worth seeing, which was the first to be liberated without destruction in the Second World War. It still has a lot of old historical buildings with lots of half-timbering and the Norman cathedral.

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2.45 km

Notre-Dame Cathedral

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Bayeux Cathedral was consecrated in 1077 by Bishop Odon de Conteville in the presence of his brother, William the Conqueror. It was to decorate the nave of the cathedral that …

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10.8 km

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Cave Entrance

17.2 km

Batteries des Longues

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A once formidable German coastal battery. Despite the 600 tons of bombs dropped by 124 RAF aircraft on the night of 5/6 June, the four guns were still intact the …

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17.3 km

Bunker 3 - Artillery battlements stand

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A former German gun battery from the Atlantic Wall can be visited here.

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17.3 km

German coastal battery of the Atlantic Wall

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17.4 km

Longues-sur-Mer Battery

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An impressive, very well preserved part of the North Atlantic Wall. Quite lonely during the week in March and therefore even more impressive and almost spooky if you are there all alone

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