Normandy is home to a diverse range of culinary specialities so while you're visiting the Saint-Lô destination, make sure you stop by one of the many markets, where you'll find local products and the area's unmissable specialities!
Time always flies by on holiday and it's not easy to see everything at once, so we've compiled a selection for you of some of the unmissable places to visit while you're staying in the Saint-Lô destination.
Just like the town of Saint-Lô itself, the Second World War left a great number of constructions in ruins. In the various municipalities throughout the destination, the churches were often the most impacted. We recommend coming to explore these churches that were subsequently rebuilt.
Whatever happens, the traces left behind by mankind will always be eventually covered up as nature takes its course, but we should never forget what happened on our soil in the summer of 1944.
« Saint-Lô, Chef-lieu du département de la Manche qui a su garder une entière confiance dans la destinée du pays, a subi dans la nuit du 6 au 7 juin, avec un calme héroïque, un bombardement aérien à un tel point massif que ses habitants ont pu se considérer comme citoyens de la capitale des ruines ».
Légion d'honneur et Croix de guerre remises par Vincent Auriol le 2 juin 1948.
The time has come to pay tribute to our heroes, showcase our major sites that witnessed one of the biggest battles in the history of humanity, and celebrate the freedom that was regained after so much suffering.
In Normandy in June 1944, a large-scale military operation took place. This was the biggest operation in history and it would go on to change the course of history. Today, people still come to the Landing Beaches and the iconic sites of the Second World War, to pay tribute to the heroes who came to help us regain our freedom...