Regions of France

Château la Chenevière Port-en-Bessin, Normandy An elegant hideaway set in the Normandy countryside, Château La Chenevière Hotel is a gracious 18th-century château surrounded by attractive gardens and parkland close to the D-Day Landing Beaches and historic Bayeux. Enjoy a heated outdoor pool, tennis court, inviting bar and gastronomic cuisine reflecting the flavours of Normandy. The atmosphere at Château La Chenevière Hotel is that of an English country house, imbued by its British owners, combined with French style. The rooms and suites are havens of comfort and decorated in soft pastel tints to bring a warm, modern ambience yet still retaining its period splendour. Every room has a garden view and the whole place reflects casual country charm. These were the two beaches of the American assault. Utah went well with few casualties, however Omaha beach, as depicted in the film ‘Saving Private Ryan’ was a bloodbath with many soldiers drowned or shot by stiff German resistance. Omaha & UTAH Juno, which included 14,000 Canadian troops, proved a tough landing. A reef off the coast held up the landing craft for half an hour, while they floated in sight of the German defenders and when they got to the beach they were pinned down. JUNO The preparatory bombardment at Gold Beach, one of the British landing sites, made a huge difference. Three out of four heavy German guns at the Longues-sur-mer battery were taken out by direct hits from cruisers an hour before the troops arrived. SWORD & GOLD The D-DAY Landings Whatever the circumstances a visit to the D-Day beaches will evoke great emotion. Veterans have returned year after year, and as time marches on new generations will no doubt return to honour themand those that did not make it, who are represented in a sea of crosses in the war cemeteries showing the great price paid for liberation on those fateful days in June 1944. 49