Reporters Memorial, Bayeux
The Reporters Memorial in Bayeux is an avenue of white rememberance slabs of stone, each seven feet high, and each recording the names of reporters who were killed reporting conflict.
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Don’t go on Sundays if you don’t like things in cages, the space gets taken over by a somewhat questionable animal market.
All year round, the Marché aux Fleurs on the Isle de la Cité brings a bit of colour to an otherwise rather staid neighbourhood. You’ll see a wide variety of specialist flowers including orchids.
The Reporters Memorial in Bayeux is an avenue of white rememberance slabs of stone, each seven feet high, and each recording the names of reporters who were killed reporting conflict.
The Notre-Dame Cathedral in the centre of Bayeux was built in 1077 and was the original home of the Bayeux Tapestry. It is known as Cathedral of Our Lady of Bayeux.
Bayeux is a picturesque medieval village in Western France, largely unscared by past conflicts, but with a unique connection to the past.
A great stop-off point on the way to Daylesford in Victoria’s mineral springs area.
Relax by the cozy fire, have a ride on a tourist train, visit a gold mine, wander through the historic cemetery – it’s a great weekend away in Walhalla.
Ksar Oulad Soltane, near Tataouine, is an excellent example of a Berber plains village used by the semi nomadic tribes.