Masterpiece of XI century, the
Bayeux
Tapestry, also known as Queen Mathilde's Tapestry,
attracts each year nearly 500.000 visitors in Normandy
who also come to visit the D-Day Beaches and
the Normandy Museums.
While
telling the story of the epic conquest of England
by William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy,
it is also a vivid testimony of Normandy life
in the Early Middle Ages.
The Tapestry is 70 metres long, 50 centimetres high
and made up of approximately 35 panels embroided in
Bayeux Point stitches on flax fabric. Originally
it was intended to decorate the new nave of the Bayeux
Cathedral where it was preserved until the end
of the XVIII century.
Hidden at the time of the French Revolution then during
the First and Second World Wars, it survives
today having witnessed many eras and troubled times.
The Bayeux Tapestry is the one activity that
should not to be missed in Normandy. Visit
Bayeux's William the Conqueror Centre where,
as well as the Tapestry itself, there is a well laid
out exhibition that gives the background and history
to the Tapestry and William's era. After the Exhibition,
the visit to the Tapestry is accompanied by an individual
sound track commentary available in 14 languages for
you to fully appreciate the beauty of the Tapestry
and William's prowess which it portrays.
Staying in Normandy a little longer?
Pose your bags in one of the cosy
hotel/restaurant in and around Bayeux.
What better than to discovery the D-Day Beaches
while enjoying the wonders that our Normandy
gastronomy has to offer?
Entry Adults: 7.70 € Children: 3.80 €
Opening Hours:
From 15/03 to 01/11: 9:00 to 18:30
From 2/11 to 14/03: 9:30-12:30 to 14:00-18:00
