Short trip from Paris, and just across the channel from England

Short trip from Paris, and just across the channel from England Famous WWII landing beaches, museum and memorials Historical region of William the Conqueror The famous Mt. Saint Michel Abbey Seaside resorts and casinos Just across the Channel from London, and not far from Paris, you will find the welcoming region of Normandy with its varied coastline and rich countryside. Normandy probably has more significance to North American visitors than any other part of France. Normandy gets its name from the 10th-century Norman Vikings that settled the country. In 1066 the famous Norman Duke William defeated the Saxon King Harold in the Battle of Hastings, was crowned King of England and became known as William the Conqueror. For many centuries after the descendants of his Norman army governed England, creating much of the Anglo-Saxon heritage.