Tour di un'intera giornata della Band of Brothers da Bayeux
Descrizione
Il libro scritto da Stephen Ambrose e la famosa serie TV del 2001 prodotta da Steven Spielberg e Tom Hanks ha riscosso un grande successo e ha lasciato in tantissime persone il desiderio di conoscere meglio la Easy Company, guidata dal famoso 1° tenente Richard Dick Winters. Questa è la tua occasione per scoprire i siti in cui questi soldati hanno combattuto durante la loro campagna in Normandia e conoscere molti dettagli sui protagonisti e le loro azioni.
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Itinerario
Dopo 30 minuti di auto da Bayeux, inizierai la giornata sulla spiaggia di Omaha, dove sbarcarono la 1a e la 29a divisione di fanteria americana. Con l'aiuto di mappe e immagini, le nostre guide ti spiegheranno tutti i dettagli di "Bloody Omaha". Dalla disposizione delle difese tedesche alla difficile situazione delle prime ondate, condivideremo con voi le storie di questi coraggiosi Gi che hanno conquistato la spiaggia.
Dopo 5 minuti in auto, la tua guida ti mostrerà il cimitero americano dietro la spiaggia di Omaha. il luogo di riposo di oltre 9.000 militari e donne americani. Questo luogo sacro, gestito dall'American Battle Monuments Commission, è il sito del D-Day più visitato in Normandia.
Guideremo per 20 minuti fino alla nostra prossima fermata: il sito unico di Pointe du Hoc. Segui le orme del 2° battaglione di ranger degli Stati Uniti guidato dal famoso tenente colonnello James E. Rudder che ha scalato le scogliere per distruggere una batteria di cannoni tedeschi che minacciava l'intera operazione di sbarco degli Stati Uniti. Crateri di bombe, bunker, panchine, vieni a vedere questo eccezionale campo di battaglia.
Quindi guideremo per 30 minuti fino a Sainte-Mère-Eglise. Nel cuore dell'operazione Airborne, fu la prima città ad essere liberata dai paracadutisti americani. Uno di loro è rimasto bloccato sul campanile della chiesa durante quella notte. La tua guida condividerà con te i dettagli di questa operazione cruciale e molte storie di questi uomini coraggiosi. Faremo una pausa di 60 minuti con tempo libero per il pranzo
Dopo pranzo seguirai Easy Company guidata da Richard "Dick" Winters. Imparerai in dettaglio i piani del D-day riguardanti i diversi reggimenti della 101a divisione aviotrasportata per le loro primissime azioni durante la seconda guerra mondiale. Scopri la fattoria di Marmion e fermati dove sono state scattate le prime foto del cinegiornale dell'invasione. Gli uomini della Easy Company sono rimasti lì per un po'.
La battaglia del maniero di Brecourt è l'azione più famosa vista nel secondo episodio della serie televisiva. Il gruppo ha tirato fuori quattro pistole che sparavano a Utah Beach. Dal monumento aziendale Easy la tua guida ti racconterà tutto su questa battaglia eccezionale.
Il tour terminerà a Carentan. La città era un crocevia strategico che Easy Company conquistò. Guarda la strada utilizzata da questi uomini nel terzo episodio dello spettacolo "Band of Brothers" Quindi guideremo per 30 minuti a Bayeux, dove abbiamo iniziato il tour.
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Recensioni(104)
Bryce was an excellent tour guide. Dispute a malfunctioning sound system in the van he managed to inform and educate on the Band of Brothers Tour. I consider myself a WW2 aficionado but Bryce was able to fill in gaps that I did not know. I highly recommend
Excellent experience! Paul was very knowledgeable and answered all of our questions. We had our younger son with us and he included him in the conversation. Paul also gave excellent suggestions on places to eat, and other activities to enjoy while we were on our vacation in that area. Highly recommend!
We had the most amazing fantastic well informed tour. It has been our dream to visit and we were not disappointed . Our tour guide, unfortunately his name slipped my mind was from HQ company. Excellent. Thank you
We had Paul as a guide (HQ company) and he knows a lot about that period! We were very impressed. With facts, passion and humour he takes you back to D-Day time. We think he has seen the series B or B a lot. 😊 We came to places that are also featured in the series. That already appeals to the imagination, but because he also knew certain texts by heart, the picture is completely complete. In addition, he came up with fun facts about ordinary life. Thank you Paul for this unforgettable day!🍀
We had the most wonderful and knowledgeable guide William (Guillame?). So very interesting covering so much about D-Day, the places, the people and the events. Could not have been more engrossing. Very personable and steeped in knowledge about the area and the history. Shared some of his personal emotions about WWII. If you can, urge you to ask for him. Only regret is we did not spend another day or two with him in the area Gerald & Linda
Our guide Paul was excellent. Great English skills!
Gwen was absolutely fantastic on our tour. He made it personable to my husband’s family member who passed on the beach on D day & just all around did an excellent job. He is so knowledgeable, yet doesn’t seem like a history tour because he has so many personal stories of soldiers and civilians to keep you entertained. We got to see so much in our day trip & a big part of that was because Gwen navigated us and saved us time at each stop, knowing exactly what to do. HIGHLY recommend!
The guide arrived right on time for pick-up. The vehicle was a modern and comfortable minivan, well stocked with mineral water. Our guide, Michael, was friendly and very knowledgeable about the subject. He happily answered questions throughout the day, including more general questions about the area's history. He also carried a binder containing several period photographs, which he used to compare locations as they appeared during the war with how they look today. He was also happy to provide information about other museums and sites in the area that he recommended visiting. The morning half of the tour was centred around the beach landings, while the afternoon covered the airborne assault, focusing primarily on the unit featured in Band of Brothers, but also touching on the actions of the 82nd Airborne in the area. Michael frequently quoted from both the TV series and its source book, pointing out locations where some of the events portrayed on screen took place, as well as explaining several of the inaccuracies and liberties taken by the series. Of the morning stops, Pointe du Hoc was a particular highlight. Lunch was taken in Sainte-Mère-Église, which was a great place to stop and felt a little like the gift shop at the end of the Normandy campaign! There were plenty of cafés, bakeries, bars and gift shops, many of them themed around D-Day. We visited on a Thursday when the local market was taking place, which made parking a little tricky but did not affect our visit. The afternoon took us through the bocage countryside, where we visited several memorials to the airborne soldiers and learned more about their actions following the landings. You certainly don't need to be a fan of Band of Brothers to enjoy this tour. It provides a very good overview of the American involvement on D-Day, and I would happily recommend it to anyone interested in the history of the Normandy campaign.
This was one of the best tours I have been on. It was every historical site I hoped to see on my visit to Normandy. There were only four of us in a van with our guide who was a wealth of Information and even suggested a lunch spot and made reservations for us. I highly recommend this tour. It was very personal.
Wow, thank you for your wonderful review! We're so pleased you enjoyed the tour, the small-group experience, and your guide's knowledge and helpful recommendations. Your kind recommendation means a lot to us, and we hope to welcome you back to Normandy again soon! Pierre HQ Company Tour
Paul is a great tour guide to go with. From high over to detail and from a joke or chit chat, he comes seriously around the corner again and gets you quiet about the content. This tour makes much visible about the extent of an operation which fortunately has taken place anyway. You only get respect and gratitude for the people who gave their lives for our freedom then. Impressed with what I've been able to see. Highly recommended.
