Plan Ahead: Since some of Normandy's D-Day beaches sit roughly 200 miles northwest of Paris, you're in for a full day, but the rolling hills and lush pastures of the French countryside create a scenic ...

CHCH has your exclusive opportunity to sail with Rick Zamperin on a river cruise through Paris and Normandy. Teri Recunyk ...

NORMANDY, France — A sunrise over any beach is beautiful. Peaceful. And when you're the only one walking on the sand it's perfect. But this isn't just any beach. This place is part of D-Day history.

Thanks to its proximity to Paris, Normandy makes for an easy daytrip that's especially popular with travelers interested in seeing Monet's house and gardens or the D-Day Beaches. But if you only visit ...

Occasionally during the Olympics, a Globe reporter will share observations from the Games. Today, Tara Sullivan shares her reflections about a day trip to Normandy. Read more about the Olympics here.

This year remains special for tourists who cannot help but recognize two momentous celebrations: The 75th anniversaries of the D-Day landing on June 6, 1944, and the liberation of Paris, August 25, ...

One might think that there would be little new for historians in the big events of World War II, but the books keep on coming. Perhaps this is because of the war's extraordinary scale, the enduring ...