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View of Omaha Beach – Map of War loop from Colleville-sur-Mer

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View of Omaha Beach – Map of War loop from Colleville-sur-Mer

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View of Omaha Beach – Map of War loop from Colleville-sur-Mer

02:16

8.58km

80m

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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 16, 2026

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1.52 km

Reflecting Pool at the Normandy American Cemetery Visitor Center

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On June 6, 2007, exactly 63 years after D-Day, the ABMC opened the visitor center. Among the more than 3,000 attendees was US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates.
The visitor center offers a comprehensive overview of the Normandy landings on June 6, 1944, and the role of American troops on D-Day. Several exhibition rooms display historical exhibits, photos, documents, and maps that illustrate the course of the invasion, troop movements, soldiers' equipment, and strategic challenges.
The visitor center also includes a wonderful reflection pond.
The shallow water basin captures the surroundings in its still surface and reflects the architecture as well as the sky. Its calm design creates a place for contemplation and remembrance. At the same time, it connects the exhibition area of the visitor center with the adjacent memorial area.

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1.72 km

The Landing Beaches

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Here the division of the individual landing zones is nicely subdivided

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1.73 km

View of Omaha Beach

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From above Omaha Beach, visitors can enjoy a panoramic view of the landing beaches, complemented by an overview panel. This shows the positions of the units, the routes of the landing ships, and the movements of troops inland, allowing them to vividly retrace the course of the D-Day landings.

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1.81 km

Map of War

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The monument titled “The Spirit of American Youth Rising From the Waves” is surrounded by a semicircular row of columns. At the ends of the colonnade, two loggias display illustrated maps in English and French: the southern one depicts the Normandy landings, the northern one the advance of the Allies until the German surrender in 1945.

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1.84 km

D-Day: Landings on the Normandy Beaches

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At both ends of a colonnade are loggias, in which maps and explanations of the battles are shown in English and French.
The southern loggia depicts the course of the Normandy landings and the subsequent advance of the Allies inland.
The northern loggia, on the other hand, shows the military operations in Western Europe – from D-Day to the capitulation of Germany in May 1945.

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2.33 km