Paris to Caen by train or car

I will be going from Paris to Caeen for two nights.

2 June to 4 June. Would like to visit the D-Day beaches and a few museums.

I%26#39;m also considering going to Mont St. Michel.

My question is, should I hire a car from Paris for the whole trip or whether it would be better catching a train to Caen and picking up a car there?

Cheers.

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For three days it%26#39;s perhaps best to rent a car at Bayeux or Caen. If you had longer I%26#39;d suggest renting at Paris to visit places like Giverny, Chateau Gaillard, Rouen, Jumieges, and Honfleur.

But three days will just give you time to visit Bayeux, the d-day beaches and MSM.

If you haven%26#39;t already booked a hotel you will have a job finding one near the coast in that week of the 6th June. For your visit to the beaches make sure you have a guided visit or you%26#39;ll waste you hard earned vacation. Depending on your means you have the choice between a private guide, a minibus tour, or a d-day audio guide.

Don%26#39;t miss the tapestry at Bayeux. It%26#39;s unique.

On the way from Bayeux to MSM you can visit Norrey en Bessin (a giant pottery show room) Hill 192, Villedieu le Poëles (a bell foundry)and a german ossuary at Huisne. Take the coast road just after Avranches to pass through Pontaubault (where patton captured a vital bridge intact) then carry on by the bay with more and more glimpses of the mount as you get closer.

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Thanks cpmac.

What areas would be considered by the coast?

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Towns actually by the sea, Bayeux and Caen.

See the site

http://www.calvados-tourisme.info/EN/

and contact them for some advice.

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