The festivities around the 80th anniversary of the Landing begin this Saturday, June 1, with the unmissable burning of the coast in 21 municipalities Calvados and Manche. The entire Normandy coast will be ablaze at nightfall. From 11:30 p.m., to highlight the major sites of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy and to pay tribute to the veterans who fought for freedom.
The essential
- 21 fireworks, 19 in Calvados, 2 in Manche
- The burning of the coasts takes place from 11:30 p.m.
- The coast will be set ablaze along nearly 100 km of coastline, from Merville-Franceville in Calvados to Saint-Martin-de-Varreville in Manche.
Our reporters on the ground and on the beaches of D-Day
- François Duval at Omaha Beach (Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer)
- Sébastien Pollock at Sword Beach, on Ouistreham beach
- Léni Flouvat at Juno Beach, at the Seulles estuary in Courseulles-sur-Mer
- Irène Prigent at Gold Beach, in the town of Asnelles
- Antoine Lifaut at Utah Beach (Saint-Marie-du-Mont)
François Duval
Follow our special show on France Bleu
You can follow the conflagration on France Bleu Normandie and France Bleu Cotentin between 6 p.m. and midnight with the latest information to get around as well as possible. You can also call your radio station at 0800851010.
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