Caen City Highlights - Walking Tour

Hello ! I'm Karine and it's a pleasure to meet you. I was born in Caen, 25 years after the Liberation of Normandy, and I was raised up in a village which was part of Sword Beach, one of the five Landing Beaches on D Day. There was a British tank not far away from home. . . It had been knocked out of action on D Day. I was a teenager when veterans starting coming back and I met a lot of them when they came to the graves of their comrades. I have always been interested in History, but also by everything around me : nature, animals, traditions, techniques, agriculture, architecture, art. . . Being a guide for more than 30 years, I am still passionate about my job and happy to meet people from all around the world and let them discover, understand and appreciate my wonderful region Normandy. I like professionalism so I prepare my tours very seriously. Sometimes I am told : "Watch out ! These people are VIP !", let me tell you that for me you are all VIP. . . My best skill I think is to be good at telling stories so that you can better understand, better imagine. I also know how to add some touches of humour to create a pleasant atmosphere : you are on vacation ! If you want me to go more in depth, no problem, I adapt to your requirements. And there are places where silence and respect have to be the rule, like in military cemeteries where our liberators rest for ever. I am ready to tell you about Vikings, William the Conqueror, Archangel St Michael, architecture, painters, local traditions. . . You are more interested about D Day ? I have worked as a senior guide in two major companies specialized in D Day Tours and trained some of the guides who are working in Normandy. I am a "Guide Conférencière Nationale", which means I am licensed by the French government to guide everywhere, including inside Historical Monuments. I am also licensed and insured for transporting passengers. And, most important, I am impatient to guide you ! Carte de Guide Conférencier National (French Licensed Guide card) License for the transport of persons as a commercial activity, in small vehicles. I do not have any restrictions in regard to my guiding, I can offer a full range of experiences