Getting There -- Twelve trains depart daily from Paris's Gare St-Lazare. The 2 1/2-hour trip to Bayeux costs 45€ ($65). Most trains stop in Caen. Travel time between Caen and Bayeux is about 20 minutes and costs 8€ ($12). To drive to Bayeux from Paris (trip time: 3 hr.), take A13 to Caen and E46 west to Bayeux.
Visitor Information -- The Office de Tourisme is at pont St-Jean (tel. 02-31-51-28-28; www.bayeux-bessin-tourism.com).
Special Events -- The town goes wild on the first weekend in July during Fêtes Médiévales; the streets fill with wine and song during 2 days of medieval revelry. For information, call tel. 02-31-92-03-30.
