We visited in 2004 for D-Day 60th and because we were in a green Defender we were treated like liberators,[there were more jeeps in 2004 than 1944...] been back once or twice every year since. Bayeaux is always bustling, my son likes the junk shop at top end of main drag, sells cross bows and gothic fantasy stuff but the shop keeper is a character, if you loiter outside he will drag you in and try to sell you a knuckle duster. Falaise is worth a visit though its a bit of a trek, there is a restored castle were a certain William was born, and a WWII museum in a former cheese factory, place seems to have fallen on hard times of late and many shops have closed down.
