sightseeing Approx. one hour away
THE GATTEVILLE LIGHTHOUSE
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GATTEVILLE
The lighthouse
02 33 23 17 97
http://www.pharedegatteville.com
The Gatteville lighthouse, which is 75 metres high, is the 2nd highest lighthouse in France after the one on Ile Vierge, off the Finistère coast. It took five years to build, from 1829 to 1834. Under Charles X it was the biggest building site in France.
LA CITE DE LA MER
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CHERBOURGLa Cité de la Mer
Gare Maritime Transatlantique
50100 Cherbourg
02 33 20 26 69
Website: http://www.citedelamer.com
Located in the last Transatlantic Harbor station of Cherbourg, la Cité de la Mer is a tourist and playful site devoted to underwater and discovery of the big depths.
MONT SAINT-MICHEL
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Mont Saint Michel
Mont Saint-Michel, "Wonder of the Western World" is one of the main monuments of interest in France, due to the original nature of the site and the beauty of the architecture.
This rocky islet has a circumference of close to one kilometre (0.6 miles), is 80 metres (262 ft.) high and is attached to the Bay by an insubmersible dyke built in 1879. In the 21st Century, Mont Saint-Michel continues its thousand-year-old tradition of welcoming visitors. During the period of spring tides, twice per month, the sight of the incoming tide is spectacular. The tide amplitude is the highest in Europe.
THE NORMANDY LANDING BEACHES
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In the Manche
La batterie d'Azeville Built by the Todt Organisation from 1941 to 1944 close to Sainte-Mère-Eglise, the Azeville battery is an important element in the Atlantic Wall. Provided with an impressive underground complex and a complete defence system, it was one of the Allies’ main objectives on 6 June 1944. It participated in the combats as of the first moment of the Landing and bombarded the entire Utah Beach sector for more than three days. It was captured on 9 June after an intense battle.
Contact:
la rue d'azeville
50310 AZEVILLE
02 33 40 63 05
http://www.patrimoine.manche.fr