If You're NearbyÉtretat
Normandy
About 50 miles away
White chalk arches that inspired Monet, on the Normandy coast.
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Caen Memorial
A large museum of the Second World War and the Cold War, built in the city flattened by the Battle of Normandy.
- Open
- Most of the year; closed for a few weeks in January
- Price
- Paid
- Time Needed
- Half a day
- Address
- Esplanade Général Eisenhower, 14050 CaenDirections
- Getting There
- Bus 2 from Caen's center, about 15 minutes.
Why Go
The memorial follows the road from the First World War to the Second, the Normandy campaign and the Cold War, with films, artifacts and gardens of remembrance. Caen itself was largely destroyed in the summer of 1944.
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About 58 miles away
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About 74 miles away
A walled corsair port, wild coasts, and Carnac's thousands of standing stones.
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