CIMETIÈRE ET MÉMORIAL AMÉRICAINS DE NORMANDIE (2)

Basse-Normandie

By The Baguette

This year commemorates the 66th year since the Normandy Landings on the 6th of June 1944, D-Day. Thousands of men and women gave their lives in the liberation of Northern France. Their graves are the permanent and visible symbol of their heroic devotion...

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CIMETIÈRE MILITAIRE ALLEMAND (DEUTSCHE KRIEGSGRÄBERSTÄTTE), LA CAMBE

Calvados

By The Baguette

During the Allied invasion of Normandy, the United States Army Graves Registration Service established two large cemeteries with fallen American and German soldiers near the village La Cambe, about eight kilometers east of Isigny-sur-Mer. After 1945,...

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KERMESSE DE LA PAROISSE SAINT-CLAIR, QUERQUEVILLE AU MANOIR DE LA COQUERIE

Querqueville

By The Baguette

The annual kermesse was held on Sunday at the Manoir de la Coquerie in Querqueville by the Parish of Saint-Clair. The manoir is owned by the city and dates from the 16th century. It is listed as a Historical Monument and is used as an exhibition hall...

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PRESQU’ÎLE EN FLEURS, CHÂTEAU DES RAVALET, TOURLAVILLE

Festivals

By The Baguette

On Saturday and Sunday, the Cherbourg Botanical Society held its fourth edition of “Presqu’île en fleurs” at the Château des Ravalet in Tourlaville. This year’s theme was Renaissance Roses although the 14 hectare park was teeming with many other flowers...

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LES GENDARMES

Nature

By The Baguette