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Visit the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial

May 21, 2016 by Henk Bekker in Calvados, France, Normandy

Headstones in the Normandy American Cemetery

The US Military Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer above Omaha Beach is the largest allied war cemetery in Normandy, France. The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer in France is with 9,387 graves the largest of the allied military cemeteries in Normandy. The memorial site overlooks Omaha landing beach where so many soldiers died on D-Day. The … [Read more...]

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Visit the Germany Military Cemetery at La Cambe in Normandy

May 21, 2016 by Henk Bekker in Calvados, France, Normandy

Tumulus at the German Military Cemetery at La Cambe

The Deutscher Soldatenfriedhof at La Cambe is the largest Second World War military cemetery in Normandy. The Cimetière Militaire Allemand / Deutscher Soldatenfriedhof at La Cambe is the final resting place of over 21,000 German soldiers who died during the Battle of Normandy in 1944. The German military cemetery has by far the largest number of war graves in the region … [Read more...]

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See the Arromanches 360° Movie and Mulberry Harbor

April 2, 2016 by Henk Bekker in Calvados, France, Normandy

Arromanches 360° Cinema in Normandy

The Arromanches 360° cinema is a popular introduction to touring the D-Day landing beaches. The belvedere gives excellent free views of the Mulberries. The Arromanches 360° Cinéma Circulaire is a circular cinema showing archive footage from the D-Day landings and the Battle of Normandy that followed. It is not a museum and visitors will learn little new or any specific … [Read more...]

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Visit the Ruins of the Romanesque Abbey of Jumièges near Rouen

December 7, 2013 by Henk Bekker in France, Normandy, Seine-Maritime

Lantern tower ruins at Jumièges

The remains of the Romanesque Abbaye de Jumièges are amongst the most beautiful ruins in all of France. It is fine day trip from Rouen in Normandy. The ruins of the former Benedictine Abbey of Jumièges in Seine-Maritime in Upper Normandy are considered by many to be the finest ruins in France. This enormous Romanesque abbey was constructed during the lifetime of William … [Read more...]

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