Arromanches
More correctly known as Arromanches-les-Bains, the coastal town is found in the Calvados department of Lower Normandy.
Arromanches is a pleasant seaside town which is famous for the part it played in the D-day landings on June 6 1944. Arromanches was in the forefront of the landings as its beach, designated Gold Beach during the operations, was one of the beaches selected to receive the man-made landing harbours, known as the Mulberry Harbours.
(historical note: the other beach was Omaha Beach near St Laurent sur Mer). The harbours were designed such that they could be floated across the English Channel to act as a temporary harbour for the D-Day Landings.
Remains of the Mulberry Harbour can still be seen at Arromanches with a couple of the concrete harbours sat on the beach and a line of them to be seen in the sea. It sounds a bit grim but really it is quite evocative and eerie.
The beach is a lovely long stretch of golden sand and the town has a pleasant, lively atmosphere and there are plenty of bars, hotels and restaurants to make this a good holiday base. But the landings remain one of the key attractions to this area.
There is a museum in Arromanches with information about Operation Overlord and the Mulberry Harbour and there is a lot of WWII weaponry in the museum and scattered around the town. There is also a 360°, 9 screen cinema showing the film « Le Prix de la Liberté ». The film contains archive footage of the D-Day landings.
Nearby to Arromanches les Bains are the Normandy landing beaches of Omaha, Juno and Utah as well as a number of Allied war memorials and cemeteries. Arromanches is also close to Bayeux and its famous tapestry.
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Places to visit near Arromanches, France
Explore places of interest within about 70 kilometres on a map at places near Arromanches.
Some places to visit within 30 km: 
12 km: Bayeux (Normandy tapestry and town)
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