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Arromanches
More correctly known as Arromanches-les-Bains, the coastal town is found in the Calvados department of Lower Normandy.
The town is best known for the role it played in the D-Day Normandy landings of 1944 and is very close to 'Gold' beach.
On the beach, and in the sea just off the beach, you can still see the hulking remains of the Mulberry harbour used during the landings, these having been designed such that they could be floated across the English Channel to act as a temporary harbour.
Because of the location, Arromanches is a popular destination with visitors wishing to visit the landing beaches and war memorials and cemeteries along this part of the coast.
The town also features a museum about the landings and the mulberry harbour.
Apart from its famous role, the town is an attractive seaside resort set in attractive countryside, and is close to Bayeux.
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Places to visit - Arromanches
- Bayeux Normandy tapestry and town
- Caen Attractive port town
- Normandy landing beaches Historical landmark
Any places listed above are within about 20-25 km (as the crow flies)
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