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Cherbourg-en-Cotentin is a commune in the department of Manche, in northwestern France, established on 1 January 2016. The commune takes its name from Cherbourg, the main town of the commune, and the Cotentin Peninsula.


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1 - Cité de la Mer

The Cité de la Mer is a maritime museum in Cherbourg, France. The museum is in the cruise terminal of Cherbourg. This monument was built in 1933; it is one of the bigger art-deco monuments of today.

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2 - Cotentin Peninsula

   18 km away

The Cotentin Peninsula, also known as the Cherbourg Peninsula, is a peninsula in Normandy that forms part of the northwest coast of France. It extends north-westward into the English Channel, towards Great Britain.

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3 - Morning | La Cité de la Mer

Located in the former Gare Maritime Transatlantique, La Cité de la Mer is the top Normandy tourist site dedicated to man’s adventures at sea and the depth of emotions that come with them. Visit three floors of spectacular multimedia spaces and dazzling aquariums, and enjoy a number of unique exhibits. Relive the last hours of the Titanic and soak up the atmosphere onboard, step inside _le Redoutable_, the largest visitable submarine in the world, and discover the Ocean of the Future and explore the last wilderness on the planet. Make sure to visit the Art Deco auditorium for a film screening where you can discover the Normandy coast, or hear about Cherbourg’s importance during the liberation of Europe with a film that covers the first 20 days following the Battle of Normandy in 1944.

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Morning | La Cité de la Mer things to do in Cherbourg



4 - Cap de la Hague

   25 km away

Cap de la Hague is a cape at the tip of the Cotentin peninsula in Normandy, France. The La Hague area has precambrian granite and gneiss cliffs, several coves and small fields surrounded by hedges.

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5 - Phare de la Hague

   25 km away

Jobourg is a former commune in the Manche department in north-western France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune La Hague. It lies near Cap de la Hague in the Cotentin peninsula. Its population was 520 in 2017.

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6 - Gatteville Lighthouse

   27 km away

Phare de Gatteville, also known as Pointe de Barfleur Light, is an active lighthouse near Gatteville-le-Phare at the tip of Barfleur, Manche department, in the Lower Normandy region of France.

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7 - Tatihou

   28 km away

Tatihou is an islet of Normandy in France with an area of 29 hectares. It is located to the east of the Cotentin peninsula just off the coast near Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue.

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8 - Barneville-Carteret

   30 km away

Barneville-Carteret is a commune in the Manche department in the Normandy region of north-western France. For many years it has been a popular seaside resort destination.

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9 - Utah Beach

   40 km away

Utah, commonly known as Utah Beach, was the code name for one of the five sectors of the Allied invasion of German-occupied France in the Normandy landings on June 6, 1944, during World War II.

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