Guidebook for Reville

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Guidebook for Reville

Sightseeing
WWII Normandy Landings Musée du Debarquement has models of the German defense
Utah Beach Monument
WWII Normandy Landings Musée du Debarquement has models of the German defense
WWII Normandy Landings (US) Three D-Day museums. Musée D-Day Omaha features an Enigma machine
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Omaha Beach D Day Monument
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WWII Normandy Landings (US) Three D-Day museums. Musée D-Day Omaha features an Enigma machine
Bayeux tapestry
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Bayeux
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Bayeux tapestry
Largest British war cemetery
Bayeux War Cemetery
Largest British war cemetery
Historical monument
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Bayeux Cathedral
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Historical monument
Airborne Museum contains aircraft which took part in Operation Overlord. A dummy hangs from the church tower, in memory of a US paratrooper who was caught on on the church on D-Day.
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Sainte-Mère-Église
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Airborne Museum contains aircraft which took part in Operation Overlord. A dummy hangs from the church tower, in memory of a US paratrooper who was caught on on the church on D-Day.
Musée de la Liberation is a fort overlooking Cherbourg and was pivotal for the resistance during the invasion.
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Cherbourg-Octeville
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Musée de la Liberation is a fort overlooking Cherbourg and was pivotal for the resistance during the invasion.
Memorial de la Liberté Retrouvée with a film showing real footage from the invasion. Good beachfront cafe
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Quinéville
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Memorial de la Liberté Retrouvée with a film showing real footage from the invasion. Good beachfront cafe
WWII Normandy Landings museum and largest American Cemetery overlooking Omaha beach
Colleville Musée
WWII Normandy Landings museum and largest American Cemetery overlooking Omaha beach
Largest war cemetery in Lower Normandy with a Peace Garden of 1,220 maple trees
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La Cambe German war cemetery
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Largest war cemetery in Lower Normandy with a Peace Garden of 1,220 maple trees
German military cemetery
La Chapelle-en-Juger
German military cemetery
Most popular French tourist destination outside Paris. Rocky tidal island with Benedictine Abbey.
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Abadia do Monte Saint-Michel
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Most popular French tourist destination outside Paris. Rocky tidal island with Benedictine Abbey.
One of the tallest lighthouses in France with 365 steps and open to the public
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Gatteville-le-Phare
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One of the tallest lighthouses in France with 365 steps and open to the public
Cliff top restaurant with panoramic views.
La Pernelle
Cliff top restaurant with panoramic views.
Charming historical fishing port where William the Conqueror's ship, La Mora, was built and launched before crossing the sea to Hastings.
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Barfleur
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Charming historical fishing port where William the Conqueror's ship, La Mora, was built and launched before crossing the sea to Hastings.
Remains of German concrete gun emplacements.
Pointe de Fouly
Remains of German concrete gun emplacements.
WWII bunkers and gun emplacement museum.
Crisbecq Battery
WWII bunkers and gun emplacement museum.
Getting Around
Ferries to UK, St Malo and Bilbau
Stena Line Cherbourg
Ferries to UK, St Malo and Bilbau
Direct trains to Paris
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Valognes
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Direct trains to Paris
Car hire from Europcar, Herz and Ada
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Cherbourg
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Car hire from Europcar, Herz and Ada
Everything Else
Small local airport. No international flights
Cherbourg – Maupertus Airport
Small local airport. No international flights
Parks & Nature
UNESCO World Heritage site with Vauban tower, museum, restaurant bird sanctuary accessible by amphibious craft or on foot at low tide.
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Tatihou
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UNESCO World Heritage site with Vauban tower, museum, restaurant bird sanctuary accessible by amphibious craft or on foot at low tide.
Historic Vauban tower and outdoor tennis courts open to the public.
La Hougue
Historic Vauban tower and outdoor tennis courts open to the public.
Entertainment & Activities
National Stud with guided tours and displays with carriages and riders staged in a majestic courtyard.
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Saint-Lô
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National Stud with guided tours and displays with carriages and riders staged in a majestic courtyard.
Aquarium with nuclear submarine
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Médiathèque de La Cité de la Mer
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Aquarium with nuclear submarine
Watersports, very popular with wind and kite surfers
Jonville
Watersports, very popular with wind and kite surfers
Sailing centre offering nautical activities
Sailing School De Cherbourg
Sailing centre offering nautical activities
Sailing and nautical activities
Station Nautique de Cherbourg
Sailing and nautical activities
Presqu'ile du Cotentin links 18 hole golf course with buggie hire and day tickets available.
Fontenay-sur-Mer
Presqu'ile du Cotentin links 18 hole golf course with buggie hire and day tickets available.
Omaha Beach 36 hole Golf Club with good bar/restaurant 35 driving ranges, 3 putting greens and buggies available.
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Port-en-Bessin-Huppain
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Omaha Beach 36 hole Golf Club with good bar/restaurant 35 driving ranges, 3 putting greens and buggies available.
Cherbourg 9 hole golf course with 2 putting greens, driving range, snack bar and pro shop.
La Glacerie
Cherbourg 9 hole golf course with 2 putting greens, driving range, snack bar and pro shop.
Riding school.
Route des Monts
Riding school.
Hobie Cat, kayak and windsurf hire in season.
Pointe de Saire
Hobie Cat, kayak and windsurf hire in season.
Cinema
Cinéma CGR Cherbourg Odéon
51 Rue Maréchal Foch
Cinema
Visit the factory and watch the biscuits being made.
Biscuiterie Artisanale de Quinéville
6 Rue du Port Sinope
Visit the factory and watch the biscuits being made.
Great pool for the family but men and boys must wear speedos and not baggy swim shorts. Closed at lunchtime.
Swimming pool Collignon
356 Rue des Algues
Great pool for the family but men and boys must wear speedos and not baggy swim shorts. Closed at lunchtime.
Shopping
All amenities including shops, Saturday morning market, marina, yacht club, bar/restaurants:- La Marina bar/restaurant - family friendly, indoor/outdoor. Le Criée du Tomahawk best fish shop/restaurant
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Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue
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All amenities including shops, Saturday morning market, marina, yacht club, bar/restaurants:- La Marina bar/restaurant - family friendly, indoor/outdoor. Le Criée du Tomahawk best fish shop/restaurant
Famous epicerie, grocery and wine shop - Normandy's answer to Fortnum and Mason.
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Maison Gosselin
27 Rue de Verrue
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Famous epicerie, grocery and wine shop - Normandy's answer to Fortnum and Mason.
Beautiful Boulangerie/Chocolaterie with coffee shop
Boulangerie Marie SARL
15 Place Clemenceau
Beautiful Boulangerie/Chocolaterie with coffee shop
Decathlon
Auchan Drive Cherbourg
Food Scene
Intimate, up-market fish restaurant.
Le Chasse Marée
8 Place du Général de Gaulle
Intimate, up-market fish restaurant.
Expensive but very good.
Rue Maréchal Foch
Expensive but very good.
Casual, family friendly with indoor and outdoor seating. Great pizzas to eat in or takeaway.
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Le Débarcadére
6 Place du Général de Gaulle
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Casual, family friendly with indoor and outdoor seating. Great pizzas to eat in or takeaway.
Harbour front, family friendly.
Le Cabestan
11 Quai Vauban
Harbour front, family friendly.
Possibly the best moules/frites in the region. Inside/outside seating but can't book outside tables.
Café de France
12 Quai Henri Chardon
Possibly the best moules/frites in the region. Inside/outside seating but can't book outside tables.
Simple but good.
Chez Buck
1 Rue Saint-Thomas
Simple but good.
Excellent pasta and other dishes.
La Route Des Pâtes
Excellent pasta and other dishes.
Old blacksmith's forge with enormous open fireplace. Great for steaks and chops cooked over the fire, pizzas and savoury crêpes.
La Forge d'Yvetot
3 Tapotin
Old blacksmith's forge with enormous open fireplace. Great for steaks and chops cooked over the fire, pizzas and savoury crêpes.
Excellent restaurant.
Restaurant Le Cap
6 Rue du Port
Excellent restaurant.
Conventional, medium priced restaurant.
La Chaumière
6 Place de Gaulle
Conventional, medium priced restaurant.
Le Solveig Restaurant
Quettehou
Le Solveig Restaurant
Beautifully restored C17th chateau offering authentic French cuisine and outdoor pool.
Hôtel Restaurant Du Chateau De Quineville
18 Rue de l'Église
Beautifully restored C17th chateau offering authentic French cuisine and outdoor pool.
Café bar and shop selling the award winning brioches baked in the local wood-fired bakery.
Boulangerie du Vast
27 Le Hameau les Fours
Café bar and shop selling the award winning brioches baked in the local wood-fired bakery.
Best fish and chips fresh-off-the-boat.
La Criée du Tomahawk
1 Bis Quai Tourville
Best fish and chips fresh-off-the-boat.
Everyone loves ice-cream!
LE PIC A GLACE
27 Quai Vauban
Everyone loves ice-cream!
Due to re-open Easter, after renovation, with expansive outdoor seating area by the marina. Great venue for large family groups or just a quiet coffee, sunny in the summer sunshine or cozy in winter.
Restaurant La Marina Cherbourg
30 Quai Caligny
Due to re-open Easter, after renovation, with expansive outdoor seating area by the marina. Great venue for large family groups or just a quiet coffee, sunny in the summer sunshine or cozy in winter.
Interesting, slightly meatier menu.
Le Solveig
17 Rue de Gaulle
Interesting, slightly meatier menu.
Exceptional views either for a meal or just a coffee on the huge terrase.
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Restaurant Le Panoramique
1 Village de l'Église
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Exceptional views either for a meal or just a coffee on the huge terrase.