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France - West -What to see - Attraction - Museum - Zoo - Aquarium - Automobile - Aircraft - World War I & II - D-day - Military - Zoo - Aquarium - Aqua park - European Tourist Guide - euro-t-guide.com

France - European Tourist Guide have found a lot of interesting places to visit during a holiday in the western part of France. Some of the main attractions in this region are the many museums and sites related to the World War II D-day landing in Normandy on the 6th of June 1944. But you will also find some very interesting buildings, museums, zoo, fun parks and other tourist attractions.

Cherbourg (Normandy)
	World War II Museums & Memorials
		Museum of the Liberation - read more on The battle of Normandy - Fort du Roule - Cherbourg - D-Day museum - Liberation
		Museum of Freedom - read more on The battle of Normandy - Quinéville - D-Day museum - The occupation
		Battery of Azeville - read more on The battle of Normandy - Azeville - Quinéville - D-Day battleground - Atlantic Wall
		Batterie de Crisbecq - read more on The battle of Normandy - Saint Marcouf de L'Isle - D-Day battleground - Atlantic Wall
		Orglandes - German War Cemetery - read more on The battle of Normandy - Orglandes - Valognes - War graves - 10,152 German war graves
		Airborne Museum - read more on The battle of Normandy - Sainte-Mère-Eglise - Cherbourg - D-Day museum
		Museum of the Landing at Utah Beach - read more on The battle of Normandy - read more on ABMC - Sainte Marie du Mont - D-Day museum
		Utah Beach French Memorial - Sainte Martin de Varreville - D-Day memorial site
	Other
		La Cité de la Mer - Cherbourg - Aquarium & Maritime museum
		Botanical garden of Château de Vauville - Vauville - Garden
		Natural park of Cotentin - Saint-Côme du Mont - Cherbourg - Nature
		Ludiver - Planetarium Cap de la Hague - Tonneville - Cherbourg - Technical & Science museum
		Zoo Park St Martin - Montaigu-la-Brisette - Cherbourg - Zoo

Caen - Bayeux (Normandy)
	World War II Museums & Memorials
		Museum of the Rangers - read more on The battle of Normandy - read more on Bessin-Normandie - Grandcamp-Maisy - D-Day museum
		Point the Hoc - German strongpoint - read more on The battle of Normandy - read more on ABMC - Grandcamp-Maisy - D-Day battleground
		Maisy Battery - read more on Armourer - read more on Normandy Memoire - Grandcamp-Maisy - D-Day battleground
		La Cambe - German War Cemetery - read more on The battle of Normandy - La Cambe - Isigny - War graves - 21,500 German war graves
		Carentan Historical Centre - Carentan - D-Day museum
		Museum Omaha - 6 June 1944 - read more on Normandy Tourism - Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer - D-Day museum
		Museum D-day Omaha - More on WW II Battlefields & Normandy 44 - Vierville-sur-Mer - D-Day museum
		Omaha Beach Memorial Museum - 6 June 1944 - read more on The battle of Normandy - Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer - D-Day museum
		Normandy American Cemetery & Memorial - read more on The battle of Normandy - Colleville-sur-Mer - War graves - 9,387 US war graves
		Museum in Memory of the Battle of Normandy - read more on The battle of Normandy - Bayeux - D-Day museum
		Museum in Memory of General de Gaulle - read more on The battle of Normandy - Bayeux - D-Day museum
		Bayeux Memorial & War Cemetery - read more on The battle of Normandy - Bayeux - War Graves - 4,648 Commonwealth graves
		Beny-Sur-Mer War Cemetery - Reviers - Bayeux - War graves - 2,030 Commonwealth graves
		Battery de Longues - German Artillery Battery - read more on The battle of Normandy - Longues-sur-Mer - D-day battleground - Guns intact
		Museum of Underwater Explorations - read more on The battle of Normandy - D-day equipment found on the seabed - Port en Bessin - Longues-sur-Mer - Caen - D-Day museum
		D-day Landing Museum - Arromanches - also a part of The battle of Normandy - Arromanches Les Bain - Caen - D-Day museum - Artificial harbour
		Arromanches 360° - Cinema - read more on The battle of Normandy - Arromanches Les Bain - Caen - D-Day museum - 360^o projection cinema
		Juno Beach Center - read more on The battle of Normandy - D-Day museum - Courseulles-sur-Mer - Caen - D-Day museum
		American "Gold Beach" Museum - read more on The battle of Normandy - Ver sur Mer - D-Day museum
		Museum Radar - German Radar Station - read more on The battle of Normandy - read more on Normandy Tourism - Douvres la Delivrande - D-Day museum & battleground
		British War Cemetery - read more on The battle of Normandy - Douvres la Delivrande - Caen - War graves - Commonwealth graves
		Museum N^o 4 Commando - read more on The battle of Normandy - Ouistreham - D-Day museum
		French Commando Memorial - La Flamme - read more on The battle of Normandy - Ouistreham - D-Day museum
		Le Grand Bunker Museum - Museum of the Atlantic Wall - read more on The battle of Normandy - Ouistreham - D-Day museum
		Pegasus Bridge - read more on The battle of Normandy - Ranville - Caen - D-Day museum & battleground - Vital bridge
		Museum of the Battery of Merville - read more on The battle of Normandy - Merville-Franceville - D-Day museum - German blockhouse
		Memorial Caen Normandy - read more on The battle of Normandy - Caen - D-Day museum
		Museum of the Battle of Tilly - read more on Normandy Tourism - read more on The battle of Normandy - Tilly-sur-Seulles - D-Day museum
		Museum of the "Bocage breakthrough" - read more on Battlefield WW2 - read more on The battle of Normandy - Saint-Martin-des-Besaces - D-Day museum
		Bretteville-Sur-Laize - Canadian War Cemetery - read more on The battle of Normandy - Bretteville-Sur-Laize - Cintheaux - Falaise - War graves - 2,958 Canadian war graves
		Urville-Langannerie - Polish War Cemetery - read more on Normandy 44 - Grainville-Langannerie - Urville - Falaise - War graves - " Falaise Gap"
		Aout 44 - "Battle of the Falaise Gap" Museum - read more on The battle of Normandy - Falaise - D-Day museum - Battle of " Falaise Gap"
		Vimoutiers - Tiger Tank - read more on The battle of Normandy - Vimoutiers - D-day breakout - "Falaise Gap"
		Memorial of Montormel - read more on The battle of Normandy - Montormel - Falaise - D-Day museum - Battle of "Falaise Gap"
	Other
		Aquarium Trouville - Trouville Sur Mer - Aquarium
		Attraction Park Festyland - Bretteville s/ Odon - Caen - Fun park
		Automates Avenue - read more on Normandy Tourism - Falaise - Miniature museum
		Museum of Miniature Furniture - read more on Normandy Tourism - Vendeuvre - Miniature museum
		Museum of Miniature Trains - Clécy - Caen - Miniature museum
		Zoo de Jurques - Jurques - Caen - Zoo

Evreux
		Chocolatrium - Damville - Other museum - Food
		Railway Track - Vallée d’Eure - Gare de Pacy-sur-Eure - Railway museum

Alençon
		Bike Museum - La Fresnaye sur Chedouet - Alençon - Automobile museum
		Museum Leclerc - More on The battle of Normandy - Alençon - Word War II - General Leclerc's comm. post

Le Mans
		La Sarthe 24 Hour Automobile Museum - Le Mans (at the race track) - Automobile museum

Rennes
		Manoir de la Automobile - Lohéac - Rennes - Automobile museum

St. Malo - Avranches
		Le Grand Aquarium - Saint Malo - Aquarium
		Mont Saint Michel - UNESCO World Heritage site - Mont Saint Michel - Building
		Parc Cobac - Lanhélin - Dinan - Fun park
		Labyrinthe du Corsaire - Saint Malo - Fun park
		Museum of World War II - read more on The battle of Normandy - Le Val Saint-Père - Avranches - Word War II museum
		American War Cemetery (Britanny) - read more on The battle of Normandy - St. James - Avranches - Word War II - American War Graves

Brest - Quimper
		Oceanopolis - Brest - Aquarium
		L'Aquashow - Audierne - Aquarium & Sea Bird show
		Marinarium de Concarneau - Read more on local guide - Concarneau - Aquarium
		Art museum of Quimper - Quimper - Art museum
		ODET Loisirs - Coray - Quimper - Fun park
		Labyrinthe du Corsaire - Kerdrien - Guidel Plages - Fun park - Maze
		Peninsula Labyrinthe - Crozon - Fun park - Maze
		Harbour Museum - Douarnenez - Quimper - Maritime museum
		Museum of Fishing - Read more on local guide - Concarneau - Maritime museum
		Museum of Telecommunications - Pleumeur-Bodou - St. Brieuc - Brest - Technical museum
		Museum Mémorial du Fort de Montbarey - Read more on local WWII guide - Brest - World War II museum
		Museum of the Battle of Atlantic - Read more on local WWII guide - Camaret - Brest - World War II museum
		Museum of the War - 1939-45 - Roscoff - Brest - World War II museum

Lorient - Vannes
		Domaine de Kerguéhennec - Contempory Art Centre - Bignan - Art museum & Sculpture park
		Castle - Château de Suscinio - Sarzeau - Vannes - Building
		Museum of Arts & Trade - St. Gildas de Rhuys - Local heritage museum
		National Maritime Museum - Port-Louis Citadelle Port-Louis - Port-Louis - Maritime museum
		Insecetarium Lizio - Lizio - Natural history museum
		Prehistoric Park of Bretagne - Malansac - Redon - Natural history museum
		Open-air Museum Lizio - Lizio - Open-air, Agri. & Local heritage museum
		Prehistoric Museum - Carnac - Prehistoric museum
		Megalichits of Carnac / Morbihan - Carnac - Prehistoric sites
		Historical Wax Museum - Sainte Anne d'Auray - Wax museum
		Museum of Resistance - Bretonne - Saint- Marcel - World War II museum
		German Submarine Base Keroman - Read more on local guide & U-boat guide - Lorient - World War II sight & Maritime museum

St. Nazaire
		Océarium du Croisic - Le Croisic - La Baule - Aquarium
		Presqu'île Côte d'Amour Aviation Museum - Côte d'Amour - La Baule - Aviation museum
		Maritime museum of St. Nazire - International Ocean Liner Center - Read more on local guide - St. Nazire - Maritime museum
		Submarine Espadon - Read more on local guide - St. Nazire - Maritime museum
		Le Grand Blockhaus - Batz-sur-Mer - World War II museum - Atlantic wall
		St. Nazire German Submarine Base - Read more on local guide - St. Nazire - World War II sight

Nantes - Angers
		Regional Aircraft Museum - Angers Loire Aéroport - Marcé - Angers - Aircraft museum
		Grand Parc Puy Du Fou - Les Epesses - Cholet - Fun park
		Puy du Fou - Historical Exhibition Town - Les Epesses - Historic museum, Building & Viking
		Naval Museum - Maille Breze - Nantes - Maritime museum - Museum ship
		Museum of Natural History - Nantes - Natural history museum
		Museum of Jules Verne - Nantes - Other museum
		Merovingian Quarry of La Seigneurie - Doué-la-Fontaine - Prehistoric & Nature - Troglodyte
		Troglodyte Village Rochemenier - Louresse - Prehistoric & Nature - Troglodyte
		Communication Museum - Château de Pignerolle - Saint Barthélemy d'Anjou - Technical museum
		Museum of Printing - Nantes - Technical museum
		Zoo de Doué - Doué-la-Fontaine - Angers - Zoo





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