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Caen : A mere 223 km from Paris, and only 14 km from the sea, this city of 200 000 is located between two rivers, the Orne and the Odon . · Already an important place in the Middle Ages, it was seized by William the Conqueror during the XIth century. · In spite of severe destruction during WWII bombings, a number of ancient houses and buildings have remained, some of them going back to th XIth century. Caen is also famous for its Museum for Peace, built in 1988, as well for the museum of Normandy and the one on Fine Arts
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Granville : Sailing and fishing harbour. Seaside health resort. · Strongest tides in Europe. · The "Haute Ville" is a picturesque fortified old town with its church of Notre-Dame and 15-18th century houses. · Museum of Granville's history, · Richard Anacreon museum of modern art, · Roc aquarium. Granville wax museum. · Regional water sports centre. · Golf · Regular ferry services to Jersey and Chausey. · Winter carnival. Grand Pardon religious festival in summer.
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Sainte-M¨re-Eglise : First French town to be liberated by the American troops parachuted into the area on 5 June 1944. · Museum of the army airlift, Cotentin farming museum
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