Sights in Dover
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Dover Castle
The almost impenetrable Dover Castle, one of the most impressive in England, was built to bolster the country's weakest point at this, the shortest sea-crossing to mainland Europe. It sprawls across the city's hilltop, commanding a tremendous view of the English Channel as far as the French coastline.
The site has been in use for as many as 2000 years. On the vast grounds are the remains of a Roman lighthouse, which date from AD 50 and may be the oldest standing building in Britain. Beside it lies a restored Saxon church.
The robust 12th-century Great Tower, with walls up to 7m thick, is filled with interactive exhibits and light-and-sound shows that take visitors back to t…
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Roman Painted House
A crumbling 1960s bunker is the unlikely setting for some of the most extensive, if stunted, Roman wall paintings north of the Alps. Several scenes depict Bacchus (the god of wine and revelry), which makes perfect sense as this large villa was built around AD 200 as a mansio (hotel) for travellers in need of a little lubrication to unwind.
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Dover Museum
By far the most enthralling exhibit in the town's three-storey museum is an astonishing 3600-year-old Bronze Age boat, discovered here in 1992. Vaunted as the world's oldest-known seagoing vessel, it measures a thumping great 9.5m by 2.4m and is kept in a huge, low-lit, climate- controlled glass box.
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Grand Shaft
The easily dizzied may prefer to avoid the Grand Shaft, a unique 43m triple staircase cut into the chalky white cliffs as a short cut for troops during the Napoleonic Wars. Call the tourist office before arriving as it doesn't open every year.
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