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Juno Beach Centre


Juno Beach’s only specifically Canadian museum, the nonprofit Juno Beach Centre, has multimedia exhibits on Canada’s role in the war effort and the landings; at the time of writing, the temporary collection displayed 52,022 bright red poppies, one for each Canadian who died in France. There is also a short film screened before visitors enter the permanent collection. Guided tours of Juno Beach (€5.50) are available from April to October.

Tours of the beach also include access to the bunker there, inaccessible unless you join the tour.


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3. Arromanches 360° Circular Cinema

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4. Musée du Débarquement

7.18 MILES

Down in Arromanches itself and right on the beach, the Musée du Débarquement makes for a very informative stop before visiting the beaches. Dioramas,…

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5. Mulberry Harbours Caissons

7.29 MILES

The harbour established at Omaha was completely destroyed by a ferocious gale (the worst storm to lash the Normandy coast in four decades) just two weeks…

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6. Le Mémorial – Un Musée pour la Paix

10.23 MILES

For a very insightful and vivid account of the entire war, with special focus on the Battle of Normandy, Le Mémorial is unparalleled – it's one of Europe…

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7. Longues-sur-Mer Battery

10.48 MILES

These mammoth German artillery pieces remain in their colossal concrete emplacements – the only in-situ large-calibre weapons in Normandy. The first…

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8. Donjon

11.23 MILES

The castle's vast 12th-century donjon (keep) was pretty much destroyed after the French Revolution in the late 18th century, so little remains today…