Le Point du jour, Cherbourg-en-Cotentin

#9 among attractions in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin

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Le Point du jour (address: 107, avenue de Paris) is a place located in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin (Normandy region) and belongs to the category of museum.

It is situated at an altitude of 16 feet, and its geographical coordinates are 49°37'60"N latitude and 1°36'59"W longitude.

Planning a visit to this place, one can easily and conveniently get there by public transportation. Le Point du jour is a short distance from the following public transport stations: Jardin Public (bus, 3 min walk), Cherbourg (train, 6 min walk), Passerelle Cherbourg 6 (ferry, 19 min walk).

Among other places and attractions worth visiting in the area are: Jardin botanique de la Roche Fauconnière (botanical garden, 1 min walk), War Memorial (memorial, 3 min walk), Batterie du Roule, Cherbourg-Octeville (museum, 6 min walk).

Coordinates: 49°37'60"N, 1°36'59"W

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107, avenue de ParisCherbourg-en-Cotentin France

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Le Point du jour – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cité de la Mer, Musée Thomas-Henry, Le Trident, Le Redoutable.

0.9 miN
Museum, Theme park, Aquarium
Cité de la Mer, Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
24 min walk • The Cité de la Mer is a maritime museum in Cherbourg, France. The museum is in the cruise terminal of Cherbourg. This monument was built in 1933; it is one of the bigger art-deco monuments of today.
0.4 miNW
Museum, Art museum
Musée Thomas-Henry, Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
11 min walk • The Musée des beaux-arts Thomas Henry is a museum at Cherbourg-en-Cotentin with around 300 artworks, mainly paintings from the 15th to 19th centuries. It has been rated as the third most important collection in Normandy.
0.4 miNW
Concerts and shows, Theater
Le Trident, Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
11 min walk • Le Trident is a group of three theatres in the city of Cherbourg-Octeville, within the Manche department of Normandy, in northern France. The theatres were made a 'scène nationale' on 14 October 2002, after the merger of the Théâtre de Cherbourg-Scène Nationale and the Théâtre de la Butte-CCPO.
1 miN
Museum
Le Redoutable, Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
26 min walk • Le Redoutable was the lead boat of her class of ballistic missile submarines in the French Marine Nationale. Commissioned on 1 December 1971, the boat was the first French SNLE.
0.7 miNW
Church
Basilique Sainte-Trinité, Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
18 min walk • The Basilica Sainte-Trinité of Cherbourg is a Gothic basilica that stands on the delegated commune of Cherbourg-Octeville within the new commune of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, in the department of Manche, in the region of Normandy.
~80 ftSW
Botanical garden
Jardin botanique de la Roche Fauconnière, Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
1 min walk • The Jardin botanique de la Roche Fauconnière is a private botanical garden located in the Parc de la Fauconnière, Cherbourg-Octeville, Manche, Normandy, France. The garden was created in 1870 or 1873 by Alfred Favier and maintained by subsequent family members Léon Favier and Dr. Charles Favier.
0.5 miNW
Memorial
monument à Armand de Briqueville, Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
14 min walk • Armand François Bon Claude, comte de Bricqueville, born at the family castle in Bretteville on January 23, 1785, died on March 19, 1844 in Paris, was a cavalry colonel in Napoleon's army and deputy of the Manche.
~520 ftSW
Memorial
War Memorial, Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
3 min walk • Monuments aux Morts are French war memorials established to commemorate the losses of World War I.
~1110 ftS
Museum, Forts and castles
Batterie du Roule, Cherbourg-Octeville
6 min walk • The Fort du Roule is a collection of French and German fortifications built in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries on the Roule mountain in Cherbourg. The first fortifications were built in 1793 to protect the Bay of Cherbourg from English attacks.
0.8 miNW
49°38'35"N • 1°37'27"W
Equestrian status of Napoleon, Cherbourg-Octeville
20 min walk • Memorial
1.3 miSW
Church
St. Martin's Church, Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
33 min walk • The church of Saint-Martin is a Romanesque Catholic church of the twelfth century, which stands on the delegated commune of Cherbourg-Octeville within the new commune of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, in the department of Manche, in the Normandy region.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Le Point du jour?

Nearby attractions include Jardin botanique de la Roche Fauconnière, Cherbourg-en-Cotentin (1 min walk), War Memorial, Cherbourg-en-Cotentin (3 min walk), Batterie du Roule, Cherbourg-Octeville (6 min walk), Musée Thomas-Henry, Cherbourg-en-Cotentin (11 min walk).

How to get to Le Point du jour by public transport?

The nearest stations to Le Point du jour:

Bus

Jardin Public • Lines: 4, 9, Cap Cotentin de Nuit Est (3 min walk)
Themis Hopital • Lines: 2, 5, Cap Cotentin de Nuit Est, Maneo Ligne 12 (3 min walk)

Train

Cherbourg (6 min walk)

Ferry

Passerelle Cherbourg 6 (19 min walk)
Passerelle Cherbourg 4 • Lines: Cherbourg Dublin (29 min walk)