Bavent
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Bavent is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region of north-western France. ()
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Nearby attractions include: Pegasus Bridge, Memorial Pegasus, Merville Gun Battery, Ranville War Cemetery.
Historic bridge and D-Day crossing pointPegasus Bridge, Bénouville
97 min walk • Pegasus Bridge, a historical bascule bridge located in the city of Bénouville, France, is a site of profound World War II significance. This bridge, spanning the Caen Canal near the town of Ranville, played a pivotal role in the D-Day landings on June 6, 1944.
Monuments and statues, History museum, Historical placeMemorial Pegasus, Ranville
95 min walk • Memorial Pegasus at Ranville in Lower Normandy is a museum and memorial to the 6th Airborne Division in the Normandy landings and particular the capture of the Caen canal and Orne river bridges.
Military museum, Historical place, MuseumMerville Gun Battery, Merville-Franceville-Plage
69 min walk • The Merville Gun Battery is a decommissioned coastal fortification in Normandy, France, which was built as part of the Germans' Atlantic Wall to defend continental Europe from Allied invasion.
CemeteryRanville War Cemetery, Ranville
77 min walk • Ranville War Cemetery is a Second World War cemetery of Commonwealth soldiers in France, located in Ranville, 10 km north east of Caen, Normandy.
Forts and castlesChâteau de Bénouville, Bénouville
105 min walk • The Château de Bénouville is a building in Bénouville, Normandy, near Caen. It was designed in 1769 by architect Claude Nicolas Ledoux and built in 1770-74 and 1776-80 at the request of Hyppolite-François Sanguin, marquis of Livry and his marquise Thérèse Bonne Gillain de Bénouville, heiress of the property.
49°15'0"N • 0°16'50"WGirafou, Bénouville
108 min walk • Amusement, Game and entertainment center, Theme park
CanalCanal de Caen à la Mer, Caen
108 min walk • Canal de Caen à la Mer is a short canal in the department of Calvados, France, connecting the Port of Caen, in the city of Caen, downstream to the town of Ouistreham and the English Channel.
49°17'14"N • 0°15'9"WLe Grand bunker musée du mur de l'atlantique Ouistreham Normandie, Ouistreham
122 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
City wallRedoute de Merville
96 min walk • The Merville Redoubt is an old military building, built in 1779, which stands on the French commune of Merville-Franceville Plage in the Calvados department, Normandy region.
ChurchSt. Samson Church, Ouistreham
111 min walk • The church of Saint-Samson is a Catholic church located in Ouistreham in Calvados, at the mouth of the Orne. Its position at the top of the town allowed to watch the estuary during the times of troubles.
Forts and castlesChateau de Guernon-Ranville, Ranville
85 min walk • The château de Guernon-Ranville is located in Le Bas de Ranville in the village of Ranville, in the Calvados region Calvados of Lower Normandy in France.
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