Juno Beach Centre, Courseulles-sur-Mer

Name: Juno Beach Centre
Address: Voie des Francais Libres, Courseulles-sur-Mer, 14470, France
Telephone: +33 2 31 37 32 17

#1 among attractions in Courseulles-sur-Mer

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The Juno Beach Centre is a museum located in Courseulles-sur-Mer in the Calvados region of Normandy, France. It is situated immediately behind the beach codenamed Juno, the section of the Allied beachhead on which 14,000 Canadian troops landed on D-Day 6 June 1944. ()

Local name: Centre Juno Beach Established: 6 June 2003 (20 years ago)Coordinates: 49°20'12"N, 0°27'42"W

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Voie des Francais LibresCourseulles-sur-Mer 14470 France

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+33 2 31 37 32 17

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Nearby attractions include: Bény-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, Manoir de Mathan, Château de Fontaine-Henry, Graye-sur-Mer.

2.3 miS
Cemetery
Bény-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, Reviers
60 min walk • The Bény-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery is a cemetery containing predominantly Canadian soldiers killed during the early stages of the Battle of Normandy in the Second World War.
4.4 miW
Manor house
Manoir de Mathan, Crépon
112 min walk • The Manoir de Mathan is a manor house located in the town of Crépon in the Calvados region of France. The original structure was built in 1605, when it included a coach entry, which has since been removed. At that time, the manor belonged to the Hue de Mathan family after whom it was named.
4.3 miS
Forts and castles
Château de Fontaine-Henry, Fontaine-Henry
111 min walk • The Fontaine-Henry castle is located in the commune of Fontaine-Henry, in the French department of Calvados, in the Normandy region.
0.6 miSW
Area
Graye-sur-Mer, Courseulles-sur-Mer
17 min walk • Graye-sur-Mer is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region, in northwestern France, 1.1 km from Courseulles-sur-Mer, and 3.4 km from Sainte-Croix-sur-Mer. The commune probably acquired its name from an old landed estate in its vicinity owned by a knight subordinate to William the Conqueror, Anchetil de Greye.
4.1 miE
Church
St. Martin's Church, Langrune-sur-Mer
105 min walk • The Saint-Martin church is a Catholic church located in Langrune-sur-Mer, in France.
4.2 miW
Church
Église Saint-Médard-Saint-Gildard, Crépon
108 min walk • The Saint-Médard-et-Saint-Gildard church is a Catholic church located in Crépon, France.
2.7 miSW
Church
Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
71 min walk • The Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross of Sainte-Croix-sur-Mer is a Catholic church located in Sainte-Croix-sur-Mer, France.
3.4 miSE
Church
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church
87 min walk • The Church of the Assumption of Our Lady, or Notre Dame Church, is a Catholic church located in Bény-sur-Mer, France.
4.4 miSW
Church
St. Martin's Church, Creully
112 min walk • The Saint-Martin de Tierceville church is a Catholic church located in Tierceville, France.
3.5 miS
Forts and castles
Château de Bény-sur-Mer
91 min walk • The castle of Bény-sur-Mer is a castle located in the commune of Bény-sur-Mer in the Calvados department in the Normandy region.
0.5 miS
Forts and castles
Château de Courseulles, Courseulles-sur-Mer
13 min walk • The RaceUlles castle is a building located in Raceulles-sur-Mer, in France.