Cherbourg
As a couple or family, there are plenty of places to visit.
From La Cité de la Mer, via the Basilica of Saint Trinità or the Liberation Museum, it is difficult to walk without taking into account the diversity of the monuments and buildings of our destination.
Discover also its Italian theater, its churches, its museums, not to mention its exceptional botanical heritage, the legacy of sailors, scientists and adventurers.
Distance: 71 Km
Driving Time: 53 Minutes
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The City Of The Sea
In 2014 at La Cité de la Mer: the reconstruction of the last witness of the depths records takes place in the Grande Galerie des Engins et des Hommes: the submarine Deepsea Challenger.
On board, the famous director and great seafarer: James Cameron, beat the record in solo diving in 2012. After 2h36 of descent in his machine in the vertical form, it reaches the bottom of the Mariana pit at 10 900m depth, where the Trieste itself had dived in 1960 with on board his team: Don Walsh and Jacques Piccard , In almost 5 hours ...
Video Cité De La Mer Cherbourg
The Museum Of Liberation
The Liberation Museum is housed in a former military fort of the Second Empire, on the summit of the Montagne du Roule, from where one can discover a superb panoramic view of the city and its harbor. It traces, through a chronological path, the different stages of the Second World War, the exodus to the Liberation of Cherbourg. DATES AND SCHEDULES: Tuesday to Saturday, from 10am to 12pm and 2pm to 6pm. On Sundays, from 2 pm to 6 pm. Closed on Mondays, December and January and public holidays except May 8 and November 11 from 2 pm to 6 pm.