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Left
Harbour and upper town, Granville
Right
Omonville-la-Petite, Hague Peninsula
Northwestern Normandy
N
ORMANDY'S NORTHWEST IS A WORLD OF ITS OWN.
Thrusting into the
English Channel is the Cotentin Peninsula, with picturesque little ports,
long, unspoilt beaches, and gannets and shearwaters wheeling in the sky
above wild and windblown headlands. Cotentin's proud maritime heritage is
evident, especially in the important strategic port and naval base of
Cherbourg, and it was from here in the Middle Ages that the descendants of
Norse settlers set sail to establish kingdoms in Sicily and southern Italy.
Further south, in the heart of the
region - which encompasses the
département
of Manche - lies the
marshy landscape of the Marais du
Cotentin et du Bessin, a paradise for
nature lovers. Further south, there are
meadows and hedgerows (
bocage
),
and the lovely River Vire, seemingly
made for pleasure.
La Hague
Peninsular
3
St-Germain-des-Vaux
Querqueville
g
Barfleur
2
Cherbourg
de
Coutances Cathedral with its lantern tower
St-Vaast-
la-Hougue
Île de
Tatihou
Les Pieux
Valognes
Sights
Bricquebec
St-Sauveur-
le-Vicomte
Utah
Beach
1
1
Utah Beach
2
Cherbourg
3
La Hague Peninsula
4
Parc Régional des Marais du Cotentin
5
Lessay
6
Ste-Mère-
Église
Carteret
Parc Régional des
Marais du Cotentin
4
Carentan
St-Jean-de-Daye
5
Lessay
Périers
MANCHE
St-Lô
Coutances
6
Vallée de
la Vire
7
7
Coutances
Vallée de la Vire
8
Abbaye de
Hambye
Abbaye de Hambye
9
8
Percy
Granville
Bréhal
Îles
Chausey
Gavray
0
Villedieu-les-Poêles
9
0
Granville
Villedieu-
les-Poêles
Carolles
Brécey
20
miles
0
km
20
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