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Courseulles-sur-Mer
A little further west along
the Côte de Nacre at Juno
Beach, where memories of the
Normandy Invasion (see pp28-31)
mingle with modern-day seaside
amusements, Courseulles has a
large marina (somewhat over-
shadowed by modern apartment
blocks), and a terrific shellfish
aquarium. Just inland is Reviers,
where an arts and crafts festival
takes place each July. d Map D3
Bagnoles de l'Orne
Granville
With its stern granite upper
town on the one hand, and its
beach and seaside amusements
on the other, Granville offers two
quite different faces. It became
fashionable as a resort in the
19th century. Among its current
attractions, it boasts a thalasso-
therapy centre, the Aquarium du
Roc (a “shell wonderland”) and a
casino (see p98) .
Barneville-Plage
Spectacular sandy beaches,
backed by windblown dunes,
sweep along the west coast of
the Cotentin Peninsula, looking
out toward the Channel Islands.
At Barneville-Plage, between
busy Barneville-Carteret and
charming Portbail, the coastline
becomes tame enough for a
holiday beach, full to bursting in
summer, and backed by lines of
villas (see p100) .
Bagnoles-de-l'Orne
Legend has it that Hugues
de Tessé left his horse Rapide to
die quietly of old age in the forest,
only for the animal to trot home
in rude health. He found that a
spring was the cause, bathed
there himself, and was also re-
juvenated. Today, this calm, orderly
spa town attracts thousands to
its Établissement Thermal, partic-
ularly helpful for rheumatism and
circulatory problems (see p107) .
Agon-Coutainville
With its 8 km (5 miles) of
fine, sandy beach, this west coast
resort makes a great summer
playground for the people of
nearby Coutances and visitors
alike. Contrast a morning on the
beach with a walk out to Pointe
d'Agon, with its magnificent sea
views. d Map B4
2
English
Channel
Etretat
1
Forges-les-
Eaux
Cherbourg
Yvetot
Le Havre
Gournay-
en-Bray
Rouen
3
Barneville-
Plage
7
Deauville
Luc-sur-Mer
Riva Bella
Courseulles-sur-Mer
6
5
Pont-
Audemer
4
Bayeux
Lessay
Caen
Lisieux
St-Lô
Vernon
Giverny
N1 3
Agon-
Coutainville
8
Bernay
Coutances
N1 3
Evreux
Thury-
Harcourt
Falaise
9
Granville
Vire
L'Aigle
Argentan
Flers
Dreux
Verneuil-
sur-Avre
St-Malo
Avranches
Domfront
0
Bagnoles-de-l'Orne
Mortagne-au-Perche
Chartres
50
miles
0
km
50
61
 
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