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Discover Ellon in France
Ellon in the region of Basse-Normandie with its 338 habitants is a place located in France - some 139 mi or ( 224 km ) West of Paris , the country's capital .
Local time in Ellon is now 08:04 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: London, Cambridge, Bristol, Birmingham, and Villers-Bocage. When in this area, you might want to check out London . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Ellon ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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The Mulberry Harbour.wmv
The Mulberry Harbour was an artificial port the size of Dover, that was prefabricated in England, and then towed across the Channel to the Normandy coast, after the D-Day landing had started. This har ..
Bayeux, France: Famous Medieval Tapestry
Bayeux, a town 140 miles west of Paris in the Normandy region, is famous for the Bayeux Tapestry. This 230 foot long embroidery, housed in an excellent museum, tells the story of arguably the most mem ..
Bayeux, France
Normandy is a beautiful part of France. The Liberation of Europe began near the town of Bayeux on June 6, 1944. Bayeux, about 200 miles from Paris on the English Channel, is a great place to start you ..
Normandia - Bayeux - Musée Mémorial de La Bataille de Normandie 1944
Viaggio in Normandia fatto a fine Giugno 2005. Tutte le foto le ho scattate con una Canon compatta da 3Mp!! :) (Canon Powershot A510) - A slideshow trip to Normandy, (Bayeux Battle of Normandy Memoria ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Mondaye Abbey
Saint-Martin de Mondaye is a French Premonstratensian abbey in the Bessin countryside at Juaye-Mondaye, Calvados, nine miles to the south of Bayeux. Founded in 1200, it is the only canonial abbey still active in Normandy.
Located at 49.21 -0.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Battle of Méribel
The Battle of Méribel took place at Méribel, above Sallanches, Haute-Savoie, France, on 13 September 1793, when the forces of the Duchy of Savoy were defeated by the French Army. In 1792, Revolutionary French forces had marched into Savoy to "bring freedom" to its people as part of the French Revolution. A decree annexing it to France was signed on 27 November of the same year, and it became the 85th département of France, renamed as the Mont Blanc département.
Located at 49.23 -0.74 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Gare de Bayeux
Gare de Bayeux is the station for the town of Bayeux, Calvados. It is situated on the Mantes-la-Jolie–Cherbourg railway. It is a small station with trains to Cherbourg, Caen and Paris as well as regional trains to Rennes. Preceding station SNCF Following station <tr style="text-align: center;"> <td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align: middle; border-left: 0px none; border-bottom: 0px none; border-right: 1px #aaa solid; border-top: 1px #aaa solid;">Caentoward Paris-St.
Located at 49.27 -0.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Bayeux Cathedral
Bayeux Cathedral (Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Bayeux) is a Norman-Romanesque cathedral, located in the town of Bayeux. It is the seat of the Bishop of Bayeux. It was the original home of the Bayeux Tapestry and is a national monument of France. The site is an ancient one and was once occupied by Roman sanctuaries. The present cathedral was consecrated on 14 July 1077 in the presence of William, Duke of Normandy and King of England.
Located at 49.28 -0.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Bayeux Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery
The Bayeux War Cemetery is the largest Second World War cemetery of Commonwealth soldiers in France, located in Bayeux, Normandy. The cemetery contains 4,648 burials, mostly of the Invasion of Normandy. Opposite this cemetery stands the Bayeux Memorial which commemorates more than 1,800 casualties of the Commonwealth forces who died in Normandy and have no known grave.
Located at 49.27 -0.71 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
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