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Barfleur Destination Guide
Delve into Barfleur in France
Barfleur in the region of Basse-Normandie with its 655 residents is a city in France - some 172 mi or ( 277 km ) West of Paris , the country's capital .
Current time in Barfleur is now 01:56 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Southampton, Portsmouth, London, Cambridge, and Bristol. While being here, make sure to check out Southampton . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Barfleur ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Barfleur - L'un des + Beaux Villages de France
I created this video with the YouTube Video Editor (www.youtube.com Music : The Captain (Al Stone) ..
Port du Cotentin, à la découverte de Barfleur et de son or noir
Un reportage sur Barfleur diffusé dans le journal de 13 heures de TF1 le 29 Aôut 2012 ..
Mit der Ente durch Frankreich
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Intro du festival du voyage du 15 et 16 juin 2013 à Montfarville
Intro montrant toutes les réalisations numériques , tous les films et les expositions de photos et d'aquarelles et carnets de voyages pour le festival du voyage à Montfarville le 15 et 16 juin 2013 à ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Tatihou
Tatihou is an island of Normandy in France with an area of 290,000 square metres. It is located to the east of the Cotentin peninsula just off the coast near Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue. It is almost uninhabited, and is usually reached by amphibious boat although, being a tidal island, it is also possible at low tide to walk there over the local oyster beds. Access to the island is limited to 500 visitors per day.
Located at 49.59 -1.24 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
USS Tide (AM-125)
USS Tide (AM-125) was an Auk-class minesweeper acquired by the United States Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing. Tide was an oceangoing minesweeper built during World War II. Named for the cyclic rising and falling of Earth's ocean surface, she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name.
Located at 49.62 -1.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
USS Rich (DE-695)
USS Rich (DE-695) was a Buckley-class destroyer escort, the first United States Navy ship named in honor of Lieutenant (j.g. ) Ralph M. Rich (1916–1942) who was awarded the Navy Cross for his leadership as a fighter pilot off Enterprise during the Battle of Midway.
Located at 49.52 -1.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
USS PC-1261
USS PC-1261 was a PC-461-class submarine chaser built for the United States Navy during World War II. She is notable for being the first ship sunk during the D-Day landings on 6 June 1944, when she was hit by shellfire from German shore batteries.
Located at 49.50 -1.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
French submarine Prométhée (Q153)
Prométhée (Q153) was a French Redoutable class submarine. The submarine sank while on trials near Cap Lévi, off Cherbourg, France, killing 62 men.
Located at 49.81 -1.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
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