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Meandering Through the Cotentin Peninsula

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May 25th 2015
Saturday 23 May 2015 After fours days of exploring Normandy it was time to repack the car and head for our next destination, Granville, on the south west coast of the Cotentin Peninsula. From Bayeux it only takes about two hours by the direct route. We had all day to complete the journey. Our first port of call was Sainte Mere Eglise. As we got near we detoured off the highway to visit a Ger ... read more

Europe » France » Lower Normandy » Granville

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