Caen Memorial Museum

Memorial de Caen

www.memorial-caen.fr
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(5K) · History museum in Caen, France
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The Caen Memorial , inaugurated on June 6, 1988, is a must-see tourist site in Normandy and one of the first European memorial sites. It traces the …

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Dec 22, 2024
Came here as part of a tour that was later going to Omaha Beach. We started by watching the movie, which gave a great overview and was very interesting. The museum has many areas to visit, and like m…Full review by worleybird98
Dec 21, 2024
I wished to book a ticket for my family of 4. Rather expensive and I am told that the museum is under renovation since 2021... until February2025. 4 years for a renovation is quite a lot! and that m…Full review by Joel L
Oct 29, 2024
This is a sad place to go. The exhibitions were greatly placed and we learnt a lot of new things about the war periods. The sad part was to listen to the sad stories of the victims especially those w…Full review by Desislava A
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The Mémorial de Caen is a museum and war memorial in Caen, commemorating the Second World War and the Battle for Caen. The buildi…
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Can we park a small motorhome overnight at the memorial car park?
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We were there in July 2019. The parking is free for cars, and there is separate parking for campers and coaches which I assume is also free. Saw just now that the camping car …
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We were there in July 2019. The parking is free for cars, and there is separate parking for campers and coaches which I assume is also free. Saw just now that the camping car park is under renovation starting the 8th of September and access is forbidden. A small camper can be parked on the streets nearby. There is a long residential street leading up to the Memorial with free parking.
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I visited this memorial in 1995. At the time there was no memorial to American soldiers who fought in WW2 in …
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I visited this memorial in 1995. At the time there was no memorial to American soldiers who fought in WW2 in Europe. Is there a memorial to them now? Thank you.
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There is an entire cemetery dedicated to American Servicemen.
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I visited this memorial in 1995. At the time there was no memorial to American soldiers who fought in WW2 in …
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I visited this memorial in 1995. At the time there was no memorial to American soldiers who fought in WW2 in Europe. Is there a memorial to them now? Thank you.
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In my opinion, the whole of the Normandy coast is a memorial to American soldiers as well as all the other nations who took part. Did you not visit the US cemetery at Colville ?
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Perhaps you should state which ones are better? That would be helpful.
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I am unsure what you are referring to, but the Memorial is a museum and its well worth visiting. They have a holocaust and a cold war display and it was so informative. Just make sure …
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I am unsure what you are referring to, but the Memorial is a museum and its well worth visiting. They have a holocaust and a cold war display and it was so informative. Just make sure you use the listening device, as otherwise you end up reading alot, and it is small type and fairly dark
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Answer by Lisa S · May 27, 2019
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