European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 19, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Emplacements Are preserved on the islands today some in better condition than the Normandy coastal fortifications. Ferries to the islands leave from several ports including. Granville Carteret and . A. Causey lies a a Small group of islands that Are with the exception of grand lie great Island uninhabited. Granite. Quarries which provided the Stone for buildings such As 1 Mont Saint Michel Are nor longer worked. About Toov. Fishermen and their families live on the largest of the Causey lies and excepting about 20 acres around the Island s Lighthouse and fort of most of the land. An excursion to the Causey lies is a pleasant Day trip from any of the Cote tin ports especially for those staying in. Granville. Sights include the grand lie fort a built in the Middle of the last Century for defense against the British but never used a and several interesting Rock formations. A Cou Tances a one of Normandy s most Beautiful a. Cathedrals Marks this town As a religious Center on the Cote tin Peninsula. The Best viewing Point for the Cathedral notre Dame is from the place do d Deauville a resort famed for horse racing sailing a regattas yachting and just being seen. The fashionable ,. A. Deauville season begins in july and closes at the end of August with a grand prix horse racing event. A major activity at the resort is strolling the promenade desplanches the Boardwalk stretching the length of the Beach. Celebrities can often be spotted at the pompeian Baths or the Soleil bar or along the other Side of the blanches sunning before colourful. Beac tents. 1�.��� a a1 Don t look for fishing boats in port Deauville a the Harbor is strictly a yacht Marina for the resort s patrons there Are. Fishing boats in nearby Trouville Harbor. Dieppe a this oldest of the Normandy resort towns. Though modernized considerably still has Many interesting Points in the Harbor area. The remains of the 14th-Century defences can be seen at the West end of the port Dieppe s1 fishing Fleet brings in an impressive haul of turbot and sole and the Early morning fish auction and Market is a colourful event. A Quot ��1. A. Quot a a Quot a. A a a a / a sights in town include the Rose window at . Cathedral a Telescope position on the Boulevard de la Mer. Offers a Good View of the town and the Bay. A plaque in the Square do Canada commemorates the 1942 Canadian raid at a a. A a Dies sur mar a William s invasion of England in. 1066 was launched from dives which at the time was an a. A. Important Norman port. The Fleet was made up of about 3,000 ships Over half the size of the a Day Fleet. The notre Dame de dives Church West Wall has a carved list of v William s invasion companions. The town s wooden Market Halls begun in the 15th Century remain in Good condition. Douvros and la Delivrance a site of a two Story. Underground German radar station that kept watch Over the a Calvados coast. The underground rooms have been sealed off and the station s twin radar towers Are gone but parts of the emplacement can be seen in what is now a pasture on the West Side of town. Forest of Eawy a the Road called Alice do limousines cuts through the Middle of this 16,500-acre Forest and offers a breathtaking natural setting. Follow d-154 from Dieppe then turn left on the Allee after passing Torcy be grand. A 1 Elro Tat a the splendor of its towering Cliffs etre Tat s reputation As a Beach town Needle Rock a 200-foot Chalk spire that rises from the water offshore is spectacular a stunning View of the Needle can be seen from. The aval or upstream Cliff. The walk to the aval Cliff parallels a Scenic Golf course popular with visitors.1 on the opposite. Cliff is a memorial to. The. First and unsuccessful attempt to. Cross the Atlantic by plane. Devreux a Only the ramparts and. The City s Cathedral have withstood the repeated pounding Devreux Over the centuries. The worst fires and the result of nazi and Allied bombings in 1940 and 1944, when the Center of the City burned for a week. The notre Dame Cathedral still under restoration suffered some damage in the bombing including destruction of the Church s Quot Silver Belfry Quot a Lead spire that melted. An added sight is St. Taurin Church and inside the St Tauri Rius shrine.1. Palais a this Tow a where William the conqueror was 1. Born was badly damaged during world Wai ii As the. Cerman army tried to flee Normandy to the face of the Allied breakout. William s Castle remains although the outer Walls a were removed in the 1.0th Century the 12th-Century keep is a a still intact and open for Tours. Other sights include the Church of the Trinity and a Fountain in Honor of William s Mother. A a a Decamp a the Home of Benedictine Brandy and the Short Story writer and novelist Guy de Maupassant is also an important port today with a Fleet of fishing boats. The remains of the Abbey and the magnificent Church of the a Trinity Are Worth a visit. The latter contains Many unusual relics including the claimed footprint of an Angel and a vial a Benedictine monastery is one of the biggest attractions in f6camp. A amps Avo Onsoy of Jesus blood the Quot relic of the precious blood,.&Quot enshrined in a Brilliant White Marble Tabernacle. Drive up the Cliff Road for a panoramic Overlook of the Harbor and the coast. /. Forges is Eaux a a major metalworking Center in the 15th Century,.forges-Les-Eaux is now a spa town. The Waters in the spa Park Are used Only for drinking there s a tap just inside the Park Gate. A a a a a. Visors a the Castle Here is distinguished by a three Story prisoner s Tower that still has ancient prisoners Graffiti scratched on the Walls. Gold Beach a Landing Beach Between arro Manches and ver Pluge for the British 50th div and Day using a flanking. Movement the unit captured arro Manches by the afternoon. Of june 6, enabling engineers to begin construction on the artificial port Winston Harbor. Pc a. 1 pm h a 1 v c Harnby a the remains of the Abbey Church a it s missing some of its roof part of the Nave and the West Side of the front a Are impressive. Visitors pass through a Gateway off Highway d-258 Aind climb to the Abbey. In adjoining. Buildings Are Rouen tapestries and assorted historical pieces. The Abbey Kitchen has a massive fireplace and Chimney and a Large wooden figure of Christ believed to be from the 14th. Century 11. V. A q v q a a fishing boats Dot the Harbor of Honfleur. Hermanville a Breche a an old French warship the Courbet was sunk off the coast to act As part of a sea Wall for the sword Beach Landing Here. During Normandy s extreme Low tides portions of this rna Mahe breaker can still be seen. Honfleur a often called the most Beautiful Harbor town in Normandy. In centuries past normans from Honfleur fished the Mouth of the St. Lawrence River and settled parts of Canada. The Scenic Village they left behind has changed Little Over the years. It is Best remembered As a Colony for the impressionist painters late in the last Century. The town s old Dock is ringed with commercial and pleasure Craft nearby is St. Catherine s Church arid the. Boll Tower which also serves As the Home of the Bell ringer 1 Hill the Cote de Grace offers a quiet View of one of Normandy s most. A Beautiful areas. �?�1. A 11 jul sieges a one of the greatest ruins in France. Jumi Ges dates Back to a seventh Century Abbey. Over the centuries the site has been an almshouse a Quarry the owner blew up part of the Abbey for its Stone and a Confer for religious scholarship. The ruins of the Abbey Are spectacular and Are located near the Seine River bet Veu Rouen and the coast. Juno Beach a Canadian and British Landing Beach near St Aubin and Canadian 3rd div which landed Here later moved on to take. Caen. La Madeleine a the Eastern Edge of Utah Beach features a Liberty Way Milestone and a former German Bunker has. A been transformed into n memorial to the.4th inf div. A a memorial crypt and pillar Honor the l 0ih div. To the North. At extreme Low tide some of the ships sunk As a breakwater Are visible. -1 1 c a c a a a 1 i v1/ la Havre a the most damaged of All european ports in. V world War ii. Be Havre Lias been rebuilt and is now franc e s second most important Harbor. Car ferries from. England and. Ireland arrive Here daily. The nearly 150 Allied a raids during the Normandy invasion but the stubborn nazi. Garrison Hung on until september 1944 the port was still in. A a German hands after the fall of Paris the new be 1 Lavre was a designed by Auguste Perret the father of reinforced. Concrete one of the. Largest squares in Europe the place de l h6tel-de-Ville a collection of three Story a buildings arranged amid Lowets. Pern a s St. Joseph Church also merits a visit. Les Andels a historic fortress town along the Seine located about 25 Miles upriver from Rouen the Scenic ruins of Castle dominate the Countryside along one of the River Valley s most picturesque . Lion sur Mer a another of lie Small towns liberated by the invading British troops at sword Beach. The tiny resort has a 16th- entry Castle arid a i 2th-Ceritury Church. Lesieux a pilgrims Corne to Pray to Sainte Tierese the. Carmelite nun whose soul was said to be almost As Jure as1 the Virgin Mary s. She spent All but the first-15 years of her life in the cloister and her Book history of a soul was finished just before her death at the end of the last Century. At the cloister pilgrims can see her grave a Basilica in her Honor and a display and diorama of her life. Lesieux also has the cathedrals Saint Pierre famed Law courts with Gold judges Chambers and several picturesque old houses. Tongues sur mar a site of the chaos Battery a four gun German coastal unit that was silenced Early a Day after a 20-minute due with the destroyer Ajax. The chaos site on a Cliffside plateau overlooking the Channel is one of the. Continued on Page 20 May 19, 1994 stripes Magazine 79
