Considering the Ibis Cherbourg La Glacerie in Cherbourg?
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La Cite de la Mer: Ocean Pole Aquarium by antistar
Containing 500,000 litres of seawater, the aquarium at La Cite de la Mer is the largest in Europe. The visit includes wreckage from the CSS Alabama, an armed merchant cruiser from America that was sunk of the coast of Cherbourg during their civil war.