Courseulles-sur-Mer Travel Guide

  Juno Beach
by Cristian_Uluru
 
  • Juno Beach
      Juno Beach
    by Cristian_Uluru
  • Courseulles-sur-Mer
      Courseulles-sur-Mer
    by vichatherly
  • D-Day Tour - Juno Beach
      D-Day Tour - Juno Beach
    by vichatherly
  • recovered Canadian tank
      recovered Canadian tank
    by Diverdan28
  • North Shore regiment plaque
      North Shore regiment plaque
    by Diverdan28
 

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World War II memorials

World War II memorials, Courseulles-sur-Mer

 Diverdan28 Says:  Canadian Troops came ashore in c-S-M and the surrounding area. In addition to the large Juno beach centre, there are other locally maintained memorials and tributes. The tank shown was recovered several years ago and has plaques commemorating many of the regiments that... 

World War II memorials

World War II memorials, Courseulles-sur-Mer

 Diverdan28 Says:  Canadian Troops came ashore in c-S-M and the surrounding area. In addition to the large Juno beach centre, there are other locally maintained memorials and tributes. The tank shown was recovered several years ago and has plaques commemorating many of the regiments that... 

D-Day Beach – Juno

D-Day Beach – Juno, Courseulles-sur-Mer

 vichatherly Says:  Assault time 07:35This is where the Canadians came ashore on D-Day. They took some heavy casualties, especially the Winnipeg Rifles.Leading Formations6th Armoured Regiment (1st Hussars) DD TanksThe Royal Winnipeg RiflesThe Regina Rifle Regiment10th Armoured Regiment (Fort... 

Royal Winnipeg Rifles & Canadian Scottish

Royal Winnipeg Rifles & Canadian Scottish, Courseulles-sur-Mer

 vichatherly Says:  As I work for a UK based Canadian company, and my wife has visited the offices in Winnipeg, we sought out this granite memorial to the Royal Winnipeg Rifles and Canadian Scottish who suffered heavy losses at Graye-sur-Mer. 

Graye Churchill Tank

Graye Churchill Tank, Courseulles-sur-Mer

 vichatherly Says:  This tank is situated at the junction of the Green (left) and Red (right) sectors of Mike/JUNO Beach. Thus is where the Royal Winnipeg Rifles came ashore on 6th June 1944. The suffered 128 casualties, the second heaviest Canadian regimental casualties of the day.This tank... 

Juno Beach Centre

Juno Beach Centre, Courseulles-sur-Mer

 vichatherly Says:  This is a really interesting museum which was only opened in June 2003, on the 6th of course.It tells the exploits of the Canadian troops who landed in this area on D-Day.The museum guides are interestingly all young Canadians, and they come across as being especially proud... 

Canadian War Cemetery

Canadian War Cemetery, Courseulles-sur-Mer

 Cristian_Uluru Says:  In Rievers, few kilometers from Juno Beach, there is the Canadian War Cemetery: edge of French land given to Canada to commemorate its dead soldiers during the D-Day unloading. 

Charles De Gaulle's cross

Charles De Gaulle's cross, Courseulles-sur-Mer

 Cristian_Uluru Says:  On the beach you can see a big Lorena's cross that shows the point in which the general Charles De Gaulle reached shore after the unloading. 

Juno Beach Centre

Juno Beach Centre, Courseulles-sur-Mer

 Cristian_Uluru Says:  Juno Beach Centre contains the names of all the Canadian soldiers dead in Europe during the Second World War. To its interior there is a shown of heirlooms of the soldiers and tapes on the unloading. 

Juno Beach

Juno Beach, Courseulles-sur-Mer

 Cristian_Uluru Says:  Juno Beach has been the place of the unloading of the Canadian troops during the D-Day (6 June 1944). To walk on this beach feel me exciting and touched... to walk on a beach where many people are dead... Today it is very difficult to imagine such moments with people that... 

Hotels  

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Hotels  

Les Alizes: Budget Hotel in Couseulles Sur mer

Les Alizes: Budget Hotel in Couseulles Sur mer, Courseulles-sur-Mer

 Diverdan28 Says:  We arrived in C-S-M late in the day and didn't have a lot of time to look for a spot. Les Alizes is right on the water front of the small harbour in C-S-M.Our initial reaction was not too favourable. The hotel smelled a bit musty in the lobby and the stairwell. But the... 

Restaurants  

La Tosca: Yes, there are Italian Resturants in France.

La Tosca: Yes, there are Italian Resturants in France., Courseulles-sur-Mer

 Beausoleil Says:  We had stopped at a local tourist office and gotten a Route de Moulins so were exploring Basse Normandie looking for wind and water mills. We weren't having much luck and arrived in Courseulles-sur-Mer around lunch time. We parked and started scouting menus. We met... 

La Bellle Aurore: Best food in Courseulles Sur Mer

La Bellle Aurore: Best food in Courseulles Sur Mer, Courseulles-sur-Mer

 Diverdan28 Says:  La Belle Aurore has the look and feel of a workingman's bar and restaurant. The menu seems gearer to hearty appetites . We were impressed by the hospitality of the manager who went to great lengths to ensure we were made welcome. He introduced us toone of the regular patrons... 

Shopping  

The seafood market Market: Fresh Scallops

The seafood market Market: Fresh Scallops, Courseulles-sur-Mer

 adelinemmc Says:  See separate tip for detail of the fish and seafood market on the harbour Scallops! In France they will always be sold with the 'corail', the moon shaped orange bit. Stalls at the market will sell them opened and cleaned but you pay by weight with the shell included (so for... 

The Harbour market: Fresh seasonal seafood and fish

The Harbour market: Fresh seasonal seafood and fish, Courseulles-sur-Mer

 adelinemmc Says:  The market is almost every morning near the Harbour. You will see a few stalls, all of seafood straight from the boats moored behind the stalls. You cannot get fresher fish or seafood. The catch is local is seasonal. Around Christmas and New Year you'll get oysters,... 

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