Mémorial de Caen
A museum and memorial devoted to the Second World War, the Battle for Caen and, more broadly, the history of the 20th century. Its theme is the fragility of peace, told in a spirit of reconciliation.
- Where
- Caen, Normandy, France
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 49.1975, -0.3839
Get the Mémorial de Caen stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Mémorial de Caen. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Normandy volume with your photos and a note.
Near Mémorial de Caen
Juno Beach 16 km
The landing beach of 6 June 1944 assigned to the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division, stretching from Courseulles to Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer. A museum by the dunes at Courseulles tells the Canadian story of the landings.
Bayeux Tapestry 25 km
An embroidered cloth nearly 70 metres long and 50 centimetres tall, telling the story of the Norman conquest of England and the Battle of Hastings in 1066. Probably made in England in the decades after, it has its own museum in Bayeux.
Normandy American Cemetery 39 km
A Second World War cemetery on the bluff above Omaha Beach, honouring the American troops who died in the Normandy landings and the battle that followed. Rows of white marble headstones mark its 9,389 graves across 69.8 hectares.
Omaha Beach 40 km
One of the five Allied landing beaches of 6 June 1944, a long sweep of sand below green bluffs on the Normandy coast. Today it is a quiet beach again, with memorials along the shore and the American cemetery on the bluff above.
Pointe du Hoc 49 km
A promontory with a 35-metre cliff overlooking the English Channel on the Normandy coast. Its grassy headland is still pitted with craters and broken concrete from the Second World War, and a granite memorial stands at the tip.
Porte d'Aval 70 km
A natural arch in the white chalk cliffs of Étretat, with a tall needle of rock standing in the sea beside it. Claude Monet painted these cliffs on the Normandy coast again and again.
Mont-Saint-Michel 103 km
A rocky tidal island off the coast of Normandy, crowned by a Benedictine abbey. At high tide the sea surrounds it, at low tide the bay empties into sand flats, and a single narrow street climbs between old houses to the abbey church.
Rouen Cathedral 111 km
The seat of the Archbishop of Rouen, built and rebuilt over more than eight centuries in styles from Early Gothic to Flamboyant and Renaissance. Its three towers are each in a different style, and Monet painted its façade more than thirty times in changing light.
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Questions
Where is Mémorial de Caen?
Mémorial de Caen is in Caen, Normandy, France. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Juno Beach (16 km), Bayeux Tapestry (25 km), Normandy American Cemetery (39 km).
How do I get the Mémorial de Caen stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Mémorial de Caen and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Normandy volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Mémorial de Caen before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Normandy volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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