Merville Battery (Batterie de Merville)
March 14-Sep 30: 9:30am-6:30pm, Oct 1-Nov 14: 10am-5pm
Place du 9ème Bataillon, Merville-Franceville-Plage, France, 14810
Practical Info
There is a Merville Battery Museum in Merville-Franceville, which contains a reconstituted gun chamber, an educational trail as well as a sounds & lights show. Merville Battery is located at Place du 9ème Bataillon in Merville-Franceville, just 25 kilometers northwest of Caen via route N814, D515 and D514. The visit takes about half an hour. The Battery is open between 9:30am to 6:30pm between March 14 and September 30, and from 10am to 5pm between October 1 and November 14. Entry costs €6 per adult and €3.50 per child aged 6 to 16 years old.
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I can't emphasize how amazing our guide was, Francois Gauthron. Our family would have driven right past the history of the region not even knowing or understanding the real life history in front of our eyes! Thank you for a wonderful day
Leah_S, Jul. 2022
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