Barfleur, Coastal commune in Normandy, France
Barfleur is a coastal commune in Normandy built from granite stone with buildings that line narrow lanes leading down to the harbor. Fishing boats moor at stone quays where daily maritime activities continue along the waterfront.
This port served as a launching point in 1066 when Norman ships departed for the Battle of Hastings, a conflict that reshaped medieval England. That connection to the conquest established Barfleur as a strategically important maritime location.
The Saint-Nicolas church stands as the spiritual center where locals and visitors gather for seasonal cultural events that echo through its medieval walls. These gatherings shape how people experience the village's rhythm throughout the year.
The lifeboat shelter opens for visitors on weekends during May and June, then daily from July through September. Outside these times you can still walk through the streets and explore the harbor freely.
Every two years in April, around fifty selected artists convert private homes into temporary galleries for the Village Fait Galerie event. This transforms the entire town into an open-air art exhibition where residents become part of the cultural experience.
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Normandy offers historical sites and natural spaces worth a visit. You will find old monasteries, castles from the Middle Ages, villages along the coast, and different types of scenery. Some well-known places like the Bénédictine Palace in Fécamp or Monet's Gardens in Giverny attract visitors, while...
Throughout France's regions lie villages that seem frozen in time. These places are built from stone, wood, and light, where history is written across facades and paved streets. Some nestle in valleys, others cling to cliffs or look out over vineyards. You find old houses, squares with arcades,...
Saint Nicholas Church
432 m
Croix ancienne du cimetière de Barfleur
464 mOrgue de tribune de l'église Saint-Nicolas de Barfleur
432 m
Monument aux morts de 1914-18
410 mStele, memorial
477 mSouvenir de Guillaume
468 mPlage de la Sambière
844 mSculpture, Work of art
176 mWork of art, statue
163 mWork of art, sculpture
175 mMemorial, commemorative plaque
434 mMonumental cross, wayside cross, summit cross, Christian cross
442 mMemorial
461 mCannon
474 mArt’Mâteur
134 mMusée Atelier de Barfleur
176 mCommemorative plaque, memorial
416 mMemorial, commemorative plaque
284 mMemorial stone, traffic bollard, memorial
457 mMemorial, commemorative plaque
357 mPlaque commémorative Emile Le Carpentier
131 mMemorial, commemorative plaque
68 mWayside shrine, Christianity
172 mWayside cross
1.5 kmMemorial, commemorative plaque
345 mWayside cross
456 mWayside cross
1.5 kmMemorial, commemorative plaque
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