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Beach & Relaxation, City Break, Couples, Culture & History, France, Military history, Northern France

Top Ten Places To Visit In France In 2020

2020 brings a new decade, and with it, the opportunity to set new goals, achieve more things and see more places. With our regular crossings to France it’s easy to fit in more travel this year. Whether it’s just a day trip from Dover to Calais or...

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Culture & History, Dunkirk, France, France, Military history, Northern France

The D-Day Landings 75th Anniversary

Today, the 6th June, marks the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, the largest land, air and naval operation in history, which saw over 150,000 soldiers land on the beaches of Normandy and was one of the main turning points of the second world wa...

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Culture & History, Dunkirk, France, Military history, Northern France

Normandy Running Festival – Remembering D-Day

2019 is a significant year in the context of world history, with this year being the 75th anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy – some of the most impactful events which played out during World War Two. Paying homage to these events and t...

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Culture & History, Military history

Historical sites to visit for Holocaust Memorial Day

  Historical sites to visit for Holocaust Memorial Day On January 27th, countries all over the world commemorate the liberation of the largest concentration camp operated during the Second World War – Auschwitz-Birkenau, as well as the devasta...

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Culture & History, Dunkirk, France, Military history

‘Dynamo’ movie powers Dunkirk’s summer appeal

Dunkirk becomes the focus of attention from cross-channel tourists this summer with the launch of a blockbuster film marking World War II’s Operation Dynamo. Popularly called ‘The Miracle of Dunkirk’, the operation (May 26-June 4 1940) snatched...

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