Pointe du Hoc

Pointe du Hoc is a historic and protected site Cricqueville-en-Bessin located in France.

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  • Phone

    +33 2 31 51 62 00

  • Website

    abmc.gov

  • Type

    Historic and Protected Site

Address

Pointe du Hoc 14230 Cricqueville-en-Bessin France

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Delyn Simons

Free, great history accessible for kids. Short 7-minute movie , then lots of exploring bunkers, casements. Brings to life stories of young heroes who cleared guns pointed at Utah beach . #neverforget

prince of Arrogance

Loved visiting this a great spot for WW2 history buffs. Only annoying thing was the school tours , the kids do not yet have the maturity to appreciate the events that happened here.

Karel Nijs

Impressive WW2 site. Find a guid in advance (!) because otherwise it's only holes and concrete. Take along warm clothing because of the strong wind.

 Ed ???????? Berrevoets

This impressive area gives a good insight of the German fortifications and guns. Big craters are still visible which were the result of preliminary bombing by the allies. Only 9 of 225 allies survived

Chris G

Worth the walk out to the area where the bombardment went on, you can climb down into the craters left behind to get a sense of the power of what went on.

Cla Cla

Worth a tour . The holes is the ground make you think about have been there while the bombing was in progress.

Michelle Muldowney-Stevens

Free entrance to a very interesting battle ground. Bonus? Best, most modern toilets we've come across in all of France !

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Matt Rosenberg

Walking these grounds feels like you're on the surface of the moon. The craters are still here 70 years later. (*no passport needed if you're an American. This land was given to America by France .)

Marc

Great historic WWII place. A must visit when you are in the area.

Paul Smit

Wow. Just wow.

Antoine Boucher

Good small museum on the life of the ranger and interesting site of d day must see

Ad Ventures

In winter bring warm clothes . There's a cold wind.

Neil Ginns

Blows you away with their achievement...

Tomek Kuzel

History of one big battle

Luis de Avendaño

A good walk and visitor centre

Dirk Breedveld

Great site with great story

Charles Fineberg

Taken on a tour by Eva Ruttger. She did a fantastic job!

Tricia Jo Score

Hire someone for a guided tour !

Thomas Caryn

If you want to show the depth of the craters on your pictures, ask your friends to stand in. / Si vous désirez reproduire la taille des cratères en photo, demandez à un de vos amis d'y prendre place.

Quentin Duval

Beau lieu à visiter, une partie de l'Histoire à découvrir ou redécouvrir !! C'est impressionnant !!

Francy

Passeggiata ricca di storia ed emozione. Luoghi fantastici e terribili allo stesso tempo . Tappa obbligata.

Julien Girardon

Un parcours très bien décrit, avec une immersion assez surprenante dans la IIWW.

Angela Teresa Rispoli

todo o espaço é maravilhoso desde o centro de visitantes .é exibido um pequeno filme introdutorio muito bom.Ingresso gratuito

Dorit C

wir konnten (nach Ende der Öffnungszeiten) nur die Außenanlagen besichtigen, hatten aber immerhin einen schönen Ausblick

Renaud Seffers

Très beau site qui a été agréablement restauré . La patte des USA dans cette restauration est bien visible. Prévoir de bonne chaussure

Shinder Oliveira

N'oubliez pas d'aller d'abord aux toilettes avant le mirage. Cest dure avoir envies de faire kk et loin des wc. Houffa

Guillaume C

La vue et l ’histoire sont imprenables

Maroua Mrouki

La vue est impressionnante

Priscila Coloma

Imperdível para quem gosta de história.

Wi wi

Un site historique . A voir absolument .

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