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Cape Fagnet

Cape Fagnet is the highest point of the Alabaster Coast, it offers a breathtaking panorama of the sea, the cliffs, the harbor and the town of Fecamp. It peaks at 105 m and was once called the “Slam Fécamp.” It is currently occupied by a navy radar installation. Cape Fagnet was part of the German Atlantic […]

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Fecamp

About 20 min drive from Etretat is the fishing  town of Fecamp.  During WWII Fecamp was part of Atlantic Wall fortification project run by Nazis.  It was the third best fortified city in Normandy in WWII which was held by the Germans until 1944. Fecamp is an ancient fishing village and it shows signs of habitation dating […]

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