Cherbourg, France: Private tours and shore excursions with local guides

Cherbourg is a port city in France in the department of Manche, Normandy. Located at the northern end of the Cotentin Peninsula, it is renowned for having the largest artificial harbour in Europe and the second largest in the world. The climate is warm and temperate. The average annual temperature is 12°. The best weather is from June to October. You can visit places of worship such as the Basilica of the Holy Trinity, the Liberation Museum, the Museum of Natural History and Ethnography (Botanical Park), the Thomas Henry Museum and the art centre "Le Point du Jour", the Maritime Station with its Art Deco architecture and the Ravalet Castle. Don't miss the Cité de la mer (a palace of games and underwater science), and of course, marvel at the famous Grande rade, made up of 3 dikes.