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Lion-sur-Mer – Villa La Bluette loop from Hermanville-sur-Mer

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Lion-sur-Mer – Villa La Bluette loop from Hermanville-sur-Mer

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Lion-sur-Mer – Villa La Bluette loop from Hermanville-sur-Mer

01:19

22.4km

100m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 12, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 15.2 km for 64 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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11.4 km

Art Nouveau-style pharmacy

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The Lesage pharmacy in Douvres-la-Délivrande is one of the few Art Nouveau buildings in the Calvados department (fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharmacie_Lesage).
Located in the city center, it can be the object of a …

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11.5 km

Basilica of Our Lady of Deliverance

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Built on an ancient pagan place of worship, the current basilica was built at the end of the 19th century in the Norman neo-Gothic style. It houses a statue of …

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14.8 km

Whale Museum

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In the municipal park, a beautiful shady garden full of flowers, there is a 19 m whale skeleton of a whale that washed up on the beach in 1885. On …

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15.2 km

Sword beach

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Sword Beach: The French and British commandos landed at Collevilla-Plage, Lion-sur-Mer and Saint-Aubin. They captured the fortified bridge of Riva-Bella and the positions of Lion and Langrune only on June …

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17.8 km

41st Royal Marine Commando Memorial, Lion-sur-Mer

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This monument commemorates the liberation of the city on June 7, 1944, a message from General Roosevelt which glorifies essential freedoms is engraved on a plaque. Next to it you can see a British Churchill Avre tank.

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18.6 km

Operation Overlord Monument

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Hermanville: The British on Sword beach
“Lion remembers – honors and recognizes the Allied soldiers and civilians who gave their lives for our freedom.”

Operation Overlord also unfolded on "Sword" …

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18.8 km

Lion-sur-Mer

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A lovely seaside town. The Boulevard de Calvados forms an excellent car-free cycle route along the popular beach.

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19.6 km

Villa La Bluette

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Built by Hector Guimard in 1899, this Art Nouveau-style villa is visible from the seafront in Hermanville-sur-Mer (Calvados). A tour can be planned to see another building of the same …

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22.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.2 km

7.14 km

3.52 km

310 m

187 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

18.8 km

2.96 km

415 m

153 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 14 July

24°C

19°C

34 %

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Max wind speed: 28.0 km/h

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Lion-sur-Mer – Villa La Bluette loop from Hermanville-sur-Mer

Art Nouveau-style pharmacy

Basilica of Our Lady of Deliverance

Whale Museum

Sword beach

41st Royal Marine Commando Memorial, Lion-sur-Mer

Operation Overlord Monument

Lion-sur-Mer

Villa La Bluette

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