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Being a fishing port, a commercial harbour, a naval base, Cherbourg rapidly became a transatlantic call.

Today, Cherbourg is a marina an international level, which welcomes the greatest boat events (Course du Figaro, Challenge Mondial Assistance, Cutty Sark...).

It is also town of art with its Italian-style theatre, art galleries, history museum, churches (basilica Sainte-Trinité, Saint-Martin Church...), the Ravalet castle and La Cité de la Mer.

This sailors' town offers a variety of restaurants, cafés, bars, shops, a flamboyant market and wonderful parks wehere you can relax : Emmanuel Liais Park, the public garden or even the garden Montebello, the wild small valley, the park of the castle in Tourlaville...