Ouistreham

Built around a harbour at the mouth of the Canal de Caen à la Mer, Ouistreham grew into a Norman port and Atlantic seaside town. The canal connects the city of Caen with the English Channel, while regular ferries link Ouistreham with Portsmouth on England’s south coast. Its Riva-Bella district formed part of Sword Beach, the easternmost of the five main Allied landing beaches on D-Day in 1944. The Atlantic Wall Museum occupies the former German fire-control post known as the Grand Bunker, preserving a direct trace of that wartime role. Explore nearby webcam locations that provide complementary perspectives on Ouistreham, Caen and the Normandy coast.

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