Barfleur

Next stop was Barfleur, a pretty seaside village on the northeast tip of the peninsula that is part tourism and part fishing. We spent the afternoon there before moving on in the direction of Cherbourg.

Barfleur harbor

Up closer

A lot of pleasure and recreation boats, but this is a real, working
fishing village

Thus, and many more

Inside Barfleur's parish church

The British monitor Erebus; served in both World Wars; her
only heavy armament was a single turret of two 15" guns; at
off-shore range, the German batteries with their 4" guns
were no match for this little monster; she silenced some of
the main batteries at Utah Beach; one of many historical 
exhibits in town

A fishing boat heads into the harbor

A large medallion on a rock at the harbor entrance tells us that
William the Conqueror's ship was built at Barfleur

Barfleur light house

Channel traffic

I think Becket met with King Henry or with the papal legates
in Barfleur; in any case, everybody wants part of the Becket
action

Pretty town, Barfleur