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Virtual-Tripping goes fourth to Dieppe, Seine-Maritime in northern France.
By Mark on February 4, 2010
I decided to go visiting in France for a change and one of the places i wanted to write about is Dieppe in the north of France, europe. It is a communal town, which is situated within the French department of Seine-Maritime. In 1999, the population of Dieppe Urban area was 81,419.
It is a very well known place for the british people who live in southern england, as it is one of the main gateways to france, it is famous for its scallops, it is a port on the English Channel and there is a regular ferry service Gare Maritime to Newhaven in East Sussex, England.
But it also has many other interesting sites for example the churches of Saint Jacques and Saint Rémi, a 15th century castle and a very popular pebbled beach.
Now if you get the time to visit some of the attractions in Dieppe is the castle, Château de Dieppe, which has amazingly survived the 1694 bombardment is now a museum, and there is a maritime collection as well to visit and enjoy. You will find plenty to see in the castle including collections from the 17th and 18th century ivory carvings and it includes some lacy folding fans for which Dieppe was known. Beautiful furnishings etc and a gorgeous looking courtyard.
There is a fabulously long relationship between the Dieppe people and the Canadians, it goes back to the 16th century and carrys on through to the Dieppe Raid and the liberation of Dieppe by Canadians on September 1, 1944. Because of this they have a monument. The words on this monument say “nous nous souvenons” (“we remember”), and there is the National Canadian Maple Leaf flag which is flown side-by-side with that of the French flag. If you have the chance to visit the Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery in the south of Dieppe, you will find some of the Canadian soldiers who were killed in action during World War II.
So if you get the time over the summer period you should give this seaside town a visit and just breathing the fresh air and walking down those narrow streets and observing the Dieppe french market and a cup of coffee in the nearby cafe. Finally tucking in to fish and chips and just enjoying the sun, watching the boats and ships coming in, how lovely it would be to be there now.
- Learn about Dieppe on Wikipedia:
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