Café Gondrée

The Café Gondrée is a small coffeehouse in the French community of Bénouville. The cafe is located on the west bank of the Caen Canal, at the northwest end of the Bénouville Bridge, now commonly referred to as the Pegasus Bridge.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pegasus Bridge and Memorial Pegasus.

Pegasus Bridge

Bridge

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Pegasus Bridge, originally called the Bénouville Bridge after the neighbouring village, is a road crossing over the Caen Canal, between Caen and Ouistreham in Normandy.

Memorial Pegasus

Museum

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Memorial Pegasus at Ranville in Lower Normandy is a museum and memorial to the 6th Airborne Division in the Normandy landings and particular the capture of the Caen canal and Orne river bridges. Memorial Pegasus is situated 260 metres east of Café Gondrée.

Town hall of Bénouville

Town hall

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Town hall of Bénouville is situated 240 metres west of Café Gondrée.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ranville and Saint-Aubin-d’Arquenay.

Ranville

Village

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Ranville is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Ranville was the first French village liberated on D-Day.

Saint-Aubin-d’Arquenay

Village

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Saint-Aubin-d'Arquenay is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Saint-Aubin-d’Arquenay is situated 2½ km north of Café Gondrée.