Villa La Bluette – Lion-sur-Mer loop from Périers-sur-le-Dan
Villa La Bluette – Lion-sur-Mer loop from Périers-sur-le-Dan
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Villa La Bluette – Lion-sur-Mer loop from Périers-sur-le-Dan
01:11
20.2km
100m
Cycling
Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: June 22, 2026
Tips
Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted
After 7.11 km for 60 m
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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4.52 km
Resistance Nest 19 Colleville
Highlight • Historical Site
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6.34 km
Piper Bill Millin Memorial
Highlight • Monument
Millin is best known for being one of the few bagpipers who actually played during a battle in World War II. Bagpipes were commonly used in battles by Scottish and Irish soldiers. However, the British army decreed that the bagpipes could only be played in the rear. Lord Lovat ignored these orders and ordered Millin to play during the battle to boost morale. Millin, then 21 years old, performed "Hielan' Laddie" and "The Road to the Isles" while landing on Sword Beach. He also played the instrument at Lord Lovat's funeral.
Later he also played during the trip to the Pegasus Bridge. This action was filmed in the 1962 film The Longest Day. Millin was played by "Pipe Major" Leslie de Laspee, in 1961 the official bagpiper of the then Queen Mother. His bagpipes are kept in the Mémorial Pegasus in Ranville.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Millin
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7.13 km
Riva-Bella Beach
Highlight • Beach
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8.43 km
Villa La Bluette
Highlight • Monument
Note that the Hermanville seafront can be traveled by bike, for a superb ride.
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9.33 km
Lion-sur-Mer
Highlight • Beach
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10.2 km
Boulevard Maritime pedestrian quay
Highlight • Other
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10.4 km
41st Royal Marine Commando Memorial, Lion-sur-Mer
Highlight • Monument
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10.5 km
Liberty Monument and Churchill Tank
Highlight • Monument
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20.2 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
10.3 km
7.44 km
2.34 km
< 100 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
16.8 km
3.01 km
226 m
117 m
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Thursday 9 July
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