Gold beach at Arromanches-les-Bains was the site of one of the two famous Mulberry artificial harbours of which were utilised soon after the D-Day landings in 1944. It was intended to easily allow allied troops to offload vehicles and other supplies from ships, which would have been difficult on the coast of Normandy – a combination of long sandy beaches, and steep cliffs.
One of the best views of Arromanches and the Mulberry harbour can be obtained near to the excellent cinema at Arromanches 360.
A view of the Beach on the 65th Anniversary of D-Day, 6th June 2009. On the beach is a modern day British Army landing craft, designed to deploy troops at high speed on beaches and the like – much like what happened on D-Day.
Shallow water, beaches and cliffs: unloading supplies from shoops without the Mulberry harbour would have been very difficult.
View of the harbour from the cliffs close to the highly recommend Arromanches 360.
View of the Mulberry harbour from the beach in Arromanches town centre.
