Overview
Discover this rock, this peak, this cape... plunging from the top of its imposing cliffs framed by coves with azure waters, it is also a place of reserve for seabirds.
Breathtaking view of the Channel Islands, thrill guaranteed!
The Nez de Jobourg is the name of the cliffs peaking at 128 meters and which are among the highest in continental Europe.
The panorama here is indeed breathtaking!
As if this wild beauty were not enough, the immense promontory, which looks like a sleeping prehistoric monster, shelters on its back an exceptional ornithological reserve. And that's not all. Facing this grandiose landscape lies the immensity of the sea, where the Anglo-Norman island of Alderney nestles, visible from the coast!
How was such beauty made possible? The answer may lie in the bowels of the dragon which is said to hide in one of the four caves beneath the cliff.
Indeed, at the foot of the cliffs, there are several caves, with very evocative names and sources of legends: the Trou aux Fées or the Grotte aux Lions, which were shaped by the sea. Others like the cave of the Petite Eglise and the cave of the Grande Eglise which according to legend reaches the village via a tunnel, would have served as a hiding place for smugglers.
Mainly composed of gneiss which is more than 2 billion years old, the cliffs are today sculpted by erosion and the last phases of glaciation which caused the upper parts of the soil to slide to the side of the cliffs.
On the Nez de Jobourg, classified as an ornithological reserve, shags, fulmars, herring gulls and ravens come to nest.
The Nez de Jobourg is used as a maritime traffic surveillance post. The CROSSMA, located at approximately 170 meters above sea level, monitors the English Channel and observes cargo ships and tankers off the coast of Cape Town.
So all you have to do is dare the adventure…
Breathtaking view of the Channel Islands, thrill guaranteed!
The Nez de Jobourg is the name of the cliffs peaking at 128 meters and which are among the highest in continental Europe.
The panorama here is indeed breathtaking!
As if this wild beauty were not enough, the immense promontory, which looks like a sleeping prehistoric monster, shelters on its back an exceptional ornithological reserve. And that's not all. Facing this grandiose landscape lies the immensity of the sea, where the Anglo-Norman island of Alderney nestles, visible from the coast!
How was such beauty made possible? The answer may lie in the bowels of the dragon which is said to hide in one of the four caves beneath the cliff.
Indeed, at the foot of the cliffs, there are several caves, with very evocative names and sources of legends: the Trou aux Fées or the Grotte aux Lions, which were shaped by the sea. Others like the cave of the Petite Eglise and the cave of the Grande Eglise which according to legend reaches the village via a tunnel, would have served as a hiding place for smugglers.
Mainly composed of gneiss which is more than 2 billion years old, the cliffs are today sculpted by erosion and the last phases of glaciation which caused the upper parts of the soil to slide to the side of the cliffs.
On the Nez de Jobourg, classified as an ornithological reserve, shags, fulmars, herring gulls and ravens come to nest.
The Nez de Jobourg is used as a maritime traffic surveillance post. The CROSSMA, located at approximately 170 meters above sea level, monitors the English Channel and observes cargo ships and tankers off the coast of Cape Town.
So all you have to do is dare the adventure…
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- Reading table
- Regular entertainment
- Welcome panels
- WC
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