Pointe de Grave

The Pointe de Grave (in occitan : Punta de Grava) is the northernmost tip of the Médoc Peninsula and marks the Northern end of the pine-clad sandy Landes coastline of Western France.

It lies in the commune of Le Verdon-sur-Mer and across the Gironde Estuary from the resort town of Royan.

In April 1945, US Eighth Air Force B-24s of the 458th Bombardment Group set a new record for precision bombing and destroyed a German battery.

The old blockhouse provides panoramic views of the Atlantic Ocean, the Cordouan lighthouse, the Gironde Estuary, Royan, the La Coubre lighthouse, further up the coast from Royan and the Médoc peninsula itself.

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The American monument marking the country's entry into World War 1 as it was proposed in 1921