Cherbourg and Brest: The Secret Swans

Cherbourg and Brest: The Secret Swans

In Cherbourg and Brest, you’re much more likely to be enjoying that cuisine alongside actual French people instead of tourists. The château belongs to — and is still partly occupied by — the French Navy, making it the oldest castle in the world that’s still in military use. I grew up on England’s south coast and family vacations often involved a ferry crossing to France. Cherbourg was one of the ports we arrived into, and that’s all I ever reall…