Utah Beach American Memorial
Utah Beach, France
Getting There
Rhone American Cemetery is in the city of Draguignan, France, located 40 miles west of Cannes and 16 miles inland from Frejus.
Admission and Hours
Business Hours
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9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Please note, admission to the cemetery ends at 4:45 p.m., 15 minutes before closing time.
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Open to the public daily including host country holidays, except for December 25 and January 1.
When open, a staff member is on duty in the visitor building to answer questions and escort relatives to grave and memorial sites.
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Admission is FREE and does not require booking in advance.
Address and Additional Information
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553 blvd John F. Kennedy, 83300, Draguignan, France
The cemetery can be reached from Paris, Marseille, St. Raphael or Nice via toll Autoroute A6/A7/A8 by taking the Le Muy exit onto highway D1555 to Draguignan. From Cannes the cemetery is best reached via Autoroute A8. It also may be reached via Grasse on highway N-85 and D-562, or highway N-7 via Frejus and Le Muy or Les Arcs to Draguignan.
Trains from Cannes, Marseille and Paris stop at St. Raphael, where taxis and bus services are available. Some trains stop at Les Arcs, the closest train station to the cemetery. Bus and taxis are also available from this station. A taxi from Les Arcs train station will take approximately 15 minutes.
The bus stop directly in front of the Rhone American Cemetery is Draguignan “˜Lycee J. Moulin”™
Hotel accommodations in Draguignan are limited, but there are many hotels in St. Raphael, Cannes and other Riviera cities.
Events at Rhone American Cemetery
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Rhone American Cemetery ceremony commemorating 82nd anniversary of Operation Dragoon
The Rhone American Cemetery located in Draguignan, France, will host a ceremony to mark the 82nd anniversary of Operation Dragoon, the Allied invasion of…
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Rhone American Cemetery 70th anniversary tours
The Rhone American Cemetery, 70 Years of History and Remembrance: Special Guided Tours, will mark the July 26, 1956, anniversary of the dedication of…
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Rhone American Cemetery 70th anniversary tours
The Rhone American Cemetery, 70 Years of History and Remembrance: Special Guided Tours, will mark the July 26, 1956, anniversary of the dedication of…
Related World War II Locations
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Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery
Hombourg, Belgium
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Netherlands American Cemetery
Margraten, The Netherlands
