Castle Cornet, Guernsey

A castle guarding St Peter Port harbour for 800 years, on a former island now joined to the mainland by a breakwater, with museums of maritime and military history, and gardens. The noon-day gun is fired daily.

St Peter Port has steep cobbled streets, shops and seafood. Victor Hugo's Hauteville House, where he wrote Les Misérables in exile, is also in the town.

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Kind	Historic sites
Where	Castle Emplacement, St Peter Port.
Cost	Entry fee

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Guernsey

Capital	St Peter Port
Continent	Europe Northern Europe
Population	64,781
Currency	British pound (GBP, £)
Calling code	+44
Time zone	UTC±00 (GMT)

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