Carentan

Things to see in Carentan:

• The Notre-Dame de Carentan church, listed as a historical momument built in the 11th century.
• The gothic church dating from the 15th century
• The medieval archways
• The Town Hall from the 17th and 18th century

A peculiar natural phenomenon happens on high tide at the mouth of the rivers that flow into the Bay of Veys, it is called the Mascaret. It is a breaker that rises quickly upstream of the rivers Douve, Taute and Vire. To get the best view on this phenomenon, stand at the locks of the Carentan harbour half an hour before the opening.

The landing beaches in Carentan go from Ouistreham to Sainte-Mere-Eglise via Arromanches, Bayeux, Colleville and Pointe du Hoc, their code names were Sword, Juno, Gold, Utah and of course Omaha beach the most famous.

Discover the marshes of Cotentin and Bessin on a boat on river Taute in Carentan.