Carentan

Topic	Sites and museums
Departure	CARENTAN (50)
Details	The town of Carentan is nestled in the bay of Veys, 4 km from the sea of which it is linked by a canal.

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Discovering the heritage of 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

Accommodation nearby

Domaine Saint-Hilaire

Saint-hilaire-petitville
02 33 42 14 07

The Mascaret in Carentan

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.

Accommodation nearby

Domaine Saint-Hilaire

Saint-hilaire-petitville
02 33 42 14 07

Hôtel la Grandcopaise

Grandcamp-maisy
02 31 22 65 00

The landings beaches in Carentan

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.