Tourism Octeville-l'Avenel

Museums and monuments to visit

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  Le musée maritime de l'Ile de Tatihou
  Established in 1992, the Maritime Museum of the Island hosts the archaeological Tatihou that comes wrecks la Hougue. Upon entering the museum, you will also discover the history and ethnography of the ...
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  Château de Sainte-Mère
  The castle of Sainte-Mere is a castle-type "Gascon," built in the second half of the thirteenth century (probably around 1277) in the town of Sainte-Mere. The castle was built around 1277 by ...
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  Le Musée Airborne
  Established since 1964, the Airborne Museum takes you to the heart of touching testimonials of the battles of the Second World War. You will discover more than centraine of models, documents, weapons ...
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  La maison de Julie Postel
  Julie Postel, better known under the name of Mary Magdalen Postel, lived in this house for 30 years. Upon entering this home, you will discover a charming seventeenth century with a granite staircase. ...
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  Château des Ravalet
  Renaissance, blue schist, completed in 1575, the castle of Ravalet was restored by Tocqueville family in the late nineteenth century. It was bought by the city of Cherbourg in 1935. The castle is ...
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  musée du Débarquement d'Utah Beach
  Founded in 1962, the Museum of Utah Beach Landing is where U.S. troops landed on 6 June 1944. He paid tribute to all the men who risked or gave their lives. The museum represents and speaks German ...