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Source: Brittany Ferries: Notre Dame Cathedral in Carentan, Normandy, France

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Titre	Brittany Ferries: Notre Dame Cathedral in Carentan, Normandy, France

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Carentan travel guide About Carentan Carentan in Normandy is a quaint town surrounded by vast wetlands and marshes teeming with wildlife - but it is most famous as the site of the Battle of Carentan during the Battle of Normandy in WW2. WW2 had a huge effect on this area as it was situated between Utah Beach and Omaha Beach of the D-Day landings. Unsurprisingly, Carentan was one of the first objectives for the Allied forces and the 101st Airborne Division were assigned the task of its capture so that the US forces landing at the beaches could link up. Although American troops arrived at Carentan on the 9th June, it took several day of fierce fighting before the Germans were fully pushed out of the area on the 15th. Fought between US and German paratroopers, the Battle of Carentan and the Battle of Bloody Gulch, just outside the town, were immortalised in the TV series Band of Brothers. Carentan's proximity to both US landing beaches make it a great place to explore the US sector. As you would expect, there are several museums in the area dedicated to the D-Day landings and the Battle of Normandy. The Musée Airborne at Saint- Mère-Église and the Dead Man's Corner Museum at Saint-Côme-du-Mont celebrate the exploits of the 101st Airborne Division, whilst the new Normandy Tanks Museum in Catz opened in 2013. Located amongst the marshes of the Marais de Cotentin et du Bessin, Carentan sits just upriver of the Baie des Veys. The marshlands are home to extensive meadows where livestock, especially racehorses and cattle, can be found grazing. Traditionally, livestock farming and fishing have been the livelihood of the people here. The estuary is also home to a colony of seals and the wetlands are a haven for birdlife such as waders, ducks, storks and herons. Nestled amonst this wild beauty, Carentan is a pretty town with a striking 15th century Gothic church at its heart, which spire stands proudly over the town. Heavily damaged by American bombs during Operation Overlord, the church has been reconstructed and today holds several stunning religious artworks, including paintings. You can also discover some pottery workshops in the town where the potters make traditional Norman earthenware....

Carentan travel guide
About Carentan
Carentan in Normandy is a quaint town surrounded by vast wetlands and marshes teeming with wildlife - but it is most famous as the site of the Battle of Carentan during the Battle of Normandy in WW2.

WW2 had a huge effect on this area as it was situated between Utah Beach and Omaha Beach of the D-Day landings. Unsurprisingly, Carentan was one of the first objectives for the Allied forces and the 101st Airborne Division were assigned the task of its capture so that the US forces landing at the beaches could link up. Although American troops arrived at Carentan on the 9th June, it took several day of fierce fighting before the Germans were fully pushed out of the area on the 15th. Fought between US and German paratroopers, the Battle of Carentan and the Battle of Bloody
Gulch, just outside the town, were immortalised in the TV series Band of Brothers. Carentan's proximity to both US landing beaches make it a great place to explore the US sector. As you would expect, there are several museums in the area dedicated to the D-Day landings and the Battle of Normandy. The Musée Airborne at Saint-
Mère-Église and the Dead Man's Corner Museum at Saint-Côme-du-Mont celebrate the exploits of the 101st Airborne Division, whilst the new Normandy Tanks Museum in Catz opened in 2013.

Located amongst the marshes of the Marais de Cotentin et du Bessin, Carentan sits just upriver of the Baie des Veys. The marshlands are home to extensive meadows where livestock, especially racehorses and cattle, can be found grazing. Traditionally, livestock farming and fishing have been the livelihood of the people here. The estuary is also home to a colony of seals and the wetlands are a haven for birdlife such as waders, ducks, storks and herons. Nestled amonst this wild beauty, Carentan is a pretty town with a striking 15th century Gothic church at its heart, which spire stands proudly over the town. Heavily damaged by American bombs during Operation Overlord, the church has been reconstructed and today holds several stunning religious artworks, including paintings. You can also discover some pottery workshops in the town where the potters make traditional Norman earthenware....