Gîte de la Liberté: large house in Normandy

Come and recharge your batteries with family or friends in our charming, spacious and comfortable home while enjoying the location in the heart of the landing sites. Opposite the Place de Sainte-Mère-Eglise, a village famous for its paratrooper John Steel, who hung on to the church bell tower during the landing on June 6, 1944. The space The accommodation The house is located in the city center (close to shops: bakery, butcher, press, restaurants and even a snack bar near the house ) and can easily accommodate up to 12 people, the rooms are on 2 floors. The accommodation is perfect for couples ( 5 bedrooms with 3 bathrooms and adjoining toilet), families with children (a large room with 2 single beds, a sofa and a cot) but also large groups. Linens (sheets + towels) are included in the price of your stay. The garden with its palm grove is facing south, with everything you need to relax, enjoy the sun and eat out. Enclosed garden without vis-a-vis and very quiet, no noise. The location is ideal for visiting the many sites related to the Normandy landings (Airborn Museum on site, 10 minutes from the beaches of the Utah Beach landings, the batteries of Azeville, Crisbecq...) but also a little further the city of the sea (Cherbourg, 30 min), the Cap de la Hague, the Channel Islands (Jersey and Guernsey), as well as Mont St-Michel. You will find in our house an atmosphere where well-being and comfort prevail. Old house renovated and decorated in 2018 Scandinavian country style. A little history: On the night of June 5-6, 1944, an American paratrooper Clifford A. Maugham, from the 505th PIR of the 82nd US Airborne Division, lands in the garden of this house at 1:45 am . The house, then occupied by a German officer who returned from Russia, was living with the Monnier family. In the night of a noise due to the bombings, the noises of the planes, Mr. Monnier with his wife and daughter went to shelter in the trench at the bottom of the garden when a parachutist fell next to them and remained stuck with them in the trench... The German officer having seen everything, arrived by braying his rifle on the American. M. Monnier, spontaneously, interposed himself between the two men who ended up speaking calmly to each other, the German officer having understood that the Americans were everywhere! The French family spent these incredible hours with these 2 neighbors who ended up respecting each other. Maughan distributed chocolates, chewing gum and cigarettes (even in German). The American finally took the German and took him prisoner. He promised the German and the family not to kill him. After bidding farewell and thanking the family, the German was taken with other prisoners. The Monnier girl saw Maughan again on the 40th anniversary of the landing and remembered this memory forever engraved in their memories. Other notes A snack is located in the front yard of the house (the snack is open from May to October from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. in high season) but does not hinder access at any point, the outdoor space (the garden is on the other side, closed and not overlooked). There are therefore no nuisance.