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Newly-renovated Normandy village house with authentic features (tiled floors, marble fireplaces, solid elm staircase, wooden shutters) combined with modern comforts. In the historic village of Ste Marie du Mont, the first village to be liberated on D-Day.
Two bedrooms both with en suite shower rooms. Double aspect master bedroom with 1 double bed, marble fireplace, wardrobe with wooden hangers, chest of drawers, antique mirror. 2nd bedroom with two singles or one double bed.
Shower rooms have shower cabin with seat, toilet, sink with cupboard unit below, mirror, shaving point.
Free WIFI broadband throughout the house.
Kitchen has traditional brick fireplace with cast-iron 'insert' wood-burner, table for 4, gas cooker, fridge, dishwasher, filter coffee machine, kettle, toaster, crockery, pa...Newly-renovated Normandy village house with authentic features (tiled floors, marble fireplaces, solid elm staircase, wooden shutters) combined with modern comforts. In the historic village of Ste Marie du Mont, the first village to be liberated on D-Day.
Two bedrooms both with en suite shower rooms. Double aspect master bedroom with 1 double bed, marble fireplace, wardrobe with wooden hangers, chest of drawers, antique mirror. 2nd bedroom with two singles or one double bed.
Shower rooms have shower cabin with seat, toilet, sink with cupboard unit below, mirror, shaving point.
Free WIFI broadband throughout the house.
Kitchen has traditional brick fireplace with cast-iron 'insert' wood-burner, table for 4, gas cooker, fridge, dishwasher, filter coffee machine, kettle, toaster, crockery, pans, cutlery etc.
Sitting room has sofa and armchairs, TV with free-to-air UK and French channels, writing desk with USB charging point, marble fireplace and antique mirror.
Private laundry with Miele combined washing machine and tumble dryer. Iron, ironing board.
Downstairs toilet and handbasin.
Bedlinens, towels, teatowels, toiletries, laundry liquid, toilet paper, cleaning materials all provided.
Electricity and gas included.
Final cleaning included.
Shared courtyard providing private parking.
No garden.
50m from historic Ste Marie du Mont church of mediaeval origin with remarkable Renaissance Florentine bell-tower.
Shops nearby include artisanal bakery (good for croisants and 'gache' - like old-fashioned hotcakes - for breakfast, fabulous bread and also sandwiches, soft drinks and some groceries), butchers/charcuterie (excellent local meat, prize-winning sausages and pates, rotisserie chickens, also cheeses, wines and some groceries), shop selling mussels and oysters caught the same day from Utah Beach, hairdressers, antique shop and militaria shops.
Restaurants in the village: L'Estaminet is slightly more formal and La Creperie Montoise with simpler food a little more relaxed. Both serve excellent local specialities - typical Norman food.More
The house is in the centre of Sainte Marie du Mont, the first village to be liberated on D-Day. Close to Utah Beach, set in the Contentin regional conservation park and near bird and wildlife sanctuaries. The region is rural, tranquil and unspoiled although shops, traditional markets and supermarkets are near by.
The region is a major centre of D-Day and WWII heritage, with Utah Beach 4 miles and other landing beaches nearby. There are many world-renowned museums and markets and specialist shops for souvenirs and militaria.
Mont St Michel and Bayeux are in driving distance.
See also the charming fishing villages with restaurants serving the local catch and pleasure ports and marinas.
Getting around
Cycling is easy on the flat terrain. Utah Beach is in walking distance and all of the major D-Day sites and museums, also Bayeux and Mont St Michel, are in easy driving distance.
