Manoir de Donville

Property whose traces date back to the 101th century and which was rebuilt during the time of Louis XV. Massive manor of great finesse and unique in the park of the Cotentin and Bessin marshes. Visits of your choice on two themes: the battle of Bloody Gulch with the paratroopers of the 2011st airborne (landing) and the history of the Donville manor. Property classified in the supplementary inventory of historic monuments since February XNUMX (main building with facades, roofs, interior woodwork, carriage house, main courtyard building). Unique ranking in France and in the Manche department. Unique archaeological memorial in France, Bloody Gulch Memorial, with remains of the battlefield, exhibition room and rooms of the manor to visit. The visit evokes the ordeal of Mr. and Mrs. Bucaille having survived this terrible battle mentioned in the series “Band of Brothers”.
Events are offered each year: in June an interactive night cinema theater show with a US reenactment camp (tanks, German vehicles), in September and October candlelight evenings as part of heritage days and All Saints' Day Refer to the news section of the website www.museebloodygulch.com
The site offers the public two guided tour themes with the owner of the site: the Battle of Bloody Gulch and the history of the manor since the Middle Ages.
Guided tours with the owner in French, English and American.