The farmhouse beside Pegasus Bridge that became the first building liberated in occupied France on 6 June 1944. The Gondrée family sheltered Allied soldiers in the hours after the bridge was taken, and the café has been run by the family ever since. Open March to November, it serves drinks and light refreshments alongside D-Day souvenirs and postcards. More than a tourist stop — the walls are covered in veterans' photographs and the atmosphere is genuinely moved by its own history.
Arlette Gondrée, Georges and Thérèse's daughter, was four years old on D-Day and remembered British soldiers entering the house. She later became the café's keeper and a tireless guardian of its memory, hosting veterans until her death in 2022. The café is now run by her daughter, keeping the family connection unbroken across three generations. It is one of the very few places in Normandy where the human chain between 1944 and the present feels this direct.