Genets travel guide
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Visit Genets: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Genets is situated in the Manche department (Normandy region) in the north of France at 55 km from Saint-Lo, the department capital. (General information: Genets is 281 km from Paris and 347 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Mont-Saint-Michel at 6 km from Genets
Popular places to visit near Genets: these include Mont-Saint-Michel at 6 km and Granville at 19 km.
Abbaye du Mont-Saint-Michel (Mont-Saint-Michel) is a listed 'religious monument' at 6km and Baie du Mont Saint-Michel is a listed 'grand site of france' at 6km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Genets, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Genets
See France This Way travel guides for Manche and Normandy (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Genets.
Note that all distances from Genets shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Genets holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Genets (from booking.com and with a great selection of hotels and a best price promise).
For a longer visit popular choices include apartments and holiday rentals. For these we suggest two popular options: holiday villages in Normandy and Manche gites and villas
Tourist attractions nearby
Below we show places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Genets and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Parc du château de Bonnefontaine (25km) : Jardin du château de La Ballue (27km) : Parc floral de Haute-Bretagne (34km) : Argences (36km) : Jardins du château de la Bourbansais (45km) : Jardins de Montmarin (45km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye du Mont-Saint-Michel (Mont-Saint-Michel) (6km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Saint-Malo (41km) : Dinard (43km) : Fougeres (43km) : Domjean (47km) :
- Heritage Sites: Mont-Saint-Michel (6km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Coutances (40km) : Dinan (49km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Granville (19km) :
- Grand Site of France: Baie du Mont Saint-Michel (6km) :
Map of places to visit near Genets & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Genêts
Canton: Sartilly
Arrondissement: Avranches
Department: Manche
Region: Normandy
Postcode: 50530
Distance to Genets
from Saint-Lo: 55 km
from Paris: 281 km
from Calais: 347 km
from Nice: 871 km
from Bordeaux: 433 km
from Strasbourg: 677 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 10 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Genets): Bacilly, Champcey, Champeaux, Dragey-Ronthon, Lolif, Marcey-les-Greves, Mont-Saint-Michel, Montviron, Saint-Jean-le-Thomas and Vains.
Getting here
Manche is in the north of France. Most visitors arrive by car, often from the ferries at Saint-Malo, Cherbourg or Caen on the coast here which are very convenient. For driving distances to Genets from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Genets