Granville travel guide
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Visit Granville: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Granville is situated in the Manche department (Normandy region) in the north of France at 48 km from Saint-Lo, the department capital. (General information: Granville is 289 km from Paris and 341 km from the port at Calais).
For a detailed travel guide see Granville
Popular places to visit near Granville: these include Mont-Saint-Michel at 24 km and Coutances at 24 km.
Argences is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 22km and Pointe du Grouin is a listed 'site of natural beauty' at 23km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Granville: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 3*; 'Recommended detour town' (plus beau détour);
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Granville, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Granville
See France This Way travel guides for Manche and Normandy (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Granville.
Note that all distances from Granville shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Granville holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Granville (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 Granville and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Argences (22km) : Parc du château de Bonnefontaine (43km) : Jardins de Montmarin (44km) : Jardin du château de La Ballue (44km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye du Mont-Saint-Michel (Mont-Saint-Michel) (23km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Saint-Malo (38km) : Dinard (41km) : Domjean (44km) :
- Heritage Sites: Mont-Saint-Michel (24km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Coutances (24km) :
- Grand Site of France: Baie du Mont Saint-Michel (24km) :
Map of places to visit near Granville & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Granville
Canton: Granville
Arrondissement: Avranches
Department: Manche
Region: Normandy
Postcode: 50400
Distance to Granville
from Saint-Lo: 48 km
from Paris: 289 km
from Calais: 341 km
from Nice: 888 km
from Bordeaux: 452 km
from Strasbourg: 686 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 8 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Granville): Anctoville-sur-Boscq, Breville-sur-Mer, Coudeville-sur-Mer, Donville-les-Bains, Longueville, Saint-Pair-sur-Mer, Saint-Planchers and Yquelon.
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 Granville from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Granville