Macey tourism and travel guide

Visit Macey: highlights and tourist information

Macey is situated in the Manche department and Normandy region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Macey in Normandy.

Popular places to visit nearby include Mont-Saint-Michel at 10 km and Saint-Brice-en-Cogles at 17 km.

Macey, France: places to visit and attractions

Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Mont-Saint-Michel

Mont-Saint-Michel

Heritage Site at 10 km (direction north-west)

No visit to Normandy would be complete without visiting the iconic Abbey and island...

See Mont-Saint-Michel guide
Saint-Brice-en-Cogles

Saint-Brice-en-Cogles

at 17 km (direction south-south-east), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

Most visitors to Saint-Brice-en-Cogles also enjoy the tour of the local castles and manor...

See Saint-Brice-en-Cogles guide
Dol-de-Bretagne

Dol-de-Bretagne

at 24 km (direction west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

The lovely old town in Dol-de-Bretagne ensure it remains one of the most popular...

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Mont-Dol

Mont-Dol

at 24 km (direction west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

Mont Dol is a small village with a hill top on which stands a...

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Combourg

Combourg

at 29 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

Combourg is best known for the Chateau de Combourg, once home to Chateaubriand, the...

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Fougeres

Fougeres

at 29 km (direction south-east), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

The castle and historic lower town are the main attraction, but be sure to...

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Cancale

Cancale

at 32 km (direction west-north-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

Cancale is the perfect place to try the famous Brittany oysters, fresh every day!...

See Cancale guide
Granville

Granville

Seaside resort at 33 km (direction north-north-west)

Granville is best known for its long sandy beach, and the 19th century villas...

See Granville guide
 
 
Saint-Suliac

Saint-Suliac

Most Beautiful Village at 39 km (direction west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

Saint Suliac is a beautiful village on the estuary of the River Rance in...

See Saint-Suliac guide
Emerald Coast

Emerald Coast

at 43 km (direction west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

The Emerald Coast in northern Brittany is extremely popular with visitors and contains numerous...

See Emerald Coast guide
Saint-Malo

Saint-Malo

at 43 km (direction west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

We were pleased to discover that Saint-Malo, often considered a ferry port, is also...

See Saint-Malo guide
Dinard Pointe du Moulinet

Dinard Pointe du Moulinet

at 46 km (direction west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

The Pointe du Moulinet in Dinard is visited for the imposing neo-gothic villas and...

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Dinan Rue du Jerzual

Dinan Rue du Jerzual

at 46 km (direction west), in the Cotes-d'Armor department

The Rue du Jerzual and the port are two of the most picturesque areas...

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Dinan basilica of Saint-Sauveur

Dinan basilica of Saint-Sauveur

Church at 46 km (direction west), in the Cotes-d'Armor department

The basilica of Saint-Sauveur in Dinan incorporates romanesque elements from the 12th century and...

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Markets in and near Macey

  • Pontorson: market Wednesday (5km)
  • Saint-James: market Monday (9km)
  • Ducey: market Tuesday (13km)
  • Avranches: market Saturday (15km)
  • Carolles: market Thursday (23km)
  • Dol-de-Bretagne: market Saturday (23km)
  • Louvigne-du-Desert: market Friday (25km)
  • Jullouville: market Friday & Tuesday - seasonal market only (25km)
  • Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouet: market Wednesday (26km)
  • La Haye-Pesnel: market Wednesday (26km)

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Tourist attractions near Macey, France

What to do at Macey? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Macey.

Grand sites of France

Heritage sites

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

Remarkable gardens

  • Parc du château de Bonnefontaine (12km)
  • Jardin du château de La Ballue (15km)
  • Parc floral de Haute-Bretagne (21km)
  • Jardins du château de la Bourbansais (39km)
  • Jardins de la Pellerine (39km)
  • Parc du château de Caradeuc (48km)
  • Parc et jardin de Clivoy (56km)

Sites of natural beauty

  • Réserve naturelle régionale du Marais de Sougeal (8km)
  • Couesnon (8km)
  • Embouchure - Couesnon (8km)
  • Forêt de Fougères (27km)
  • Étangs du canal d'Ille-et-Rance (29km)
  • Île des Rimains (32km)
  • Île des Landes (34km)
  • Pointe du Grouin (34km)
  • Île du Guesclin (37km)
  • Côte de Cancale à Paramé (37km)
  • Estuaire de la Rance (39km)
  • Abbaye Notre-Dame du Nid-au-Merle (39km)
  • Source - Couesnon (39km)
  • Complexe forestier Rennes-Liffré-Chèvre, étang et lande d'Ouée, forêt de Haute-Sève (40km)
  • Havre de Rothéneuf (40km)
  • Forêt de Saint-Sever (41km)
  • Île Besnard (41km)
  • Étang de Châtillon-en-Vendelais (41km)
  • Chausey (41km)
  • Îlots Notre-Dame et Chevret (42km)
  • Forêt de Rennes (42km)
  • Pointe de la Varde (43km)
  • Rance (fleuve) (45km)
  • Embouchure - Rance (45km)

Towns of Art and history

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

  • Parc zoologique de Champrepus (31km)
 
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Geography and distances

Macey is in the north of France at 67 kilometres from Saint-Lo, the department capital (general information: Macey is 280 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Macey

Canton: Pontorson

Arrondissement: Avranches

Department: Manche

Region: Normandy

Postcode: 50170

Distance to Macey

from Saint-Lo (prefecture): 67 km

from Paris: 280 km

from Calais: 355 km

from Nice: 860 km

from Bordeaux: 419 km

from Strasbourg: 675 km

Getting here

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 Macey from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 14 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Aucey-la-Plaine, Beauvoir, Carnet, Crollon, Huisnes-sur-Mer, La Croix-Avranchin, Pontorson, Precey, Sacey, Servon, Tanis, Vergoncey, Vessey and Villiers-le-Pre.

This page in French: Visiter Macey

 
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