Mont-Saint-Michel tourism and travel guide

Visit Mont-Saint-Michel: highlights and tourist information

France This Way comment: No visit to Normandy would be complete without visiting the iconic Abbey and island of Mont-Saint-Michel

Important note

This page features a summary of highlights that you might like to explore near Mont-Saint-Michel. For detailed visitor information see the Mont-Saint-Michel travel guide.

Mont-Saint-Michel is situated in the Manche department and Normandy region, in the north of France at 62 kilometres from Saint-Lo, the department capital (general information: Mont-Saint-Michel is 284 kilometres from Paris).

Popular places to visit nearby include Dol-de-Bretagne at 20 km and Granville at 23 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Mont-Saint-Michel, France: places to visit and attractions

Some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Mont-Saint-Michel in Normandy.

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

Mont-Dol 20 km

Dol-de-Bretagne 20 km

Granville 23 km

Cancale 24 km

Saint-Brice-en-Cogles 27 km

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Manche

Map of places to visit near Mont-Saint-Michel

Markets in and near Mont-Saint-Michel

Pontorson: market Wednesday (9km)
Avranches: market Saturday (12km)
Carolles: market Thursday (13km)
Jullouville: market Friday & Tuesday - seasonal market only (16km)
Ducey: market Tuesday (17km)
Saint-James: market Monday (19km)
La Haye-Pesnel: market Wednesday (20km)
Dol-de-Bretagne: market Saturday (20km)
Saint-Pair-sur-Mer: market Thursday (20km)
Granville: market Wednesday & Saturday all day (23km)

More information about Mont-Saint-Michel, Normandy

Detailed Mont-Saint-Michel tourist guide

Normandy region travel guide

Driving distances & route maps

Manche travel guide

Manche places and attractions

Tourist attractions near Mont-Saint-Michel, France

Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Mont-Saint-Michel.

Grand sites of France

Baie du Mont Saint-Michel (0km)

Heritage sites

Mont-Saint-Michel (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (0km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

Granville (23km)
Dinan (44km)

Remarkable gardens

Parc du château de Bonnefontaine (20km)
Jardin du château de La Ballue (22km)
Parc floral de Haute-Bretagne (31km)
Jardins du château de la Bourbansais (39km)
Jardins de Montmarin (41km)
Argences (42km)
Jardins de la Pellerine (49km)
Parc du château de Caradeuc (49km)

Towns of Art and history

Fougeres (39km)
Dinard (40km)
Coutances (45km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

Ducey (17km)
Dol-de-Bretagne (20km)
Saint-Brice-en-Cogles (27km)
Villedieu-les-Poeles (31km)
Torigni-sur-Vire (59km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

Saint-Malo (38km)
Saint-Juvat (50km)
Domjean (52km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

Parc zoologique de Champrepus (26km)

Geography and distances

Geographical Information

Commune: Mont-Saint-Michel

Canton: Pontorson

Arrondissement: Avranches

Department: Manche

Region: Normandy

Postcode: 50170

Distance to Mont-Saint-Michel

from Saint-Lo (prefecture): 62 km

from Paris: 284 km

from Calais: 353 km

from Nice: 870 km

from Bordeaux: 428 km

from Strasbourg: 680 km

Getting here

Mont-Saint-Michel 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 Mont-Saint-Michel from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 5 other places listed as being close (less than 6 kilometres from Mont-Saint-Michel): Beauvoir, Genets, Huisnes-sur-Mer, Roz-sur-Couesnon and Tanis.

This page in French: Visitez Mont-Saint-Michel