Mont-Saint-Michel tourism and travel guide

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

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.

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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!

... 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)

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Tourist attractions near Mont-Saint-Michel, France

What to do at Mont-Saint-Michel? 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)

Sites of natural beauty

• Couesnon (2km)
• Embouchure - Couesnon (2km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale du Marais de Sougeal (14km)
• Île des Rimains (24km)
• Île des Landes (25km)
• Pointe du Grouin (26km)
• Île du Guesclin (29km)
• Côte de Cancale à Paramé (29km)
• Chausey (31km)
• Havre de Rothéneuf (33km)
• Île Besnard (33km)
• Étangs du canal d'Ille-et-Rance (34km)
• Estuaire de la Rance (35km)
• Pointe de la Varde (36km)
• Îlots Notre-Dame et Chevret (37km)
• Forêt de Fougères (37km)
• Rance (fleuve) (39km)
• Embouchure - Rance (39km)
• Forêt de Saint-Sever (40km)
• Cézembre (41km)
• Source - Couesnon (49km)
• Étang de Châtillon-en-Vendelais (51km)
• Roches de Ham (55km)

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

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 kilometres from ): Beauvoir, Genets, Huisnes-sur-Mer, Roz-sur-Couesnon and Tanis.

This page in French: Visiter Mont-Saint-Michel