Montabot tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Vire at 20 km from Montabot

Visit Montabot: highlights and tourist information

Montabot is situated in the Manche department and Normandy region.

Popular places to visit nearby include Vire at 20 km and Coutances at 28 km. For more sites to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Montabot, 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 Montabot in Normandy.

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

Vire

at 20 km (direction east-south-east), in the Calvados department

When you visit Vire be sure to also explore the Route des...

See Vire guide

Coutances

at 28 km (direction west-north-west)

Coutances is well known for its impressive cathedral, built in the 113th...

See Coutances guide

Granville

Seaside resort at 36 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Granville guide

Lessay abbey

Abbey at 43 km (direction north-west)

The abbey church at Lessay is an important example of roman style...

See Lessay abbey guide

Mont-Saint-Michel

Heritage Site at 44 km (direction south-west)

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

See Mont-Saint-Michel guide

Bayeux

at 49 km (direction north-east), in the Calvados department

Best known for its world-famous tapestry, Bayeux also has an imposing cathedral...

See Bayeux guide

Domfront

at 52 km (direction south-east), in the Orne department

The castle forms an excellent backdrop to the cobbled streets in the...

See Domfront guide

Normandy landing beaches

at 52 km (direction north-north-east), in the Calvados department

70 years on and the Normandy Landing Beches still attract thousands of...

See Normandy landing beaches guide

Creully

at 58 km (direction east-north-east), in the Calvados department

The medieval Chateau de Creully is the highlight in Creully...

See Creully guide

Arromanches

at 58 km (direction north-east), in the Calvados department

Arromanches is well known as the town where the Mulberry Harbour was...

See Arromanches guide

Mont-Dol

at 62 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

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

See Mont-Dol guide

Dol-de-Bretagne

at 63 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

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

See Dol-de-Bretagne guide

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

Map of places to visit near Montabot

Markets in and near Montabot

• Villedieu-les-Poeles: market Tuesday (13km)
• Torigni-sur-Vire: market Monday (15km)
• Gavray: market Saturday (17km)
• Marigny: market Wednesday (20km)
• Saint-Lo: market Saturday & Friday (20km)
• Vire: market Friday (21km)
• Brecey: market Friday (24km)
• La Haye-Pesnel: market Wednesday (25km)
• Coutances: market Thursday & Saturday (27km)
• Sourdeval: market Tuesday (28km)

Hotels near Montabot

More information about Montabot, Normandy

Tourist attractions near Montabot, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Baie du Mont Saint-Michel (44km)

Heritage sites

• Mont-Saint-Michel (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (44km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Granville (36km)
• Domfront (52km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin (43km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Cerisy-la-Forêt (Cerisy-la-Foret) (33km)
• Cathédrale Notre Dame (Bayeux) (49km)
• Prieuré (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (53km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre (Rucqueville) (53km)
• Prieuré de Saint Gabriel Brécy (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (56km)

Remarkable gardens

• Argences (24km)
• Plantbessin (38km)
• Jardins du château de Brécy (56km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Bayeux (49km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Roches de Ham (12km)
• Forêt de Saint-Sever (14km)
• Forêt de Cerisy (33km)
• Couesnon (45km)
• Embouchure - Couesnon (45km)

Towns of Art and history

• Coutances (28km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Villedieu-les-Poeles (13km)
• Torigni-sur-Vire (15km)
• Ducey (37km)
• Villers-Bocage (38km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Domjean (9km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Champrepus (18km)
• Parc zoologique de Jurques (28km)

Geography and distances

Montabot is in the north of France at 20 kilometres from Saint-Lo, the department capital (general information: Montabot is 254 kilometres from Paris).

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

We have 13 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Beaucoudray, Chevry, Gouvets, La Haye-Bellefond, Le Chefresne, Margueray, Maupertuis, Montbray, Morigny, Percy, Saint-Vigor-Des-Monts, Tessy-sur-Vire and Villebaudon.

This page in French: Visiter Montabot