Ponts tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Mont-Saint-Michel at 14 km from Ponts

Visit Ponts: highlights and tourist information

Ponts is situated in the Manche department and Normandy region.

Popular places to visit nearby include Mont-Saint-Michel at 14 km and Granville at 24 km. For more sites to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Ponts, 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 Ponts in Normandy.

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

Mont-Saint-Michel

Heritage Site at 14 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Mont-Saint-Michel guide

Granville

Seaside resort at 24 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Granville guide

Saint-Brice-en-Cogles

at 33 km (direction south), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

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

See Saint-Brice-en-Cogles guide

Mont-Dol

at 34 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 35 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

Cancale

at 35 km (direction west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

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

See Cancale guide

Vire

at 37 km (direction east-north-east), in the Calvados department

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

See Vire guide

Coutances

at 38 km (direction north-north-west)

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

See Coutances guide

Fougeres

at 41 km (direction south-south-east), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

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

See Fougeres guide

Combourg

at 44 km (direction south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

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

See Combourg guide

Saint-Suliac

Most Beautiful Village at 48 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

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

See Saint-Suliac guide

Emerald Coast

at 49 km (direction west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

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

See Emerald Coast guide

Saint-Malo

at 49 km (direction west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

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

See Saint-Malo guide

Les Jardins des Renaudies

Garden at 51 km (direction east-south-east), in the Mayenne department

Les Jardins des Renaudies is a pretty garden in north-west France...

See Les Jardins des Renaudies guide

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

Map of places to visit near Ponts

Markets in and near Ponts

• Avranches: market Saturday (2km)
• Ducey: market Tuesday (11km)
• La Haye-Pesnel: market Wednesday (11km)
• Brecey: market Friday (14km)
• Carolles: market Thursday (16km)
• Villedieu-les-Poeles: market Tuesday (18km)
• Jullouville: market Friday & Tuesday - seasonal market only (18km)
• Saint-Pair-sur-Mer: market Thursday (20km)
• Saint-James: market Monday (20km)
• Pontorson: market Wednesday (20km)

Hotels near Ponts

More information about Ponts, Normandy

Tourist attractions near Ponts, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Baie du Mont Saint-Michel (14km)

Heritage sites

• Mont-Saint-Michel (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (14km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Granville (24km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc du château de Bonnefontaine (29km)
• Jardin du château de La Ballue (32km)
• Parc floral de Haute-Bretagne (33km)
• Argences (35km)
• Jardins de la Pellerine (48km)
• Jardins du château de la Bourbansais (53km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Couesnon (15km)
• Embouchure - Couesnon (15km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale du Marais de Sougeal (24km)
• Forêt de Saint-Sever (26km)
• Île des Rimains (35km)
• Île des Landes (36km)
• Chausey (36km)
• Pointe du Grouin (36km)
• Forêt de Fougères (37km)
• Île du Guesclin (40km)
• Côte de Cancale à Paramé (41km)
• Roches de Ham (42km)
• Havre de Rothéneuf (44km)
• Île Besnard (45km)
• Étangs du canal d'Ille-et-Rance (46km)
• Source - Couesnon (49km)

Towns of Art and history

• Coutances (38km)
• Fougeres (41km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Ducey (11km)
• Villedieu-les-Poeles (18km)
• Saint-Brice-en-Cogles (33km)
• Dol-de-Bretagne (34km)
• Torigni-sur-Vire (45km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Domjean (39km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Champrepus (15km)
• Parc zoologique de Jurques (55km)

Geography and distances

Ponts is in the north of France at 49 kilometres from Saint-Lo, the department capital (general information: Ponts is 271 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 Ponts from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 17 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Avranches, Chavoy, La Godefroy, Le Luot, Le Val-Saint-Pere, Lolif, Marcey-les-Greves, Montviron, Plomb, Saint-Brice, Saint-Jean-de-la-Haize, Saint-Loup, Saint-Martin-Des-Champs, Saint-Senier-sous-Avranches, Subligny, Tirepied and Vains.

This page in French: Visiter Ponts