Saint-Ovin tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Mont-Saint-Michel at 19 km from Saint-Ovin
Visit Saint-Ovin: highlights and tourist information
To Visit Attractions Book a visitSaint-Ovin 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 Saint-Ovin in Normandy.
Popular places to visit nearby include Mont-Saint-Michel at 19 km and Granville at 30 km.
Saint-Ovin, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Mont-Saint-Michel
Heritage Site at 19 km (direction west)No visit to Normandy would be complete without visiting the iconic Abbey...
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Granville
Seaside resort at 30 km (direction west-north-west)Granville is best known for its long sandy beach, and the 19th...
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Saint-Brice-en-Cogles
at 31 km (direction south-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine departmentMost visitors to Saint-Brice-en-Cogles also enjoy the tour of the local castles...
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Vire
at 32 km (direction east-north-east), in the Calvados departmentWhen you visit Vire be sure to also explore the Route des...
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Fougeres
at 37 km (direction south), in the Ille-et-Vilaine departmentThe castle and historic lower town are the main attraction, but be...
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Mont-Dol
at 39 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine departmentMont Dol is a small village with a hill top on which...
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Dol-de-Bretagne
at 39 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine departmentThe lovely old town in Dol-de-Bretagne ensure it remains one of the...
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Cancale
at 41 km (direction west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine departmentCancale is the perfect place to try the famous Brittany oysters, fresh...
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Coutances
at 43 km (direction north-north-west)Coutances is well known for its impressive cathedral, built in the 113th...
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Les Jardins des Renaudies
Garden at 45 km (direction south-east), in the Mayenne departmentLes Jardins des Renaudies is a pretty garden in north-west France...
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Domfront
at 46 km (direction east), in the Orne departmentThe castle forms an excellent backdrop to the cobbled streets in the...
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Combourg
at 47 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine departmentCombourg is best known for the Chateau de Combourg, once home to...
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Mayenne (town)
at 63 km (direction east-south-east), in the Mayenne departmentQuite a small town, the highlight of a visit to Mayenne is...
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Map of places to visit near Saint-Ovin
Markets in and near Saint-Ovin
- Avranches: market Saturday (7km)
- Ducey: market Tuesday (7km)
- Brecey: market Friday (8km)
- La Haye-Pesnel: market Wednesday (16km)
- Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouet: market Wednesday (17km)
- Villedieu-les-Poeles: market Tuesday (18km)
- Saint-James: market Monday (18km)
- Pontorson: market Wednesday (23km)
- Carolles: market Thursday (23km)
- Louvigne-du-Desert: market Friday (24km)
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Tourist attractions near Saint-Ovin, France
What to do at Saint-Ovin? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Saint-Ovin.
Grand sites of France
- Baie du Mont Saint-Michel (19km)
Heritage sites
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
Remarkable gardens
- Parc floral de Haute-Bretagne (29km)
- Parc du château de Bonnefontaine (29km)
- Jardin du château de La Ballue (33km)
- Argences (39km)
- Jardins de la Pellerine (44km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Couesnon (20km)
- Embouchure - Couesnon (20km)
- Forêt de Saint-Sever (22km)
- Réserve naturelle régionale du Marais de Sougeal (26km)
- Forêt de Fougères (33km)
- Île des Rimains (42km)
- Roches de Ham (42km)
- Île des Landes (42km)
- Pointe du Grouin (43km)
- Chausey (43km)
- Source - Couesnon (44km)
- Étangs du canal d'Ille-et-Rance (47km)
Towns of Art and history
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Ducey (7km)
- Villedieu-les-Poeles (18km)
- Saint-Brice-en-Cogles (31km)
- Dol-de-Bretagne (39km)
- Torigni-sur-Vire (44km)
- Villers-Bocage (63km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Domjean (38km)
- Saint-Fraimbault (47km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique de Champrepus (18km)
- Parc zoologique de Jurques (52km)
Geography and distances
Saint-Ovin is in the north of France at 50 kilometres from Saint-Lo, the department capital (general information: Saint-Ovin is 265 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Saint-Ovin
from Saint-Lo (prefecture): 50 km
from Paris: 265 km
from Calais: 337 km
from Nice: 858 km
from Bordeaux: 431 km
from Strasbourg: 662 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 Saint-Ovin from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 16 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Chavoy, La Godefroy, La Gohanniere, Le Grand-Celland, Le Mesnil-Ozenne, Le Petit-Celland, Les Cheris, Marcilly, Plomb, Saint-Brice, Saint-Loup, Saint-Martin-Des-Champs, Saint-Quentin-sur-le-Homme, Saint-Senier-sous-Avranches, Tirepied and Vernix.
This page in French: Visiter Saint-Ovin
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