Tourist Attractions

Granville

About an hour away is the seaside town of Granville. Granville has a long-established tradition of seafaring and piracy.  The walled town was built by the English in 1439 in an attempt to capture Mont-St-Michel.  From here the If you climb to the top of the ramparts you'll be rewarded with stunning views.  

The lower part of the town is a traditional seaside resort complete with casino, beach seafront and gardens.  From the port you'll be able to take a boat trip out to the Iles Chausey where the granite originated for the building of Mont-St-Michel. Granville has a great selection of restaurants, most specialising in seafood dishes.

Mont Saint Michel

Mont St Michel forms a tower in the heart of an immense bay invaded by the highest tides in Europe. Aubert, Bishop of Avranches built and consecrated a small church on the 16th October 709. In 966 a community of Benedictines settled on the rock at the request of the Duke of Normandy and the pre-Romanesque church was built before the year one thousand.  In the 11th century, the Romanesque abbey church was founded over a set of crypts, and the first monastery buildings were built up against its north wall.  The Abbey was turned into a prison during the days of the French Revolution and Empire, and needed to be restored before the end of the 19th century. The old medievel cobbled streets wind forever upwards and are lined with shops and restaurants.