Within One Hour: Avranches: lively market
town, restaurants, beautiful gardens overlooking the bay of Mont St Michel Mont
St Michel:
the most-visited tourist attraction in France; island monastery; connected
to the mainland by a causeway, full of narrow winding streets with
restaurants, cafes and museums; on a clear day the view from the top is
breathtaking
Cancale: fishing village
with oyster banks, famous for its fish restaurants; exhilerating
drive on the old coast road Fougeres: market town
with the largest walled castle in Europe St
Malo:
the old town is completely walled, a lively area with shops, restaurants
& museums; steeped in history
Bayeux: beautiful small
town famous for its tapestry depicting the Battle of Hastings in 1066. Jersey/Guernsey: daily boat
trips from St Malo or Granville .Rennes:
capital of Brittany & lively university town, has a ‚parisien‘ flair. Swiss
Normandy:
undulating countryside, ideal for walking, cycling and river sports. Combourg: Chateau once
the home of Chateaubriand A
little further afield: Caen: large city and
capital of Lower Normandy D-Day
Beaches:
on the north Normandy coast
