CA02 - Mont Saint Michel Bay

Self-guided walking tour in Normandy (France) in the bay of Mont St Michel from Granville to Cancale via Avranches, Le Mont St Michel and its famous abbey.

Tucked between Granville and Cancale lies the Bay of Mont Saint Michel, home to one of the greatest gems of western Christian art. Resolutely flat, at first glance the bay is nothing more than a sandy marsh covered by the sea at high tide. But what a marvelous playground for those who take the time to wander through it and look around! From the top of the granite cliffs of Champeaux you will have a magnificent view of the bay. At the Collines de Saint Jean le Thomas you will walk in the footsteps of ancient and modern pilgrims, whose journey to the Mount begins here at low tide. Originally, Mont Saint Michel was nothing more than a huge rock of granite. But it was here that great imagination and boldness helped in the construction of the abbey, which was to become so recognized as a masterpiece that it would find itself on the UNESCO’s list of the 10 monuments of the world to be protected. Turning your back to the abbey, you will follow the shoreline to the seawall of the Duchesse Anne. This embankment allowed men to conquer the surrounding land to the cliffs of Roz. You will arrive in the oyster port of Cancale where you will be awed and charmed by the tranquil beauty, the wild vegetation unique to the region and by the thousands of birds nesting and gliding across the bay.

 
 

   
 


CA02 - Walking holidays summary 
Self-guided tour of 8 days, 7 nights and 6 stages.
with luggage transfer -  Difficulty : grade 2
 

Day 1 : Arrival at Granville in the afternoon
Day 2 : Granville – St Jean Le Thomas (20 km)
Day 3 : St Jean Le Thomas – Avranches (18 km)
Day 4 : Avranches– Le Mont St Michel (25 km)
Day 5 : Le Mont St Michel – Roz sur Couesnon (16 km)
Day 6 : Roz sur C. – St Benoît des Ondes (20 km)
Day 7 : St Benoît des Ondes – Cancale (15 km)
Day 8 : Cancale. Tour ends after breakfast

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CA02 Rate per person sharing a double room : 760 €
Extra for single room : +210 €
Rate for solo walker : 1065 €

CA02STB same tour without luggage transfer
Rate per person sharing a double room : 660 €
Extra for single room : +210 €
Rate for solo walker : 870 €

2018 rate with a minimum of 2 persons per tour. 

 

 
 


same tour with more comfortable accommodation

 
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