The so particular situation of this small island and the importance of the church in the middle age have made the success of this place and one of the principal tourist attractions of France.
The small island shelters the very famous abbey of the Mount Saint Michel place of pilgrimage registered in the world heritage of UNESCO. Momument culminating at 82 meters a offers splendid panorama overhanging the bay. A sound and light spectacle "Archéoscope", presents the history of the Mount and its bay. The museum of the Sea and Ecology has a collection of 250 models of boats of various times.
Stay in the Mount Saint Michel: The territory of the island being limited, there exists obviously few hotels with a weak capacity. In addition, because rare things are expensive, the price of the rooms for equal category and services will be a little higher here than in the interior of the country. Among these establishments we quote the Hotel de la Mère Poulard classified 3 seasons with 27 rooms. Possibility of stay in half or full board and preferential rates for groups. On the continent, the rental offers are numerous in the surroundings and it is easy to find a hiring of holidays close to the Mount-Saint-Michel either while placing at the inhabitant or while being addressed to an estate agency in the area, to rent a typical Norman house or an apartment downtown. Lastly, it is possible to remain in camp-site in the vicinity of bay.
Normandy hotels.
To camp near the Mount-Saint-Michel: La Chaussee, camp-site in the neighborhoods of the Mount-Saint-Michel, has 200 sites for caravans or tents. The customers have access to a heated swimming pool, adventure playgrounds de for children and animations in evening. The dogs are accepted under conditions in the camp-site.
During low tide, the holiday maker will enjoy to cross by feet, but it is preferable to hire a guide of the bay which will preserve you from the rising tide traps which arrives very quickly. It will be also the occasion to collect the shells wich are on the sand. Hiking, with bicycle or equestrian is organized in the seaside resorts and coastal surrounding, in particular the path of the littoral known today under the name of GR223 and old Way of the Customs officers.
As everywhere on the French coasts, the nautical possibilities and are varied (sand yacht, canoe-kayak, veil, crossed to the close Chausey islands…) or from April to September, cruisings to the Channel Islands (Jersey and Guernesey) which are near from there.
The golfers can go at Granville or Brehal.
The inns and restaurants of bay of the Mount-Saint-Michel propose the famous dishes of the Norman cuisine, roasted goose with fresh cream, foie gras, crepes accompanied with cider.
