Hey all,
We are based in Ireland and planning a trip to visit Mont Saint Michel later in the year.
(No kiddies 🤩)
Will be a road trip (Ferry/Car) for around 5 days, probably in August.
Would appreciate any feedback or tips about visiting the area.
Thanks in advance 🥰
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By *istalloverCouple 19 weeks ago
Pays de la Loire -Normandie -Brittany borderFrance |
You will love Mont St Michel
Wear good shoes ,it's a fair walk to the top .it's France's 2nd most tourist destination and gets busy in August as the French have most of August off . So go early or late ,evening sun pics at dusk are great.St Malo and Cancale are worth a visit .
K & S
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"You will love Mont St Michel
Wear good shoes ,it's a fair walk to the top .it's France's 2nd most tourist destination and gets busy in August as the French have most of August off . So go early or late ,evening sun pics at dusk are great.St Malo and Cancale are worth a visit .
K & S
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Thank you so much for the response,
We are planning on staying two nights on MSM, and then explore around for a few days.
We really appreciate your input
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Mont St Michel is lovely. If you want to do something different you can park up in Genets and then take a guided walk across the bay to MSM have a couple of hours exploring and then they bus you back to the car park. Well worth doing but don’t try the walk on your own as there are lots of pockets of quicksand! |
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Double check the hotel you choose gives you access to the car parking.
Pre-book your Abbeye tour.
09h00 in the morning or at least before 11h when the day trippers arrive from Paris (via TGV from Rennes-you'll think you've been transported to China!)
Personally we would visit the Abbeye during the 'Son et Lumière'in the evening. Much quieter and atmospheric, harps playing etc. Again pre-booking is essential. |
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"Mont St Michel is lovely. If you want to do something different you can park up in Genets and then take a guided walk across the bay to MSM have a couple of hours exploring and then they bus you back to the car park. Well worth doing but don’t try the walk on your own as there are lots of pockets of quicksand!"
Oh thanks for that!
We saw there are guided tours around the area too, we’ll jump on something like that, wouldn’t want to get stuck in the sand 😱 |
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"Double check the hotel you choose gives you access to the car parking.
Pre-book your Abbeye tour.
09h00 in the morning or at least before 11h when the day trippers arrive from Paris (via TGV from Rennes-you'll think you've been transported to China!)
Personally we would visit the Abbeye during the 'Son et Lumière'in the evening. Much quieter and atmospheric, harps playing etc. Again pre-booking is essential."
Yes, we checked with the island accom and all have access to the carpark (with a fee).
Since we’re planning on a 2 night stopover we’ll definitely look into the evening visit to the Abbey, sounds phenomenal 🤩🥰 |
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We only visited there last may , day trip only . What a fantastic spot when the suns out 👌 . Butt as said a good pair of shoes as there are lots and lots of steps 🙃🤣 well worth the visit tho .
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"We only visited there last may , day trip only . What a fantastic spot when the suns out 👌 . Butt as said a good pair of shoes as there are lots and lots of steps 🙃🤣 well worth the visit tho .
Si xx 😘😉"
It’s been on our bucket list for so long!
We were thinking of incorporating it into another visit to Paris but thought our time would be better spent in experiencing the local area in and around MSM.
Paris isn’t going anywhere (there’s always a next time), but this will be special 🤩 |
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My tip wpuod be to get there early before 9am and get the bus. It's a long walk to the front gate from the carpark, and there is a lot of walking once you get inside. But walking around inside is really nice.
It's a beautiful place to visit! |
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"You will love Mont St Michel
Wear good shoes ,it's a fair walk to the top .it's France's 2nd most tourist destination and gets busy in August as the French have most of August off . So go early or late ,evening sun pics at dusk are great.St Malo and Cancale are worth a visit .
K & S
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What's the other popular destination, Lourdes?
Hopefully not bloody Paris! |
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"My tip wpuod be to get there early before 9am and get the bus. It's a long walk to the front gate from the carpark, and there is a lot of walking once you get inside. But walking around inside is really nice.
It's a beautiful place to visit!"
So looking forward to it all, but because of the ferry times we won’t be there until late afternoon, but we’re planning on 2 nights on MSM.
Then a a couple of days travelling around 🥰 |
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"We only visited there last may , day trip only . What a fantastic spot when the suns out 👌 . Butt as said a good pair of shoes as there are lots and lots of steps 🙃🤣 well worth the visit tho .
Si xx 😘😉
It’s been on our bucket list for so long!
We were thinking of incorporating it into another visit to Paris but thought our time would be better spent in experiencing the local area in and around MSM.
Paris isn’t going anywhere (there’s always a next time), but this will be special 🤩"
Definitely go for it , we only had a few hours there after been in lourds the day before 🙃 long story lol . Would have loved to do the tour and stay on msm, butt had time against us for the boat home .
Si 😘 |
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"We only visited there last may , day trip only . What a fantastic spot when the suns out 👌 . Butt as said a good pair of shoes as there are lots and lots of steps 🙃🤣 well worth the visit tho .
Si xx 😘😉
It’s been on our bucket list for so long!
We were thinking of incorporating it into another visit to Paris but thought our time would be better spent in experiencing the local area in and around MSM.
Paris isn’t going anywhere (there’s always a next time), but this will be special 🤩
Definitely go for it , we only had a few hours there after been in lourds the day before 🙃 long story lol . Would have loved to do the tour and stay on msm, butt had time against us for the boat home .
Si 😘 "
You were on your way back from Lourdes?
Wow, that must’ve been some confession! 🙏😇🤣 |
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"Visit during the evening we had a meal nearby about 6pm then went and there was hardly anybody about, not packed at all and was still open till 10pm "
The plan is to stay at least one night there, looking forward to visiting the Abbey in the evening, should be a lot quieter then 🤩 |
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One should try and visit the place at least once. I did twice but that was enough.
Quite by chance, I grew up in one of the few properties in Jersey where the abbey could be seen from on a clear day, but only at low tide because the distance was so great that the horizon was critical. Binoculars or telescope essential, of course. |
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By *exjoyMan 17 weeks ago
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A very magic, mystic, romantic place.
Stay there for a while, seeing the sea moving as fast as a racing horse flooding the sand and making Mont St Michel in minutes is one to be experienced.
Treat yourself to an omelette at the Mere Poulard auberge.
Have sex as often as you can, fresh sea air is most erotic stimulant |
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"A very magic, mystic, romantic place.
Stay there for a while, seeing the sea moving as fast as a racing horse flooding the sand and making Mont St Michel in minutes is one to be experienced.
Treat yourself to an omelette at the Mere Poulard auberge.
Have sex as often as you can, fresh sea air is most erotic stimulant"
Mmmmm Omelettes!!
Our ‘pre-passion’ go to food 🤩
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I first visited Mont Saint Michel in 1956 with my parents and subsequently on various occasions until France joined the Euro and I had no more Francs left to spend on famous omelettes. In fact, I used up my remaining Francs on Chausey a comparatively little known archipelago in the same area.
Mère Poulard must have died very wealthy as visiting her restaurant was/is still almost as obligatory as climbing up the many steps to the abbey.
Her descendents must be grateful for such a heritage.
I dare say that there could be similar eateries in Paris but I have managed to avoid them, thankfully! |
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There are other restaurants that aren't so extortionate, as you're not paying for the name. Although you do pay a premium to eat on le Mont.
Over the causeway back towards the carpark there are a number of better priced restaurants, although you're not actually eating on the Mont and would take away from your experience if you're spending the night there.
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