Mont-Saint-Michel
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Added on 16 Aug 2014,
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Type of sights
Abbey/convent / World heritage site
Name and address
Mont-Saint-Michel
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FR-50170 Le Mont-Saint-Michel
GEO-data
Geodetic coordinates
48.63∎∎∎∎ -1.51∎∎∎∎
Elevation
45 m
Communication
Phone
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The o Mont Saint Michel Abbey is located within the city and island of Mont-Saint-Michel in Lower Normandy , in the department of Manche .
The abbey is an essential part of the structural composition of the town the feudal society constructed. On top God, the abbey and monastery, below this the Great halls , then stores and housing, and at the bottom, outside the walls, fishermen and farmers housing.
The abbey has been protected as a French monument historique from 1862. From 1979 the site as a whole, the Mont Saint-Michel and its bay, has been a UNESCO world heritage site and is managed by the Centre des monuments nationaux.
With more than 1.335 million visitors in 2010, the abbey is among the most visited cultural sites in France.
Access to the Mont Saint Michel begins at the o Welcome Center. From there, the island can be reached on foot, by shuttle bus or by horse-drawn carriage.
Sleep
Inside the range of 4 km:
- ⊙ Hôtel Vert, Le Mont-Saint-Michel, PC V - VII
"... a room is available to park bicycles."
- ⊙ Chambres dʹhôtes La Jacotière, Ardevon, PC VI - VIII
Closed room.
- ⊙ Chambres dʹhôtes Les Vieilles Digues, Beauvoir, PC V - VII
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Wikipedia contributors, 'Mont Saint Michel Abbey', Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 19 July 2014, 00:51 UTC, <http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mont_Saint_Michel_Abbey&oldid=617522418> [accessed 16 August 2014]
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Hours of opening:
The abbey is open every day except the 1st of january, the 1st of may and the 25th of december.
- from 2 may to 31 august: 9 am to 7 pm, last admission at 6 pm.
- from 1 september to 30 april: 9.30 am to 6 pm, last admission at 5 pm.Description of overnight bicycle parking:
Indeed, bicycles are authorised on the green path - on the wooden planking west of the walkway (measures ensuing from the municipal decree of the town of Mont-Saint-Michel dated 01/12/2014):
- from 1 October to 30 April, 24 hours a day.
- from 1 May to 30 September, before 10am and after 6pm.
Parking your bicycles is strictly prohibited all along the dyke walkway, the esplanade and at the foot of the fortification. Cyclists are thus required to leave their bicycles in the designated areas and to pursue their trip towards the town on foot or using the shuttles.
o Bicycle racks are available (48.6129, -1.5045). Due to high security level, the o lockers service (48.6124, -1.5068) is currently (2018) unavailable. - ⊙ Chambres dʹhôtes La Jacotière, Ardevon, PC VI - VIII
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Added on 16 Aug 2014,
last edited by biroto-Redaktion on 23 Mar 2018