Private Mont Saint Michel trip from Paris
- Dauer: 12 Stunden
- Ort: Mont Saint Michel
Often described as the Marvel of the occident, The Abbay was first a sanctuary dedicated to the
archangel Saint Michel in 708 . The monks settled in
966.
The construction of the Abbey over a period of 1,300 years, on an inhospitable but magical site, represents an undisputed technical and artistic feat. Often
named the city of books as the monks produced and stored a lot of manuscripts.
It became a major place of pilgrimage in the Christian
West visited even by kings of France and England
in 1979, have being listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the title of "Mont-Saint-Michel and its bay".
It's also listed as a "Pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela, in
France".
Actually, it's one of the most visited places in France .. More info
07:00/07:30 Departure from your hotel
Comfortably installed in a Luxury Sedan or a Minivan class V with your private English-speaking driver, you will spend 3h30/4h before reaching the Mont Saint Michel Bay.
Before crossing the bay, you will have time to take pictures of the Mont Saint Michel with a Magical view of the site.
The parking lot is now located 2.5 kilometers from Mont-Saint-Michel intra-muros. Free transport shuttles and pedestrian paths lead visitors to the island .
The hippo mobile shuttle or on foot is a nice alternative to get to Mont.
On foot, visitors use the new bridge, which blends seamlessly into the landscape.
By shuttle bus, passengers are dropped off 400 meters from Mont-Saint-Michel, to reserve for pedestrians only a clear view of the Mont and the bay.
A shuttle will carry you until the ramparts. Approximately 12mn to arrive. you will climb the steps until the abbey.
You will climb the steps to the abbey. We highly recommend good shoes! A guide will make you discover all the rich history of the abbey and of the fortress.
Let get time to walk on the narrow street of the fortress, where souvenir and restaurants shops wait for you.
Lunch at your own. Your guide will recommend you a good place according to your wishes.
We can pre-book a visit of the abbey at 1:30 pm
16:00/16:30 return to Paris
Included
- English speaking driver guide leading the tour
- Conference Guide in Mont Saint Michel with the entrance fee
- Gasol, toll fee
- lunch