Avranches

The Top 5 Castles around Avranches

A visit to a castle — whether you stumble over one during a hike outdoors or walk your way around the grounds with a guide — is always something special, and you’ve got 5 beautiful castles to choose from around Avranches. Just browse our list to find your top castle , and add some history to your next adventure!

Mont Saint-Michel

King's Gate (Porte du Roi), Mont Saint-Michel

Château d'Avranches and Hortus, Garden of the Passeurs

Château des Montgommery

Savigny Abbey (ruins)

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Mont Saint-Michel
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Mont-Saint-Michel: it always surprises. There are so many things to say about it: a place that is both mystical with its “wonder” (the cloister at the top of the mountain) …
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King's Gate (Porte du Roi), Mont Saint-Michel
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The King's Gate is a gate of the city fortifications of Saint-Mont-Michel
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Château d'Avranches and Hortus, Garden of the Passeurs
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The Château d'Avranches was built around 950 by Onfroi Le Dane, on the remains of the old Roman walls. Located on a rock, the fortress could monitor the bay of …
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Château des Montgommery
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Montgommery Castle was built in the 17th century by the Montgommery family, prominent Protestants involved in the death of King Henry II of France. The castle is Renaissance style, with …
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Savigny Abbey (ruins)
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This once famous abbey is now in ruins. Built in the 12th century, enough remains for you to get an idea of what the abbey would have been like. Note the wall of the Cloister and the Porte Saint-Louis.
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