Things to see and do in the area
We offer ideal holiday accommodation for exploring Normandy, with the D-Day Landing beaches and museums, See the battlegrounds, military cemeteries and museums of the single biggest invasion force ever assembled. Visit Le Mont-Saint-Michel, rocky, cone-shaped islet in northwestern France, in the Gulf of Saint-Malo, connected by a causeway with the mainland. The islet, celebrated for its Benedictine abbey, has small houses and shops on its lowest level. Above these stand the monastic buildings, many of which date from the 13th century and are considered outstanding examples of Gothic architecture. The entire islet is crowned by the abbey church, about 73 m (about 240 ft) above sea level.Other places to visit include the caves at Caumont l'Éventé,Bayeux Tapestry,Zoo De Champréprus,Maisy German Gun Battery,Granville Port & Beaches, Alligator Bay,Villiedieu Les Poeles.
From: Thursday, May 01, 2008 To: Sunday, September 21, 2008 From Barbey d'Aurevilly to Christian Dior. The cliff top house and gardens of the famous couturier, Christian Dior houses the only museum of Haute Couture in France. On the bicentenary of the birth of Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly, and famous ‘Dandy' the museum's exhibition this year shows the links between art, literature and fashion and the influences of the ‘dandy' movement imported from England at the end of the 18th century.
