Tips on Visiting and Buying Tickets for Le Mont St Michel in Normandy, France
Top tips when visiting Le Mont St Michel: buy tickets online, visit early morning or late afternoon, and travel light
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Transportation to Le Mont St Michel in Normandy, France
Getting to Mont St Michel is possible on public transportation but driving and day-trip tours from Paris are easier.
Visit Saint Ouen – a Huge Gothic Abbey Church in Rouen
The High Gothic Church of St Ouen in Rouen with marvelous stained-glass windows and a magnificent Cavaillé-Coll organ is even bigger than Rouen cathedral. The former Benedictine abbey (abbaye) church of St Ouen in Rouen, Normandy, is one of the jewels of Gothic architecture. Many bishoprics would be honored to have such a church as … Read more
Visit the Ruins of the Romanesque Abbey of Jumièges near Rouen
The remains of the Romanesque Abbaye de Jumièges are amongst the most beautiful ruins in all of France. It is fine day trip from Rouen in Normandy. The ruins of the former Benedictine Abbey of Jumièges in Seine-Maritime in Upper Normandy are considered by many to be the finest ruins in France. This enormous Romanesque … Read more