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Tips on Visiting Le Mont St Michel in Normandy

March 10, 2022 by Henk Bekker in France, Mont St Michel, Normandy

View of Mont St Michel

The island abbey on Mont St Michel is one of the top sights to see when visiting Normandy and Brittany in France. The abbey, ramparts, and old town are historical and cultural highlights but avoid the other tourist traps and restaurants. Mont Saint Michel is one of the most picturesque historical sights to see in France. Medieval Mont St Michel abbey famously perches on … [Read more...]

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Transportation to Mont St Michel in Normandy

March 10, 2022 by Henk Bekker in France, Mont St Michel, Normandy

Bus Transportation to Mont St Michel

Public transportation to Mont St Michel in Normandy is increasingly a sensible alternative to driving, cycling, and day-trip bus tours. Bus and train combinations from Paris are sensible options for many travelers on day and weekend trips too. Getting to Mont St Michel with its magnificent medieval abbey on the border of Normandy and Brittany is easiest by car. Mont St … [Read more...]

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Visit Saint Ouen – a Huge Gothic Abbey Church in Rouen

June 20, 2016 by Henk Bekker in France, Normandy, Seine-Maritime

Former Abbey Church of St Ouen in Rouen seen from the east

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 a cathedral but in Rouen, it plays a … [Read more...]

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Visit the Ruins of the Romanesque Abbey of Jumièges near Rouen

December 7, 2013 by Henk Bekker in France, Normandy, Seine-Maritime

Lantern tower ruins at Jumièges

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 abbey was constructed during the lifetime of William … [Read more...]

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