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By *he Sophisticats OP   Couple
19 weeks ago

Casa Del Fun, Portarlington

Hey all,

We are based in Ireland and planning a trip to visit Mont Saint Michel later in the year.

(No kiddies 🤩)

Will be a road trip (Ferry/Car) for around 5 days, probably in August.

Would appreciate any feedback or tips about visiting the area.

Thanks in advance 🥰

T&F xx

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By *istalloverCouple
19 weeks ago

Pays de la Loire -Normandie -Brittany borderFrance

You will love Mont St Michel

Wear good shoes ,it's a fair walk to the top .it's France's 2nd most tourist destination and gets busy in August as the French have most of August off . So go early or late ,evening sun pics at dusk are great.St Malo and Cancale are worth a visit .

K & S

X

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By *he Sophisticats OP   Couple
19 weeks ago

Casa Del Fun, Portarlington


"You will love Mont St Michel

Wear good shoes ,it's a fair walk to the top .it's France's 2nd most tourist destination and gets busy in August as the French have most of August off . So go early or late ,evening sun pics at dusk are great.St Malo and Cancale are worth a visit .

K & S

X

"

Thank you so much for the response,

We are planning on staying two nights on MSM, and then explore around for a few days.

We really appreciate your input

🥰

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By *ere4fun200Man
19 weeks ago

Bewdley

Mont St Michel is lovely. If you want to do something different you can park up in Genets and then take a guided walk across the bay to MSM have a couple of hours exploring and then they bus you back to the car park. Well worth doing but don’t try the walk on your own as there are lots of pockets of quicksand!

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By *ormandieCplCouple
19 weeks ago

Normandie, France

Double check the hotel you choose gives you access to the car parking.

Pre-book your Abbeye tour.

09h00 in the morning or at least before 11h when the day trippers arrive from Paris (via TGV from Rennes-you'll think you've been transported to China!)

Personally we would visit the Abbeye during the 'Son et Lumière'in the evening. Much quieter and atmospheric, harps playing etc. Again pre-booking is essential.

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By *he Sophisticats OP   Couple
19 weeks ago

Casa Del Fun, Portarlington


"Mont St Michel is lovely. If you want to do something different you can park up in Genets and then take a guided walk across the bay to MSM have a couple of hours exploring and then they bus you back to the car park. Well worth doing but don’t try the walk on your own as there are lots of pockets of quicksand!"

Oh thanks for that!

We saw there are guided tours around the area too, we’ll jump on something like that, wouldn’t want to get stuck in the sand 😱

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By *he Sophisticats OP   Couple
19 weeks ago

Casa Del Fun, Portarlington


"Double check the hotel you choose gives you access to the car parking.

Pre-book your Abbeye tour.

09h00 in the morning or at least before 11h when the day trippers arrive from Paris (via TGV from Rennes-you'll think you've been transported to China!)

Personally we would visit the Abbeye during the 'Son et Lumière'in the evening. Much quieter and atmospheric, harps playing etc. Again pre-booking is essential."

Yes, we checked with the island accom and all have access to the carpark (with a fee).

Since we’re planning on a 2 night stopover we’ll definitely look into the evening visit to the Abbey, sounds phenomenal 🤩🥰

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By *irtypair00Couple
19 weeks ago

Dublin

We only visited there last may , day trip only . What a fantastic spot when the suns out 👌 . Butt as said a good pair of shoes as there are lots and lots of steps 🙃🤣 well worth the visit tho .

Si xx 😘😉

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By *he Sophisticats OP   Couple
19 weeks ago

Casa Del Fun, Portarlington


"We only visited there last may , day trip only . What a fantastic spot when the suns out 👌 . Butt as said a good pair of shoes as there are lots and lots of steps 🙃🤣 well worth the visit tho .

Si xx 😘😉"

It’s been on our bucket list for so long!

We were thinking of incorporating it into another visit to Paris but thought our time would be better spent in experiencing the local area in and around MSM.

Paris isn’t going anywhere (there’s always a next time), but this will be special 🤩

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By *rench connection 2024Couple
19 weeks ago

Mayenne France

We live 20 minutes away from the Mont St Michel. Stunning place.

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By *aulnextMan
19 weeks ago

Hoar Cross Staffordshire

Hi

Arrive in Caen next week en route to my holiday home. Always wanted to visit MSM

Is it open this time of year?

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By *he Sophisticats OP   Couple
19 weeks ago

Casa Del Fun, Portarlington


"We live 20 minutes away from the Mont St Michel. Stunning place. "

Wow, so close!

Mmm now that’s given us an idea 😉

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By *ursecretmischiefCouple
19 weeks ago

Westmeath The West.

My tip wpuod be to get there early before 9am and get the bus. It's a long walk to the front gate from the carpark, and there is a lot of walking once you get inside. But walking around inside is really nice.

It's a beautiful place to visit!

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By *ornucopiaMan
19 weeks ago

Bexley


"You will love Mont St Michel

Wear good shoes ,it's a fair walk to the top .it's France's 2nd most tourist destination and gets busy in August as the French have most of August off . So go early or late ,evening sun pics at dusk are great.St Malo and Cancale are worth a visit .

K & S

X

"

What's the other popular destination, Lourdes?

Hopefully not bloody Paris!

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By *ormandieCplCouple
19 weeks ago

Normandie, France


"

What's the other popular destination, Lourdes?

Hopefully not bloody Paris!"

It's in Paris....but it's not the Blackpool tower replica.

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By *he Sophisticats OP   Couple
19 weeks ago

Casa Del Fun, Portarlington


"

What's the other popular destination, Lourdes?

Hopefully not bloody Paris!

It's in Paris....but it's not the Blackpool tower replica."

🤣🤣

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By *he Sophisticats OP   Couple
19 weeks ago

Casa Del Fun, Portarlington


"My tip wpuod be to get there early before 9am and get the bus. It's a long walk to the front gate from the carpark, and there is a lot of walking once you get inside. But walking around inside is really nice.

It's a beautiful place to visit!"

So looking forward to it all, but because of the ferry times we won’t be there until late afternoon, but we’re planning on 2 nights on MSM.

Then a a couple of days travelling around 🥰

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By *irtypair00Couple
19 weeks ago

Dublin


"We only visited there last may , day trip only . What a fantastic spot when the suns out 👌 . Butt as said a good pair of shoes as there are lots and lots of steps 🙃🤣 well worth the visit tho .

Si xx 😘😉

It’s been on our bucket list for so long!

We were thinking of incorporating it into another visit to Paris but thought our time would be better spent in experiencing the local area in and around MSM.

Paris isn’t going anywhere (there’s always a next time), but this will be special 🤩"

Definitely go for it , we only had a few hours there after been in lourds the day before 🙃 long story lol . Would have loved to do the tour and stay on msm, butt had time against us for the boat home .

Si 😘

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By *he Sophisticats OP   Couple
19 weeks ago

Casa Del Fun, Portarlington


"We only visited there last may , day trip only . What a fantastic spot when the suns out 👌 . Butt as said a good pair of shoes as there are lots and lots of steps 🙃🤣 well worth the visit tho .

Si xx 😘😉

It’s been on our bucket list for so long!

We were thinking of incorporating it into another visit to Paris but thought our time would be better spent in experiencing the local area in and around MSM.

Paris isn’t going anywhere (there’s always a next time), but this will be special 🤩

Definitely go for it , we only had a few hours there after been in lourds the day before 🙃 long story lol . Would have loved to do the tour and stay on msm, butt had time against us for the boat home .

Si 😘 "

You were on your way back from Lourdes?

Wow, that must’ve been some confession! 🙏😇🤣

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By *rench connection 2024Couple
19 weeks ago

Mayenne France


"We live 20 minutes away from the Mont St Michel. Stunning place.

Wow, so close!

Mmm now that’s given us an idea 😉"

Always here

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By *he Sophisticats OP   Couple
19 weeks ago

Casa Del Fun, Portarlington


"We live 20 minutes away from the Mont St Michel. Stunning place.

Wow, so close!

Mmm now that’s given us an idea 😉

Always here"

We hoped you might say that 🥰😉

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By *alter and PixiMan
17 weeks ago

Gorey

Hi happy to meet up and show you around we are in Brittany Nr to mt saint Michel between there and Fougeres what are your interests

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By *aryl417Man
17 weeks ago

South Holderness

Visit during the evening we had a meal nearby about 6pm then went and there was hardly anybody about, not packed at all and was still open till 10pm

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By *he Sophisticats OP   Couple
17 weeks ago

Casa Del Fun, Portarlington


"Visit during the evening we had a meal nearby about 6pm then went and there was hardly anybody about, not packed at all and was still open till 10pm "

The plan is to stay at least one night there, looking forward to visiting the Abbey in the evening, should be a lot quieter then 🤩

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By *alter and PixiMan
17 weeks ago

Gorey

Between Pontoson and Mt Saint M

There is a village Bouvoir. There is a big Motorhome park there. Also near the race track there is an Air where you can pay to part at the barrier

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By *ornucopiaMan
17 weeks ago

Bexley

One should try and visit the place at least once. I did twice but that was enough.

Quite by chance, I grew up in one of the few properties in Jersey where the abbey could be seen from on a clear day, but only at low tide because the distance was so great that the horizon was critical. Binoculars or telescope essential, of course.

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By *exjoyMan
17 weeks ago

bicester

A very magic, mystic, romantic place.

Stay there for a while, seeing the sea moving as fast as a racing horse flooding the sand and making Mont St Michel in minutes is one to be experienced.

Treat yourself to an omelette at the Mere Poulard auberge.

Have sex as often as you can, fresh sea air is most erotic stimulant

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By *he Sophisticats OP   Couple
17 weeks ago

Casa Del Fun, Portarlington


"A very magic, mystic, romantic place.

Stay there for a while, seeing the sea moving as fast as a racing horse flooding the sand and making Mont St Michel in minutes is one to be experienced.

Treat yourself to an omelette at the Mere Poulard auberge.

Have sex as often as you can, fresh sea air is most erotic stimulant"

Mmmmm Omelettes!!

Our ‘pre-passion’ go to food 🤩

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By *ornucopiaMan
16 weeks ago

Bexley

I first visited Mont Saint Michel in 1956 with my parents and subsequently on various occasions until France joined the Euro and I had no more Francs left to spend on famous omelettes. In fact, I used up my remaining Francs on Chausey a comparatively little known archipelago in the same area.

Mère Poulard must have died very wealthy as visiting her restaurant was/is still almost as obligatory as climbing up the many steps to the abbey.

Her descendents must be grateful for such a heritage.

I dare say that there could be similar eateries in Paris but I have managed to avoid them, thankfully!

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By *ormandieCplCouple
16 weeks ago

Normandie, France

Anyone who spends €39 on an omelette has more money than sense!

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By *he Sophisticats OP   Couple
16 weeks ago

Casa Del Fun, Portarlington


"Anyone who spends €39 on an omelette has more money than sense!"

39€? 😱🤯

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By *he Sophisticats OP   Couple
16 weeks ago

Casa Del Fun, Portarlington


"Anyone who spends €39 on an omelette has more money than sense!

39€? 😱🤯"

We’re aware of the accom prices, but to eat? Is it that expensive?

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By *ormandieCplCouple
16 weeks ago

Normandie, France

There are other restaurants that aren't so extortionate, as you're not paying for the name. Although you do pay a premium to eat on le Mont.

Over the causeway back towards the carpark there are a number of better priced restaurants, although you're not actually eating on the Mont and would take away from your experience if you're spending the night there.

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By *he Sophisticats OP   Couple
16 weeks ago

Casa Del Fun, Portarlington

We might have to rethink our plan with regards to staying too long on the Mont 🤯

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