Travel Reference
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Cancale to Mont St-Michel:
Cancale is a 45-minute drive from Mont St-Michel.
Head out of Cancale toward Mont St-Michel on D-76/D-155, then D-797, and drive along
the
Route de la Baie,
which skirts the bay and passes big-time oyster farming, windmill
towers (most lacking their sails), flocks of sheep, and, at low tide, grounded boats waiting
for the sea to return. On a clear day, look for Mont St-Michel in the distance. On a foggy
day, look harder.
The very Breton city of Fougères, worth
▲
, is a handy stop for drivers traveling between
the Loire châteaux and Mont St-Michel. Fougères has one of Europe's largest medieval
castles, a lovely old city center, and a panoramic park viewpoint. Drivers follow
Centre-
Ville
signs, then
Château,
and park at the free lot just past the château.
For a memorable, leg-stretching stroll, start from the parking lot near the château.
Walk into Fougères with the water-filled moat on your left, then follow
Jardin Public
