Bay of Mont Saint Michel Brittany side

Cancale to St Benoit des Ondes: Brittany part of the bay

The bay of Mont Saint Michel covers the coast from Cancale to St Benoît des Ondes. The villages parade along the sea ​​; protected by the Mount and far away Chausey Islands. It is a region that has been resolutely turned towards maritime activities for several generations.

- Cancale: the country of oysters (you will see the cultures lining the bay of the port of Houle) but also city whose history is marked by the merchant navy.

- Le Vivier Sur Mer: 1st myticole port of France, territory of the mussels of bouchot, it is here that one raises a mold there enjoying an A.O.P (Protected Designation of Origin). Mussels are tasted from July to February. Link to the website of A.O.P molds

- The bay side Brittany, it is also the country of strikes extending as far as the eye can see at low tide. Cherrueix has become one of the European capitals of sand yachting. In 2012 took place the world championship of the discipline.

- Saint Malo: the most visited city of Brittany gathers at the same time the history buffs in search of the traces of the great explorers and littoral lovers.

- Dinan: the old Dinan is an open-air history book: ramparts, towers majestic bridges, house with wooden pan ... This city ​​can be visited as a museum.

- Dinard: landscapes of dunes stretching in the shadow of the Saint Michel and breeding bay where the mussels cling on oak piles, opens the Emerald Coast to the west and the Côtes d'Armor.

For more information: Appointment at the tourist office of the Bay of Mont Saint Michel side Brittany: 5, place de la
cathedral - 35120 Dol of Brittany

Tel: + 33 (0) 2 99 48 15 37, link to the website of the Tourist Office of Dol-de-Bretagne.