Camping Avranches
27 minutes from the 3 star campsite Les Couesnons in Roz sur Couesnon in Ile-et-Vilaine, on the heights, discover Avranches.
What to see near our campsite in Avranches ?
The heritage of this city is rich with a past of struggle and battles.
Between dungeon and ramparts, the religious is revealed with a former bishopric.
Visit the scriptorial of Avranches
Push the doors of this surprising museum where you will discover the secret of the manufacture of manuscripts kept for centuries.
The Plant Garden
It is located on a hill and its belvedere will amaze you with its superb panorama of the Bay of Mont Saint-Michel. In the course of the 19th century, it inspired Victor Hugo, Stendhal and Guy de Maupassant, among others. In 2005, following its rehabilitation, the architects gave it back its title of “plant garden”.
The castle and the keep of Avranches
Built in 950 by Onfroi Le Dane on Roman remains, it offers a Keep with a panoramic view on the Bay and the valley of the Sée.
The church of Saint-Saturnin
Quoted as the oldest religious building in Avranches, it will arouse your curiosity. Originally built in a relatively modest size, the parish council asked for an enlargement, claiming that on Sundays, market day, it was full to bursting. The enlargement works were carried out in the middle of the 19th century.
The Saint Gervais Basilica
It was built in the XVIIᵉ century and after lengthy restoration work, it will be listed in the inventory of Historic Monuments (2006).
