Pontorson
In and around Beauvoir:
No holiday would be complete without visiting the fortified MONT-SAINT-MICHEL. Follow the footsteps of the pilgrims who once made their way through the narrow lanes leading to the Abbey. Cut from the mainland at high tide, this 'island' is the most visited site in France. Other places of interest in the surrounding area include SAINT-MALO, its old quarters and ramparts, DINARD, exclusive resort with luxury villas and luscious private parks, DINAN, another old fortified town with its small streets and imposing castle, and finally CANCALE, famous for its fishing port and oyster farms...
SPORT and LEISURE:
* Tennis
* Cycling
* Children's play area
* Horse-riding centre (2km from Beauvoir)
* Restaurants.
NORMANDY is a mixture of old and new, relying strongly on traditional values while at the same time keeping an eye on the future.
The area has a whole palette of contrasting landscapes, large beaches, green countryside and a rich cultural and architectural heritage, castles, manor houses dating back to the Renaissance, abbeys, half timbered farmhouses...
Normandy is also famous for its seaside resorts and its food (cheeses, dairy products, cider, calvados spirits, seafood...)
Land of gourmets and culinary arts, with 340 sorts of cheese and 450 quality wines...Be a guest to France's finest table. From the North to the South, the country takes pride in its writers & poets, its world famous castles, churches, cathedrals and museums, all of which worked their magic, attracting holiday-makers from all around the globe.
France boasts some of the most magnificent and diverse landscapes which influenced and became models for paintings by impressionist and surrealist masters, arousing the curiosity of people who came to see with their own eyes what it was all about...
Whether you enjoy sports, both on land or at sea, or you have a liking for remains of the Past, or if you are simply a nature lover, France will welcome you with open arms. People from all regions, towns and villages are expecting you and may even tempt you to take up residence in a country where the living is easy.
A word of advice from Lagrange : French roads are excellent, but not free, so keep money handy.
