Holidays in Mont-Saint-Michel

With 3 million tourists per year, Mont Saint-Michel is one of the most visited tourist places in France. For this reason, you should know that holiday periods and long weekends are very busy in the Mont and its region. This is why we advise you to avoid these times if you can, and in any case to reserve your accommodation sufficiently in advance (we sometimes receive people late who do not know where to stay in the evening, so that everything is full around the Mount).

In the summer season, you will be able to avoid a good part of the crowds if you visit Mont Saint-Michel either before 10:00 a.m. or late in the evening. On summer evenings, you can enjoy the Nocturnes de l'Abbaye du Mont Saint-Michel until midnight, which is an opportunity for a very beautiful walk in the heart of the illuminated abbey church.

Winter is an equally good time to visit Mont Saint-Michel. If of course you will find fewer people there, you will also be able to enjoy the walk on the ramparts of the Mount, in windy weather with alternation between showers and clearings. In addition, the play of lights in the sky over the bay combined with the sensation of the elements is a real pleasure to discover (well dressed of course...).