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Avranches Destination Guide

Touring Avranches in France

Avranches in the region of Basse-Normandie with its 9,295 citizens is a city located in France - some 170 mi or ( 273 km ) West of Paris , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Avranches

Time in Avranches is now 12:08 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: London, Cambridge, Bristol, Birmingham, and Villedieu-les-Poeles. Being here already, consider visiting London . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Avranches ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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How to make fairy cakes like Sex And The City ones

10:56 min by Caroline MiLi Artiss
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www.CarolineMiLiArtiss.com Learn how to make simple fairy cakes look and taste amazing, just like the ones off Sex and the City. Great if you want to impress your friends at a dinner party or simply j ..

mascaret à Pontaubault, tidal bore during high tide in Mont Saint Michel bay

2:21 min by videoamarco
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le mascaret à Pontaubault lors de la grande marée du 10 septembre 2010 en baie du Mont Saint Michel ..


Jersey to Avranches by sea

2:51 min by GJ0KYZ
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This is a short film of our trip from Jersey to Avranches by sea on 2 March 2010. It was the first time a boat had sailed to Avranches from the Channel Islands in recent times and perhaps ever. The ti ..

Joan Of Arc

8:05 min by JohnEddieg
Views: 825 Rating: 5.00

2010 trip to Rouen and Mont St michel, France. Music by Jennifer Warnes "Famous Blue Overcoat". Song by Leonard Cohen I do not not have any copyright on this piece other than owning the album ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Avranches Cathedral

Avranches Cathedral (Cathédrale Saint-André d'Avranches) was once a Roman Catholic cathedral in Avranches in Normandy. The seat of the Bishop of Avranches, it was a Gothic construction, notable as the place of the penance of Henry II of England in 1172 for the murder of Thomas Becket. It was destroyed completely during the French Revolution and the site remains unbuilt on.

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Located at 48.69 -1.36 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Churches in Manche, Former cathedrals in France

Sée

The Sée is an 78 km long river in the Manche department, Normandy, France, beginning near Sourdeval. It empties into the bay of Mont Saint-Michel (part of the English Channel) in Avranches, close to the mouth of the Sélune river. Another town along the Sée is Brécey.

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Located at 48.67 -1.41 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Rivers of France

Sélune

Selûne is a fictional goddess in the Forgotten Realms setting of Dungeons & Dragons. Also known as Our Lady of Silver and the Moonmaiden, she is the Faerûnian goddess of light, the moon, stars, navigation, navigators, wanderers, questers, and goodly lycanthropes. Clerics of Selûne are a very diverse group, including sailors, nonevil lycanthropes, mystics, and female spellcasters.

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Located at 48.65 -1.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Fictional moons, Forgotten Realms deities, Rivers of France

Manoir de Brion

The Manoir de Brion, also known as the Château de Brion, is a former Benedictine priory of the abbey of Mont Saint-Michel, France. It is located near the village of Genêts, in Basse-Normandie, and was founded in 1137 by the abbot Bernard du Bec. Several kings and members of the royal court stayed at the Manoir de Brion while on pilgrimage to Mont Saint-Michel, including Charles VI in 1393, Louis XI in 1462 and Francis I of France in 1532.

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Located at 48.70 -1.49 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Benedictine monasteries in France, Buildings and structures in Manche, Manor houses in France

Tombelaine

Tombelaine is a small tidal island off the coast of Normandy in France. It lies a few kilometres north of Mont Saint-Michel. At low tide the island can be reached on foot (with a guide) from the coast of Cotentin, 3.5 km to the north-east, and from Mont Saint-Michel. The island lies just to the south of the course of the Sélune river, which has to be forded to access the island from Cotentin. The island is 250 metres by 150 metres, and 45 metres high. It is composed of granite.

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Located at 48.66 -1.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Islands of Normandy, Tidal islands in France