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Location: Manche, France

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Willem VS

October 4, 2023

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Also known as the Manuscript City, Avranches invites visitors to explore the manuscript museum of Mont-Saint-Michel. The Scriptorial of Avranches houses this prestigious collection of medieval manuscripts2. A written heritage of exceptional value… and absolutely worth discovering! Not to be missed: the botanical garden, with orientation table, which offers a beautiful view over the bay of Mont-Saint-Michel.

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June 24, 2023

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The city is a Roman creation following the conquest of Caesar and, more particularly, the famous battle won in 56 BC. AD by Quintus Titurius Sabinus on Viridovix, Gallic chief at the head of the coalition of Celtic tribes of Armorica. Some historians believe that this famous battle took place in the commune of Petit-Celland. Excavations of the oppidum in 1938 and 1939 by Sir Mortimer Wheeler, a famous British archaeologist, provided proof of a Gallic occupation of the site and of a fire which caused its abandonment. This Iron Age fortification was surrounded by a Gallic wall.

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View of Mont Saint-Michel Bay – Grouin du Sud loop from Avranches

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Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Gilbert Bridge over the Sée – Château d'Avranches loop from Avranches

26.2km

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Gilbert Bridge over the Sée – Château d'Avranches loop from Bacilly

51.1km

03:11

490m

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Elevation 140 m

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View of Mont Saint-Michel Bay – Grouin du Sud loop from Avranches

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