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Avrans
THE Avrans (Avranches) is a town in Kato Normandy (Basse-Normandie) in her Manche apartment northFrance.
At a glance
The city is built on a hill overlooking the Bay of St. Michel (Baie St. Michel). It is about 25 km by road from the Abbey.
Ideal period of visit
How to get there
By air
By train
By road
The city is covered by the A84 motorway (Cannes-Rennes) and the corresponding railway line of the same railway axis (Cannes-Rennes).
By boat
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How to move
What to see
Avrance is a modern French city with as many restored buildings as possible from the disasters it has suffered during its long history. Scriptorial d'Avranchesmore info
Library (Scriptorial d'Avranches), Place d'Estouteville - 50300 Avrans, France. - The manuscripts of the Abbey of Mont Saint Michel have been transferred there, some of which are on display in the "Scriptorial" (office) created in the old Norman castle of the city (Donjon). In a special area, with specially regulated lighting, ventilation and limited, each time, number of visitors, are kept translations (with the Greek and Latin text) of works of Aristotle, which were made mainly during the 12th century by the monks of Mont Saint Michel.
Monument to General George Smith Patton. —The monument dedicated to the liberator of the city in 1944, is located in the central square of the city of the same name.
Botanical Garden (Garden of the Plants), Place Carnot 50300 Avrance, France. - Avrans has one of the most beautiful and richest botanical gardens in France.
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What will you buy
Where are you going to eat?
Economic options
Middle class
High benefits
Where to go for coffee - drink
Where will you stay?
Economic options
Middle class
High benefits
Stay safe
Health and precautions
Communications
Small problems
Nearby destinations
Mont-Saint-Michel. - A short distance away is Mont-Saint-Michel, a famous tourist attraction, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, a small islet at the top of which there is the abbey of the same name, which communicates with the land by a paved road. When the tide is particularly strong, at the equator, the sea covers all the lands around the island, except (marginally) from the road.
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