# Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey

What to do en Mont-Saint-Michel · Mont-Saint-Michel

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/normandy/mont-saint-michel/things-to-do/mont-saint-michel-abbey · Revisado: 2026-11-12

- Desde: 13 € adult
- Duración: 2 h
- Temporada: All year except 1 January, 1 May and 25 December
- Para quién: Everyone, with stairs; with babies, a baby carrier

Monument · 1 h 30–2 h · €13 from October to March and €16 from April to September · free under 18 and EU young people up to 25

The Benedictine abbey is the reason for the trip: a church at the top of the rock and, beneath it, a pile of Gothic halls, crypts and staircases that support it. The village and the ramparts are free; what you pay for is this. It is managed by the Centre des monuments nationaux, the French monuments body.
What you see
You enter from the top, after climbing the Grande Rue and the Grand Degré steps, and go down through the inside. First the west terrace, with the whole bay in front of you, and the abbey church, Romanesque in the nave and Gothic in the choir. Then La Merveille, the three-storey Gothic building on the north side: the cloister, hanging over the void with its double row of small columns, and the monks' refectory. Then the rooms below, the Guest Hall and the Knights' Hall, the crypts that support the choir and the great wheel with which provisions were hoisted up when the abbey was a prison. The route is signposted and has many stairs.
Opening hours
From 1 May to 31 August it is open from 9:00 to 19:00; from 1 September to 30 April, from 9:30 to 18:00. Last admission is one hour before closing. It is closed on 1 January, 1 May and 25 December, and on some days the opening time changes for events: check the notice on their website before you go.
Prices and booking
Entry costs €13 from 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027 and €16 from April to September. It is free for under-18s, for young people aged 18 to 25 from the European Union or resident in France, and for everyone on the first Sunday of January, February, March, November and December and on European Heritage Days. The tablet audio guide, Revelacio, costs €6 and comes in several languages. The guided tour costs €20.50 in winter (€6 for ages 6 to 17, free under 7). Buy online at the national monuments ticket office; groups of ten adults or more must book. If you arrive on the Keolis Armor coach, the ticket gives you a discount code for the entry bought online.
Getting there and how long
From the mainland car parks it is between 45 minutes and an hour on foot to the abbey entrance, depending on the crowds; the free shuttle shortens the flat part. Inside, allow an hour and a half or two hours. Pushchairs must be folded to enter and access is very difficult with reduced mobility. Animals are not admitted, not even in a carrier, except guide and assistance dogs.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Web: https://www.abbaye-mont-saint-michel.fr/
- Coordenadas: 48.6361, -1.5115

## Cerca de aquí

- [La Mère Poulard](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/normandy/mont-saint-michel/where-to-eat/la-mere-poulard), a 117 m
- [Auberge Saint-Pierre](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/normandy/mont-saint-michel/where-to-stay/auberge-saint-pierre), a 135 m
- [Ramparts and Grande Rue of the Village](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/normandy/mont-saint-michel/things-to-do/ramparts-and-grande-rue), a 160 m
- [Guided Walk on the Sand at the Foot of the Mount](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/normandy/mont-saint-michel/things-to-do/guided-sand-walk-at-the-foot-of-the-mount), a 179 m
- [Couesnon Dam and Footbridge on Foot](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/normandy/mont-saint-michel/things-to-do/couesnon-dam-and-footbridge), a 2.1 km
- [Hotel Gabriel](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/normandy/mont-saint-michel/where-to-stay/hotel-gabriel), a 2.3 km
- [L'Hippocampe](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/normandy/mont-saint-michel/where-to-eat/l-hippocampe), a 2.3 km
- [La Jacotière](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/normandy/mont-saint-michel/where-to-stay/la-jacotiere), a 2.5 km

## Consejos

### Go up at opening time
At 9:00 or 9:30, before the full shuttles, the cloister is almost empty.

### Buy online
With the ticket already bought you go in without another queue at the end of the climb.

### First Sunday in winter, free
From November to March, nobody pays that day; there are also more people.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How much is Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey?
€13 from October to March and €16 from April to September; free for under-18s and EU young people up to 25.

### How long does it take to see?
An hour and a half or two hours, plus the climb through the village.

### Can I go with a pushchair?
It must be folded; with babies a baby carrier works better.

### Can I bring my dog?
No, only guide and assistance dogs.

Destino: [Mont-Saint-Michel](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/normandy/mont-saint-michel.md)