Spend a weekend at Mont Saint-Michel, a one thousand year-old island that inspired Disney’s Tangled. Explore narrow cobblestoned streets and visit a huge, gravity defying abbey sat on top the rocky island.

Make sure you don’t miss these amazing parks and gardens in Orleans, France. These are a testament to the active, outdoor lifestyle that frames this city.

Bayeux is located just 4 miles from the Normandy coastline and although it is quite the tourist spot, thanks to being the first town in France to be liberated in WW2 on D-Day, I found it to be a very quiet and calm destination.