Taxi Mont-Saint-Michel → Caen

The Mont-Saint-Michel to Caen journey links two great landmarks of Norman history across 130 km of green bocage and rolling countryside. Mont-Saint-Michel, the UNESCO-listed Wonder of the Western World, is the starting point for a journey through deepest Normandy leading to Caen, a city founded by William the Conqueror in the 11th century. Caen is steeped in history: William's ducal castle, one of Europe's largest at 5.5 hectares, dominates the centre, while the twin abbeys — the Abbaye aux Hommes (where William is buried) and the Abbaye aux Dames (founded by Queen Matilda) — testify to the Duchy of Normandy's power. Caen is also deeply marked by World War II: three-quarters destroyed during the Battle of Normandy in 1944, it was painstakingly rebuilt in Caen stone, the blond limestone that gives it its distinctive luminosity. The Caen Memorial, one of the largest museums dedicated to 20th-century history, welcomes 400,000 visitors annually and is often the next stop for tourists combining Mont-Saint-Michel with the D-Day beaches circuit. The taxi is particularly popular with international visitors — Americans, British, Canadians — on the great Normandy tour including the Mont, Caen, D-Day beaches and sometimes the Etretat cliffs.