Discover Bacilly

When looking for hotels for a trip to Bacilly, the area’s historical and landscape-related attractions can shape the focus of your plans. Saint-Étienne offers several clearly dated milestones in the church’s history. At Château de Chantore, the season and booking conditions are key to visiting; the Baie du Mont-Saint-Michel adds a broader coastal landscape to the local setting.

Visiting hours in Bacilly

Parc Chantore is open to visitors daily from 2:00 pm to 6:30 pm from April to September. From October to March, visits are possible only by prior reservation. The Château de Chantore’s interior has a different schedule: in July and August, you can visit daily at 3:00 pm as part of a one-hour guided tour. From September to June, interior visits are possible by reservation for groups of 15 or more. An interior visit entitles you to free admission to the park. The time slots do not fully overlap: the park’s daily opening hours run from April to September, while daily interior tours are limited to July and August. In July and August, the regular park hours coincide with the daily interior tours; in April, May, June and September, the park is open daily, while interior visits are available only to groups of 15 or more with a reservation. Check the dates before travelling so that your plans fit the seasonal conditions.

Saint-Étienne Church: dates and building history

Saint-Étienne Church can also be understood through several clearly dated events. It was consecrated in 1283; in 1286, the parish was transferred to Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey. The church building collapsed in 1816 and was completely rebuilt. These dates relate to different stages: the consecration and transfer took place in the 13th century, while the collapse and rebuilding took place in the 19th century. The church also houses a painted plaster statue of Saint Joseph from the second half of the 19th century. It was listed as a protected object on 29 July 1991.

Bay scenery and the Route des Roses

Bacilly is part of the Baie du Mont-Saint-Michel Natura 2000 site. The bay features estuaries, mudflats, salt marshes, dune systems, cliffs, rocky islets and peripheral marshland. This offers a different travel focus from the church’s history: here, coastal landscapes shape the way you experience the region. Château de Chantore in Bacilly is a stop on the Route des Roses, which runs along the Bay of Mont-Saint-Michel. A cultural site and a route along the bay thus come together as two regional points of interest.

For 2026, the “Passage en baie avec Hugo Poulet” offering is associated with a 15 km crossing of the bay. This differs from the château’s connection to the route: the crossing is the main focus of the Passage, while Chantore is a stop on the Route des Roses.

Discover more destinations: Helleville, Couvains, La Glacerie, Juvigny-Le-Tertre, Saint-Denis-Le-Gast, Reigneville-Bocage, Marigny, Huisnes Sur Mer.

For the broader travel overview: Manche.