This itinerary covers Granville's main highlights from the Christian Dior Museum to the historic ramparts. The route is available from mid-April to early November when the Dior Museum is open. The museum is closed on Tuesdays, and the Richard Anacréon Museum is closed on Mondays. Casino entry requires valid ID and minimum age of 18.
Overview
Planning a day in Granville? This step-by-step itinerary covers the best of Granville in one day — 7 attractions with exact walking times between each stop, entrance fees per person, and transport alternatives.
Plan around 9h 56min to visit 7 attractions along the way. Budget roughly €59: about €14 on entrance tickets, and roughly €45 for 3 meals. You can adjust these numbers and see a full breakdown below.
Your Day Timeline — One day in Granville
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Christian Dior Museum
The Christian Dior Museum occupies Villa Les Rhumbs, the Belle Époque childhood home where the legendary fashion designer spent summers from age 1 to 25. The Dior family purchased this clifftop proper…
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Plat Gousset Beach
A 900-meter golden sand beach in the heart of Granville, extending from the Casino to Pointe du Lude. The beach features a Belle Époque promenade built from 1859, lined with traditional wooden bathing…
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Casino de Granville
The Casino de Granville is a historic seaside gaming establishment built in 1910-1911 by Parisian architect Auguste Bluysen for American millionaire Frank Jay Gould. The building features a distinctiv…
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Richard Anacréon Museum
The Richard Anacréon Museum of Modern Art occupies a former school building in Granville's historic Haute-Ville quarter, within the ramparts overlooking the sea. The museum opened in 1985 to house the…
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Notre-Dame du Cap Lihou Church
This granite church crowns the Pointe du Roc in Granville's fortified upper town, with origins tracing to 1113 when fishermen reportedly found a Virgin Mary statue in their nets. The current structure…
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Upper Town and Ramparts (Haute-Ville de Granville)
The Haute-Ville de Granville is a fortified old town perched on a narrow rocky promontory extending into the English Channel. English forces built the original fortifications in 1439 to isolate Mont-S…
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Pointe du Roc (Roc Point)
Pointe du Roc is a rocky promontory extending into the English Channel at the northern edge of Granville, historically known as Cap Lihou. This schist spur rises 40 meters above sea level, stretching…
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