Lively seaside resort, sailing centre and commercial fishing port, Granville is also a sea water treatment centre.  Passenger ferries depart from here for the Channel Islands and the Chausey islands.  There is the famous Christian Dior Museum situated in the designer's childhood home. See the Roc Aquarium and  Granville Wax Museum.  The Haute Ville is a picturesque fortified old town with its Church of Notre Dame and 15th and 18th century houses.
There is also a Casino, good restaurants and bars to enjoy. Granville is an ideal base for golf breaks. The French railway network offers good connections between Granville and Paris.

Granville is a port of arrival from which you can easily reach:
- Mont St Michel, France's premier tourist attraction.
- The town of Bayeux and its famous tapestry.
- The young and lively town of Caen.
- St Lô
- The landing beaches main sites.
- Chausey Islands.
- Villedieu les Po&etrema;les and its museums.
- Coutances and its cathedral. The Spring Jazz festival takes place in May.
- Paris (by train)

Calendar of events : 2010

. Jazz Festival "Jazz sous les Pommiers" in Coutances from 8th to 15th of May
. International Rock Festival "Les Papillons de nuit" in St Laurent de Cuves from 28th to 30th of May
. Surfing Festival in Agon-Coutainville from 25th au 27th of June
. Festival "Les Sorties de Bains" in Granville from 22th to 25th of July
. Evenings visits of the Mont St Michel Abbey from 1st July to 31th of August
. The Normandy Horse Show in St-Lô from 8th to 17th of August
. Music Festival "Les Traversées de Tatihou" from 10th to 14th of August
. Lessay Fair from 12th to 14th of September