E21 – Salt meadow breeding – Le Mont Saint-Michel

09:30 Departure from Avranches with your guide (plan to arrive 15 minutes early)Meeting with a salt meadow lamb farmer in the Bay of Mont Saint-Michel. Discover the farm and the particularities of this typical activity of the bay with the owner, talk about the history of pre-salé breeding, the tides and their impact, lambing, flock management...

12:15 Lunch (menu 2025) - Single menu to choose fromStarters: Assortment of charcuterie: smoked ham, terrine, rosette and pepper paving stone Or smoked salmon and homemade rillette with herb cream Or moules Marinières or cream (June to September)Or salad with fresh goat's cheese and seasonal walnut remouladeDishes: Bourguignon beef cheek and braised carrots, parsley potatoes Or Cod steak, leek fondue with cream sauce Or Sausage rougail, fragrant rice Or Dahl lentil parmentier with Breton curry, vegetable brunoise Or Lamb confit with sweet spices, old-fashioned apple gratin (supplement €3) Or Roasted pollack, mashed potatoes and niçoise vegetables (supplement €3)Desserts: Pavlova with seasonal fruits Or Chocolate Moelleux, custard Or Apple puff pastry, salted butter caramel Or Coffee TiramisuBeverages: Kir, 25 cl wine and coffee

14:00 Mont Saint-Michel Explanation of the work done to remove sand from the dike, discovery of the dam on the Couesnon River and the access footbridge to restore the maritime character of Mont-Saint-Michel. Guided stroll through the Mont's centuries-old lanes: the Fanils, the Gabriel tower, the Poulain, Annette Poulard's last home, Saint-Pierre church... Free time

Around 5:30 pm: End of performance