The pleasant
town of Mortain is built on a hillside where the Cance
river cuts through rock-strewn gorges to the vast wooded
basin of the Sélune river. These gorges offer splendid
walks alongside the two spectacular sets of waterfalls.
"La Grande Cascade" is the largest waterfall in the north
and west of France.
Mortain was almost entirely
rebuilt after 1944, having been the centre of a ferocious
battle when the Germans counter-attacked after the allied
breakout at Avranches. There is a memorial to the heroic
defenders of Hill 314 at "La Petite Chapelle" on the edge
of the town. A belvedere offers views as far as Mont
St.Michel.
Mortain is also near to
the apple and pear museum at Barenton and the childrens'
Enchanted Village of Bellefontaine.
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