Mont Saint Michel, France. Tourist information for this mush visited monument on the borders of Brittany and Normandy. Le Mont Saint-Michel (pronounced. Official Mont-Saint Michel Tourist site (English version) Virtual recreation of Mont St. Michel in Second Life. The Information Centre team is here to welcome you in its new building, based at the centre of the car park nearby the Shuttles departure point to the Mont-Saint-Michel. Situated in the middle of a bay, the Mont Saint-Michel welcomes nearly two and a half million people every year. This includes visitors, pilgrims and tourists.

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Share: Rising out of the sea in the Baie de Saint-Michel on the coast of, the island of Mont Saint-Michel and its magnificent abbey are among France's most striking sights. The Abbey of Saint-Michel, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, perches on the highest point of the rocky islet.

Blur Keygen V1.76. Looking like a fortified castle surrounded by ancient walls and bastions, it is one of the most awe-inspiring Gothic churches ever built. At high tide, Mont Saint-Michel appears from afar as a mystical island with its Gothic spires soaring 155 meters above the sea; at low tide, it is possible to walk around the island. Legend has it that Archbishop Aubert of Avranches founded an abbey here in 708 after the Archangel Michael appeared to him in a vision, making this an important place of pilgrimage. Medieval pilgrims arrived by foot, crossing the Bay of Mont-Michel at low tide, sometimes challenged by unexpected riptides and quicksands. Jquery Pdf Viewer Lightbox. Although getting to this remote setting from may not present the dangers it did to medieval pilgrims, it can still be a challenge. It takes about 3.5 hours to drive there and about an hour longer by train to Rennes and then by bus. With so many things to do here, you'll want to spend at least four hours to tour the abbey's cloister, refectory, and ramparts; have lunch; and see the extreme tides shift the landscape between water and sand.

This makes a long day for a driver. Torrent Games For Ps2 on this page. A more convenient way is to join a full-day tour to Mont Saint-Michel from Paris that includes direct transportation by bus or van. Or you can stay overnight either in the village below the abbey or in nearby hotels on the mainland. The island of Mont Saint-Michel takes visitors on a spiritual journey into the world of the Middle Ages. The entire island is a pedestrian zone, and most of the stone buildings date from the 13th-16th centuries.