The main attraction on the island is the abbey, which is perched atop the steep rock, and dates back to the 1000s AD. After ...

As the town fills up, you can skirt the main-street crowds and enjoy Mont St-Michel’s fine 15th-century fortifications by following the ramparts up to the abbey. They were built to defend ...

by Rick Steves, April 7, 2023 | Dating to the Middle Ages, Mont St-Michel, one of the top pilgrimage sites of Christendom, has long drawn a variety of travelers. Read more here.

PARIS — France’s beloved abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel has reached a ripe old age. It has been 1,000 years since the first stone was put in place. The millennial of the UNESCO World Heritage Site ...

MONT-SAINT-MICHEL, France, June 5 (Reuters) - A new dam and infrastructure works have saved the famous Mont-Saint-Michel abbey's status as an island by reversing the silting up of its bay, French ...

1. Anticiper son accès au Mont pour éviter la foule. Le Mont-Saint-Michel est un lieu magique, mais très prisé.Pour éviter la foule, il est conseillé de s’y rendre en dehors des pics de ...

1,000 years have passed since the first stone was laid at Mont-Saint-Michel, an abbey in Normandy whose construction, according to legend, was ordered by St. Michael himself.

Mont Saint Michel rector Father Pierre Doat, who has just published a novel about the role and figure of angels, believes that the Church must take advantage of the failure of materialism to re ...