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Mont Saint Michel abbeyThe abbey of the Mont-Saint-Michel was built in the VIIIth century on a granit rock surrounded by swamps and quicksands. Every year, the famous rock attracts as much as 3 million people.... 
Notre-Dame-sous-Terre ChapelThe Carolingian church named Chapelle Notre-Dame-sous-Terre (Our Lady underground) was built around 966 by the first Benedictine monks at the very place of the oratory erected by...
Mont-Saint-Michel cloisterThe cloister towers above the Merveille. It is at the same time a distribution gallery that gave access to all the halls of the abbey like the refectory, the church and the dormitory and...
Mont Saint Michel bayThe bay of the Mont Saint Michel is one of the most beautiful in the world. It has been listed among the UNESCO World Heritage since 1979. In the bay are two small granit islands,... 
Hôtel de la Mère PoulardThe Mère Poulard was a cook who settled at the Mont Saint Michel when the island opened to modern tourism. The good restaurant and the hotel that she managed with her husband, Victor... |
Merveille Since the end of the XVIIth century, the Merveille (marvel) has designated the place where the monks lived. The monastery was built on Phillipe-Auguste's order between 1212 and 1228. It...
Eglise abbatiale du Mont-Saint-MichelAt the top of the « rock » is the abbatial church built between 1023 and 1084. It was partially built upon the Carolingian church. The nave and the transeptsdate back to the...
Fortifications du Mont-Saint-MichelAs soon as the benedictine monks had settled there in 966, Richard I gave them additional funds in order to build a fence. It probably was made of wood and no longer exists. The first...
Eglise paroissiale Saint-PierreThe church of Saint Peter was made for the inhabitants of the « rock ». The church, dedicated to Saint Peter, was built on the site of an ancient sanctuary and was refurbished in the...
Mont Saint Michel historical museumThe historical museum of the Mont Saint Michel relates the history of the famous site with reproductions of the prison, wax statues and a collection of ancient artefacts such as weapons,... |