- The Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey is an abbey located within the city and island of Mont-Saint-Michel in Normandy, in the department of Manche.
- Along with the Mont Saint Michel abbey, a settlement on the mountainside also grew. The settlement is one street that rises to the entrance to the monastery.
- The Archbishop Aubert began the construction of the abbey in 708 after he had a vision of Saint Michel. From its very beginnings, Mont Saint Michel has been a...
- Gradually, the abbey became a center of pilgrimage for Christians. The fate of the Mont-Saint-Michel changed in the era of the French Revolution.
- The buildings of an abbey are typically constructed side by side. But Mont-Saint-Michel is a rock, so he needed to innovate.
- It was exactly a millennium ago that the first stone of the abbey church of Mont Saint-Michel, in French Normandy, was laid.
- The abbey stands on the highest point of a tiny island in the Bay of Mont Saint-Michel, while the island's medieval village is surrounded by ancient defense walls.
- Last entry 1 hour before closing. The Abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel is open every day except: January 1st, May 1st, and December 25th.
- Facing east, the Benedictine Abbey of Mont Saint-Michel sits majestically at the top of a 262 foot high pyramid shaped rock in the Normandy Region of France.
- Let’s discover this mystical, almost magical site together with a guided tour of Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey !