- Mont Saint-Michel Abbey. One of the most visited sites in the world, this abbey built from the 10th century onwards is located on a rocky island which has been...
- 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...
- It was exactly a millennium ago that the first stone of the abbey church of Mont Saint-Michel, in French Normandy, was laid.
- 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.
- Let’s discover this mystical, almost magical site together with a guided tour of Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey !
- When Louis XI of France founded the Order of Saint Michael in 1469, he intended that the abbey church of Mont Saint-Michel be the chapel for the Order, but...
- Last entry 1 hour before closing. The Abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel is open every day except: January 1st, May 1st, and December 25th.
- When Christianity expanded to this area, around the 4th century, Mont Tombe, the original name of Mont Saint Michel, was part of diocèse d’Avranches.
- 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.
- The abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel, founded in the 8th century, is a former Benedictine abbey located on the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Mont Saint-Michel.