It was close to 22:00hrs when the sun eventually set over the bay, casting its last rays of light into the skies and waters surrounding the island monument. The Mont-Saint-Michel is one of Europe’s most unforgettable sights. Set in the mesmerising... 
View More bay where Normandy and Brittany merge, the island draws the eye from great distances. The staggering location has long inspired awe and the imagination. The story of how the mount turned into a great place of Christian pilgrimage is colourful. Aubert, bishop of the nearby hilltop town of Avranches early in the 8th century, claimed that the Archangel Michael himself pressured him into having a church built atop the island just out to sea.

It was close to 22:00hrs when the sun eventually set over the bay, casting its last rays of light into the skies and waters surrounding the island monument. The Mont-Saint-Michel is one of Europe’s most unforgettable sights. Set in the mesmerising... 
View More bay where Normandy and Brittany merge, the island draws the eye from great distances. The staggering location has long inspired awe and the imagination. The story of how the mount turned into a great place of Christian pilgrimage is colourful. Aubert, bishop of the nearby hilltop town of Avranches early in the 8th century, claimed that the Archangel Michael himself pressured him into having a church built atop the island just out to sea.