Mont Saint Michel
The impressive abbey was built in the 8th Cent. after a visitation from Michael the Archangel to the Bishop Of Avranches. It has been a place of pilgrimage ever since. It is built on tidal sand flats which made the abbey inaccessible during periods of high tide and with a tide differential of 40 feet many a zealous pilgrim met their fate. A road now connects it to the mainland, lucky for us tourists! The photo cannot do justice to the architectural splendor one can see from miles away.
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