The history of Mont Saint Michel begins in 708, when Aubert, Bishop of Avranches, built a sactuary in honor of the Archangel Michel on the mount. By the tenth century, it had become a major pilgrimage destination. In the 14th century the Abbey was extended as far as it could go. It was used as a prison at the time of the French revolution until 1863.
Mount St. Michel has been listed as a world heritage site since 1979. Restoration work has the abbey in good shape--although without furniture and wall hangings, it appears quite sterile to the traveller's eye.
Many of these pictures show the Village of Mont St. Michel backed by the bay at low tide. A project is underway to remove the modern causeway and the silt to return the Mont to its position away from the mainland.
- Mont St. Michel from the causeway. This is your first view of the famous rock. mont saint michel, abbey, picture
- The Abbey towering over the village of Mont Saint Michelmont saint michel, pictures, columns, cloisters
- A Restaurant in Mont St. MichelMont Saint Michel, picture, abbey
- The Causeway and Mont Saint Michelmont saint michel, picture, photo, parking lot
- A house and the Bay at Low Tidemont st michel, bay, picture
- Mont St. Michel - The Edge of the Village at Low Tidemont saint michel picture, bay, village
- Mont Saint Michel - picture of the current causeway and parking lot.mont saint michel picture, parking area
- Mont Saint Michel - Drawbridge Entrance to the Villagemont saint michel picture, entrance, village
- My Favorite - The Edge of the Village Looking Out into the Baymont saint michel, picture, bay
- The silted bay outside Mont St. Michel.Mont Saint Michel Picture, bay, low tide
- The Abbey Cloisters of Mont St. Michelmont st. michel cloister, picture
- Mont Saint Michel Picture - Detail of the CloistersMont Saint Michel Picture, cloisters
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