Mont San Michel (Mount Saint Michael), France: | |
Le Mont Saint Michel, or The Mountain of Saint Michael, was previously connected to
the mainland via a thin natural land bridge.
Before modernization, that land bridge was covered at high tide and revealed at low tide.
Over the centuries, coastal flats have turned into pastures. Mont-Saint-Michel was used in the sixth and seventh centuries as an Armorican
stronghold of Romano-Breton culture and power.
A ransacking by the Franks ended the trans-channel culture that had stood
since the departure of the Romans in AD 460.
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Driving Through St. Lo on the Way to Mont San Michel
Church in St. Lo
View of St. Lo
St. Lo
St. Lo
St. Lo Home
Approaching Mont San Michel
Mont San Michel
Mont San Michel
Mont San Michel - Close to the Entrance
Inside the Fortress of Mont San Michel
Inside the Fortress
Inside the Fortress - You Can See the
Ramp the Monks Used to Raise Supplies
Ramp the Monks Used to Raise Supplies
Inside the Fortress
The Rectory - Where the Monks Play Shuffleboard
Looking Back at Normandy
Looking Back at Normandy
The Abbey
Inside the Cloister
Inside the Cloister
Looking Down the Very Steep Supply Ramp
Saint Michel (Saint Michael - Dragonslayer)
Saint Michael - Dragonslayer
Basement of the Abbey
Leaving Mont San Michel
Good View of Mont San Michel at High Tide
