The Island Abbey March 17, 2002

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France Picture by ttrealtravels
Travel story: The Island Abbey March 17, 2002

L'Abbaye du Mont Saint-Michel is a giant medieval abbey with a tiny town surrounding it. All of this is crammed onto a little rocky island off a narrow causeway in a large, wide bay. We arrived during low tide, so the Mont was surrounded by flat marshlands.



The climb up to the abbey through the village is steep and very, very touristy. Souvenir stalls and restaurants line the twisting, narrow medieval path. It's what Disneyland wishes it were, but for real. This... More