Mont Saint Michel FULL DAY Private Guided Tour from PARIS

Mont Saint michel & its Bay: the 'Wonder of the West'

Private guided tour to the Mont Saint Michel in Normandy with your driver/guide.
Discover the eight wonder of the western world: the famous and only Mont Saint Michael.
Almost an island, depending on the tides, this unique place will charm you with it's abbey and great historical background.The Mont-Saint-Michel is one of Europe most unforgettable sights.
Set in a mesmerising bay shared by Normandy and Brittany, the mount draws the eye from a great distance.
A magical island topped by a gravity-defying abbey, the Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay count among France's most stunning sights.
For centuries one of Europe's major pilgrimage destinations, this holy island is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as its breathtaking bay.
The story of how the mount came to be a great Christian pilgrimage site dates back to the early 8th century, when Aubert, bishop of the nearby hilltop town of Avranches,
claimed that the Archangel Michael himself had pressured him into having a church built atop the island just out to sea.
From 966 onwards, the dukes of Normandy, followed by the French kings, supported the development of a major Benedictine abbey on Mont-Saint-Michel.
Magnificent monastic buildings were added throughout the Middle Ages, one vertiginous wing in particular being nicknamed the "Marvel".
The Abbey of the Mont-Saint-Michel became a renowned center of learning, attracting some of the greatest minds and manuscript illuminators in Europe.
Vast numbers of pilgrims visited, despite endless cross-Channel conflict;
Other fine buildings line the steep village street, now converted into museums, restaurants, hotels and shops for today's tourists.

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