- Title: Drone views of a cloudy day in Mont Saint-Michel
- Date: 2nd April 2025
- Summary: MONT SAINT-MICHEL, FRANCE (MARCH 31, 2025) (REUTERS) (MUTE) DRONE VIEW OF MONT SAINT-MICHEL MONUMENT, SURROUNDED BY CLOUDS VARIOUS DRONE VIEWS OF MONT SAINT-MICHEL'S SPIRE COVERED BY HEAVY CLOUDS DRONE VIEW OF TOURISTS ON BRIDGE LEADING TO THE TIDAL ISLAND WHERE MONT SAINT-MICHEL IS LOCATED DRONE VIEW OF TOURISTS ON BRIDGE / KAYAKS MOVING TOWARDS ISLAND DRONE VIEW OF SPIRE
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- Keywords: MONT SAINT-MICHEL tourism
- Location: MONT SAINT-MICHEL, FRANCE
- City: MONT SAINT-MICHEL, FRANCE
- Country: France
- Topics: Arts/Culture/Entertainment,Europe
- Reuters ID: LVA001340701042025RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: The Mont Saint-Michel abbey is one of the most visited French monuments and attracts more than two million tourists every year.
The abbey was founded in 966, built on a sanctuary dedicated to the Archangel Michel, but it was in the 13th century that work began on the Gothic centre-piece of its architecture, with towering walls and soaring pinnacles.
Tourists began flocking to the abbey and the village that arose in the shadows of its walls in the 1980s after it was designated a World Heritage Site.
Tourists reach the village by a crossing a bridge. When the tide allows, visitors can walk on the sand, or kayak.
The bay of Mont Saint-Michel - shared between Normandy and Brittany - has the highest tides in continental Europe, and the shifting tides are also a draw for tourists. When the tide exceeds 110, meaning there is a large amplitude between high tide and low tide, the Mont Saint-Michel becomes an island again for a few hours and access to it is cut off.
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