Mont-Saint-Michel in Normandy, France, is celebrating its 1,000th birthday this year. The abbey has endured wars, high tides, and centuries of wear and tear from residents and tourists.

Mont Saint-Michel has always been extremely popular, attracting millions of pilgrims throughout its history. “It was the biggest pilgrimage site in the West, centuries ago, ahead of Santiago de ...

History enthusiasts will appreciate this deep dive into the intellectual life of the monks who once called Mont Saint Michel home. Saint-Malo An hour's drive takes you to this walled corsair city.

1,000 years have passed since the first stone was laid at Mont-Saint-Michel, an abbey in Normandy whose construction, according to legend, was ordered by St. Michael himself.

St. Aubert undertook the building of a first church, with the capacity of about 100 people; it was consecrated in October 709 and given the name Mont-Saint-Michel-au-péril-de-la-Mer.

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Macron pays a visit as French abbey Mont-Saint-Michel celebrates its 1,000th birthday. The first stone of France’s beloved abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel was put in place 1,000 years ago.

Mont Saint-Michel has always been extremely popular, attracting millions of pilgrims throughout its history. “It was the biggest pilgrimage site in the West, centuries ago, ahead of Santiago de ...

Associated Press. PARIS (AP) — France’s beloved abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel has reached a ripe old age. It’s been 1,000 years since the laying of its first stone.