Abbaye de Mont-St-Michel

The Mont Saint Michel Abbey is located on Mont Saint Michel. Mont Saint Michel overlooks the English Channel to the north. The monastery is like the finishing touch on the top of the mountain, making its overall visual effect spectacular. A place occupied by the British, it is also the third holiest site in Catholicism.

△The abbey church was built in 1023 and the entire project took almost a hundred years to complete. A strategic point in the heart of the bay, the abbey was also a fortress of the Duchy of Normandy in the Middle Ages. During the Hundred Years' War, and despite the numerous conflicts that took place in the region, Mont-Saint-Michel resisted. This is notably thanks to the construction of powerful ramparts, which made it an impregnable city, but undoubtedly also thanks to the incessant coming and going of the tides.

△A true political and intellectual crossroads, the Mont-Saint-Michel abbey has welcomed pilgrims from all walks of life, including several kings of France and England, such as Henri II Plantagenêt, Saint Louis, Louis XI, Anne of Brittany, François I. ..

△A true architectural feat, the abbey makes you dizzy and disoriented. Its verticality is the most striking element. Its location at the top and on the side of the rock imposes a complex organization in superposition and winding. The abbey is the subject of more and more extraordinary restoration projects in order to preserve its exceptional character and keep it in as good a condition as possible for future generations. The cloister, the statue of the archangel, and more recently the buildings of the Merveille have been restored. At the same time, each year numerous cultural events are organized to bring the abbey to life. We offer you a rich, varied but also daring cultural program. Why notcome and open the doors of this extraordinary abbey?