Situated in the middle of a bay, the Mont Saint-Michel welcomes nearly three and a half million people every year this includes visitors, pilgrims and tourists.

Normandy, France
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Situated in the middle of a bay, the Mont Saint-Michel welcomes nearly three and a half million people every year this includes visitors, pilgrims and tourists. At the entrance of this medieval town is the ancient Burgher?s Guardroom now the Tourist Office.

Places to visit in the Mont Saint-Michel : the ramparts path After going through the Boulevard Gate and then the King?s Gate fortified with its portcullis, you will find the Grande Rue or main street wih its museums, shops and houses dating from the 15th and 16th centuries. The parish church consecrated to St. Pierre, the patron saint of fishermen is a small edifice from the 15th and 16th centuries.

Finally we get to the Grande Degre or Grande Staircase whose majesty is a prelude to the Marvel. After admiring the Abbey church, you can enjoy the beautiful and matchless view over the bay when going down the ramparts path.

The Mount consecrated to St Michel in 708 was one of the first place of cult for the Archangel Michel with the Gargan?s Mount. The abbey presents a big panorama of the medieval architecture from the XI to the XVI th century.

The abbey is open every day except the 1st of january, the 1st of may and the 25th of december.
- from 2 may to 31 august : 9am to 7 pm, last admission at 6 pm
- from 1 september to 30 april : 9.30 am to 6pm, last admission at 5 pm.

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