The legend goes that in 709 the Archangel Michel appeared to
the bishop of Avranches and asked him to build a church on the rock.
The Mont Saint-Michelis a tidal island located at the northern coast
of France in Normandy. The tidal is the second fastest in the world; it comes
at the speed of a galloping horse. I wanted to see the tidal wave come in but
that day it went out at 9 am. and it was coming back after the last bus, so no
luck.
Mont Saint-Michel was one of the main pilgrimage sites in
ancient times. So a village was built at the foot of the sanctuary to
accommodate the pilgrims.
The Mont is very nice, however you cannot appreciate its
full beauty because the village has been converted into restaurants and
souvenir shops, one next to the other. The streets are very narrow about 4 to 6
ft. and there are thousands of people visiting the place every day.
Anyway, it started to rain for a change, so I went back to
the hostel.
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