I love to scamper, at low tide, shoes in my hands, far from shore, across the mudflat in the vast Bay of Mont St-Michel. Splashing across black sand and through little puddles, I head for a dramatic ...

STORY: Visitors could be seen waiting at the end of the flooded road leading to the site, as the water made crossing possible only by boat. The abbey was founded in 966, built on a sanctuary dedicated ...

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. It's a UNESCO ...

New hydraulic dam freeing Mont-Saint-Michel from sand Hilltop abbey becoming an island again during high tide MONT-SAINT-MICHEL, France, June 5 (Reuters) - A new dam and infrastructure works have ...

Thousands flocked to catch sight of a stunning supertide in northern France that turned a majestic 11th century abbey into a spectacular medieval island. The “mascaret” wave, which wondrously bathes ...

1,000 years have passed since construction began on France's iconic Mont-Saint-Michel. The millennium-old abbey, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is one of France's top tourist attractions outside Paris.

This island abbey of Mont St-Michel, one of the top pilgrimage sites of Christendom through the ages, floats like a mirage on the horizon, just off the Norman coast of France. For more than a thousand ...

Experience Mont Saint Michel through a calm 3D aerial virtual perspective, revealing one of France’s most iconic landmarks as seen from above. From the sky, the island’s steep structure rises ...

PARIS, France — We're taking you to one of the most popular attractions in the Olympic host country. When we started planning our WTHR Olympic pre-trip, we kept seeing this incredible place on a tidal ...

This tiny island, one of France’s UNESCO World Heritage sites, rises dramatically above its surroundings, with its impressive abbey and medieval village reaching 92 meters (302 feet) above the bay.

One island community is so iconic to France that this year’s Tour de France bicycle race kicked off from this location: Le Mont Saint-Michel in Normandy. From a distance, the rocks and spired tower ...

MONT SAINT-MICHEL, France (AP) — A supertide turned France’s famed Mont Saint-Michel into an island on Saturday and then retreated out of sight, delighting thousands of visitors who came to see the ...