Mont Saint Michel - Abbey Abbaye du Mont-Saint-Michel

 
The magnificent abbey of St-Michel on the highest point of the island was mainly built, in spite of great technical difficulties, between the 11th and 13th centuries. The neo-Gothic facade dates from 1780, and the 87.5m/287ft high spire of the church, crowned by a figure of the Archangel Michael (by Emmanuel Frémiet, late 19th century), reaches a height of 155.5m/510ft above the sea.

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Address: Mont Saint Michel Abbey, F-50116 Mont Saint Michel, France
Hours:
May 2 to September 30: 9am-7pm
October 1 to April 30: 9:30am-6pm
Always closed on: New Year's Day (January 1), May Day / Labor Day (May 1), All Saints' Day - Christian (November 1), Remembrance Day / 1918 Armistice Day (November 11), Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Tips: Open from 9:30am. to 5 p.m. during school holidays.

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Mont-St-Michel abbey looks like a fortified castle.Mont-St-Michel abbey looks like a fortified castle.
The hilltop abbey of Mount St Michel.The hilltop abbey of Mount St Michel.
Detail of the Mont St Michel Abbey.Detail of the Mont St Michel Abbey.
Aerial view of the Atlantic ocean near Mont Saint Michel Abbey.Aerial view of the Atlantic ocean near Mont Saint Michel Abbey.
Cloister at the Mont Saint Michel Abbey.Cloister at the Mont Saint Michel Abbey.
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