Mont-Saint-Michel Excursions & Tickets

Excursions to Mont-Saint-Michel in English

Tourists that saw Mont-Sain-Michel during the tour for the first time feel as if this island-fortress, rising above the sea, leaped from the pages of medieval novels. Its long history combined weirdly religion and war: the monastery founded in the 11th century on the island was repeatedly attacked from the sea and besieged, so that in the 14th century it was necessary to build high-duty walls around it. An English-speaking guide will tell you that once the abbey Mont-Saint-Michel served as a prison, and even a hat factory, but today it is the most popular tourist attraction in Normandy. Among the complex of buildings located on the island the following are must-see:

• the Church on the highest point of the island that was built in the 11th century;
• monastic premises, including the abbot's residence;
• complex "The Miracle", consisting of refectory, knight's hall, courtyard, kitchen, etc.;
• Saint-Etienne chapel and crypt;
• fortifications around the monastery and the city.

After visiting the monastery complex take a guided walk through the streets of the city adjacent to the abbey: it is small, but very picturesque.

See also other sights in Paris: Disneyland Paris, Musée d'Orsay, Mont-Saint-Michel, Moulin Rouge, Versailles, Eiffel Tower, Centre Pompidou, Arc de Triomphe Paris, Louvre Museum, Montmartre