The main attraction on the island is the abbey, which is perched atop the steep rock, and dates back to the 1000s AD. After ...

Enveloped in a rich history and surrounded by sub-tropical gardens, Brits can actually walk from the beach over to this ...

French President Francois Hollande has visited the ancient abbey Mont-Saint-Michel to inaugurate the bridge meant to ensure the site's island status, finalizing 10 years of construction.

A supertide has turned France's famed Mont Saint-Michel into an island and then retreated out of sight, delighting thousands of visitors who came to see the rare phenomenon.

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 wond… ...

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

Mont-Saint-Michel becomes an island amid high tides, a rare phenomenon during which the water rises as fast as it has receded. In the space of a few hours, the famous tourist monument is cut off ...

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 ...

One of the most popular French destinations outside Paris, Mont-Saint-Michel island attracted 2.8 million visitors last year, including 1.3 million for the abbey.

Visitors witnessed Mont Saint-Michel in northwestern France become an island on Saturday, thanks to a rare “supertide” that submerged a causeway that typically provides access to the medieval ...

One of the most popular French destinations outside of Paris, Mont-Saint-Michel island last year attracted 2.8 million visitors, 1.3 million of whom went to the abbey. More to Read .