Thirty thousand people flocked to Mont Saint-Michel on Saturday to see the “tide of the century” surround the picturesque French landmark as millions viewed a solar eclipse across Europe.

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.

Supertide caused by solar eclipse turns Mont Saint-Michel into an island. THOUSANDS of people have flocked to France as the ‘tide of the century’ transformed a mountain into an island.

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 ...

1,000 years have passed since the first stone was laid at Mont-Saint-Michel, ... Mont-Saint-Michel island attracted 2.8 million visitors last year, including 1.3 million for the abbey.

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 France’s most visited monuments, Mont-Saint-Michel, has now become an island again. French President Francois Hollande inaugurated a bridge on Saturday that restores the status of the ...

The pack passes world heritage site Mont-Saint-Michel, rear, a rocky tidal island which holds a monastery, during he sixth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 226.5 kilometers (140.7 ...

This bridge, built in 2014, lets the water flow across the estuary, turning Mont-Saint-Michel back into a real island. This year, Mont-Saint-Michel is celebrating its 1,000th birthday. French ...