The centerpiece of Mont-Saint-Michel (Normandy) is the abbey..
Added 2024-04-30 17:30:28 +0000 UTCThe centerpiece of Mont-Saint-Michel (Normandy) is the abbey, which was entrusted to the Benedictines in 966.
But if you make your way up on foot via the causeway and footbridge (please walk - there is also a bus, but you simply have to experience this walk....), you will feel almost in awe of this unique building. Once inside the castle walls, a world of its own begins on the Grand Rue that you may not find anywhere else. In this unique atmosphere, it doesn't matter if the weather isn't particularly inviting. Especially when wafts of mist waft through the narrow alleyways and a dim light only dimly illuminates them, you feel as if you have been transported back in time.
The vaults of the abbey are truly impressive and are somewhat reminiscent of the courtyards in Harry Potter or the Lord of the Rings films. No wonder, after all, the monastery complex is said to have inspired the set designers of the Lord of the Rings films a few years ago. We were particularly taken with the cloister dating from 1228. When you imagine that this enormous structure was built on the mountain almost with your own hands, you can only marvel.
Make sure you take a few minutes to listen to the organ playing in the chapel or watch the church servants preparing for the next mass. The monks ate their meals in the refectory and you can still feel the spirit of the past here today. You should also take a moment to watch the sea from the castle walls. You might even be able to watch the tides, as the ebb and flow alternate here in a particularly impressive way. The view is simply magnificent.
More than 1300 years old, the Mont-Saint-Michel monastery hill is an attraction and definitely belongs on every bucket list! DEFINITELY!!! Kisses 😘
