The historic—and fragile—island abbey is France’s most visited site outside of Paris. As it heads into its millennium year, a new sustainable development plan aims to protect it for the future. This ...

I'll never forget my first glimpse of Mont Saint Michel rising from the misty coastline of Normandy. It's a sight that stops you in your tracks and makes you wonder if you've stumbled into a fairy ...

Perched on a rocky islet in the midst of vast sandbanks exposed to powerful tides between Normandy and Brittany stand the 'Wonder of the West', a Gothic-style Benedictine abbey dedicated to the ...