With its remarkable architecture and colourful history through the centuries, the breath-taking Mont Saint Michel Abbey in Normandy has no equal in the world. The Benedictine Abbey with its Romanesque style, surrounded by a gothic monastery topped with a neogothic spire, and perched on a rocky island, is a testimony of the faith of the monks who built it during the Middle Ages. It has become a major pilgrimage centre dedicated to the Archangel Saint-Michel, and its natural setting in the bay has also made it world famous. Every day, the tide, like a conductor, continually changes the landscape and sets the rules for the visitors and pilgrims wanting to reach it...
Documentary: Wonders of Men : France, The Mont Saint Michel (2019)
Directed by: Bruno Victor-Pujebet & Frédéric Lossignol
Production: ZED
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