29/08/2025
Mont Saint-Michel, France
Rising out of the bay like a life-sized sandcastle, Mont Sant-Michel has been attracting tourists and pilgrims for centuries. Thick walls make up its base, from which rises the iconic village. A climb atop the fortress here reaches the pinnacle of a rocky outcrop where an abbey and church loom over the sandbanks below. And when the dramatic high tides roll in, the Mont juts majestically out of the water.