Yeah, go Dec/Jan.. it’s like having the place to yourself ! Unfortunately a lot of little Restaurants/Shops are closed then, but it’s not why you’re there. Also if you stay you’ll most likely get a way better room for like $80
My ancestors lived about 20 kilometers from here through the early 18th century. I imagine that they must have seen this. It’s on my bucket list to visit the Abbey. I hope I won’t have to wait too much longer. I’m in my 70’s now, lol
Show up at 4:00pm and stay on the island. Hotels are pretty reasonable. As you arrive everyone will be leaving and you’ll have the streets and restaurants to yourself. Then get up and be first to visit the Abbey in the morning with nobody around. Don’t just take a day trip from Paris.
I've been here last year, it is an incredible place, one bad thing though, inside the "museums" there is no English audio and couldn't really understand the history of the place . Just down the road of the Mount, there is Alligator Bay, must visit, it was absolutely wonderful place, I am happy I found it, don't visit if you're afraid of snakes!😂
If you're stuck in quicksand with a rapidly rising tide ya I'd say that could be dangerous. If your out there alone you qualify to possibly get a Darwin award.
I was a guide and took tours to mont st Michel and learned from a local historian that there were always droves of people. Originally pilgrims, today tourists. This is what allowed this marvel to exist.
At the Mont-Saint-Michel , the monks were the first to translate Ancient Greek Philosophic works to European language! 100 years before the Muslims! And of course the Muslims that did translate some works later were also Greeks that had to chose between death and converting to Islam! For the seekers of the Truth reed Sylvain Gouguenheim Book Aristote au mont Saint-Michel!
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I visited ten years ago, the place is really incredible. The causeway wasn't completed. Be warned, the island is swarming with so many tourists that it is hard to really appreciate the structure. Take the guides advice and visit in winter because July and August are high season.
Mont Saint-Michel was built in record time, thinking that each stone was cut and then transported and lifted manually is just fascinating. They were real building geniuses. Nowadays nobody, whether in France or elsewhere, can build such a cathedral even with computers, cranes and trucks just like the pyramids of Egypt.
I live near by, trust me locals don't go to the bay without a guide, quicksands are real. best is to sleep there as it is a city, there is hotels. And the evening/night you can go near thr Abbey and enjoy the Mount and the view it is so peacefull at night.
The laborers who built this abbey had to haul and carry those granite rocks by hand or on their backs ontop of the mountain. The stones was taken from the nearby island and the mainland thru a barge. It took 60 years to complete this marvel which was started in the 10th century.
There were pretty much guilds and organized craftsmen workforce, and the architects actually contributed to the physical work too, at least until the 13-14 century, being more of master builders. There were also strikes and revolts during the construction process at times. Most projects were co-financed by multiple subjects, including the clergy, nobility, and rich merchants, and sometimes by the common people as well (other than through church offers). So it worked quite better than today
I have been in Mont Saint Mitchell in 2021 which is amazing. How could the monks know many centuries later tourists will flock in droves. My tour director told us don’t walk into the sands.
Religious pilgrimages were the tourism of those times, these sites drew tons of visitors, worshippers, and the commerce followed along. These projects boosted the economy other than spreading the faith, and they also spread culture and technical / architectural innovations. Sometimes, they also served as armed strongholds
Advice : spend a night inside to feel the place with no tourist, late in night and early morning, avoid shop and choose wisely the restaurant with care, as it is full tourist price and quality… but an experience in life.
I visited this place three times and it’s mesmerising and the monastery and the church are marvellous and it’s a small world with shops and the I touched the sea water enjoyed
Monks and nuns live in the abbey. There are also 28 residents total. Some are lay people who have owned property for generations....that's how we stayed there in an air bnb. Expensive, but worth it! Totally empty at night.
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I went here 40 years ago even in those days it was so crowded it was difficult to get around. However, my abiding memory of the place was the shops selling dreadful tourist tat We didn't stay long as you could see much due to the hoards of visitors. The best views were seeing it from the main road on the mainland
If you need your dose of sugar and caffeine that bad there is enough crêpes au caramel beurre salé to give you more diabetes than you already have and you can ask for a Café there too but i guess you would be too lazy to go there by foot anyway.
@@ommsterlitz1805 Unfortunately I generally don't eat sugary things. I do like black coffee since it helps me concentrate. I like to stretch my legs when my ship pulls in, but didn't realize this was supposed to be an extreme activity either. The more you know I guess.
The guide told me in 2013 when i visited this magnificent piece of history "before you dire you MUST come back and visit the Mont Saint Michel during a big storm, there is nothing better on earth". So I told myself i would do it someday, but how, thats the question. Apart from being super lucky, i dont see ... Maybe come back during winter?
Remember god endorses pedophiles and scam artists but ppl in shorts is where he draws the line! Moral values are so important to the Church, after all.
20 years ago I went and it was simply amazing. I went today and it was a nightmare! A mile walk to a place that is comfortable with a few hundred people but they pack in 10,000 or more. You can not move or see much at all every seat taken lines, massive lines for everything. They have ruined it. This is no place for babies or physically challenged or very unfit people. Years ago it was a beautiful place now it is a cash cow and I hate what they have done to it. Maybe in the middle of November in the heavy rain it might be worth it but in August absolutely not especially if you have kids or any disability.
@@jnpts I kept feeling sorry for all the local people because there must be times where the entire place is overrun by tourists and it must be horrible for you all. I hope the French government does something soon to preserve the Mont by massively restricting the volume of visitors. Yes I know all the visitors bring lots of €€€ but there really needs to be a balance between € and preservation. Currently, all I see is exploitation and abuse of the Mont and it is just wrong in my humble opinion.
@@ukpaullouis2708 Thanks. It's business everywhere... I simply hope the maintenance can be achieved properly by the way. [My father originated Hauteville-sur-mer 40 miles in the North]. Regards.
