MONT SAINT-MICHEL, FRANCE
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France has always been a very artistic cradle of geniuses in all possible areas of expression. And, of course, as a source of tourism, nothing has to envy other countries. In this way, Mont Saint-Michel represents one of the most attractive destinations for the tourist even compared to the rest of those that make up the French nation.
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It is a rocky island that is located in the awesome region of Normandy, which in turn is located in the northwestern of France. The name comes from the abbey that was consecrated completely to the worship and adoration of the archangel Saint Michael, a key figure in the history of the place. At the same time, Mount Saint-Michel represents the natural center of the village of the same name, which belongs to the canton of Portorson.
From the first moment you step on the ground, your attention will be drawn to the prodigious architecture that dominates the length and breadth of Mount Saint-Michel. Such is the attraction effect that the island is the busiest and most frequented tourist site in Normandy, as well as one of the first in all the country of France.
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Consequently, it receives the awesome number of more than 3 million visitors annually. And it is so much understandable not only for the structural design that is shown before the eyes, which will captivate your sight from the first moment as we said in the beginning but for so many other place .
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One is the statue of the archangel Michael who is placed on the top of the abbey church. It is a beautiful, attractive, carefully designed and regulated proportions that offer a captivating show that stands 170 meters above the shore.
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But that is not all because the Mount Saint-Michel has countless monuments that have been declared historical monuments, and the whole complex is declared a great site of France. Therefore, the mountain appears from the year 1979 in the list of the Patrimony of the Humanity done by the Unesco. So much recognition makes it a place worthy of being toured.
You can walk along its wide coasts and its cobbled streets. You can enjoy the buildings and the buildings, in which you can feel a slight touch of Gothic style. Not for nothing since the nineteenth century many painters and romantic writers flocked to the island for its unparalleled charm. One of them was Guy de Maupassant.
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But, also, if you have religious devotion, you can visit the chapel of Notre-Dame-sous-Terre, the Parish Church of San Pedro, the Chapel of Saint-Aubert and the SanAubert fountain, places of worship in which faith abounds and many representations in accordance with the biblical canons. visit to le mont saint michel and enjoy your travel
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