It was exactly a millennium ago that the first stone of the abbey church of Mont Saint-Michel, in French Normandy, was laid. The monument that the poet Victor Hugo called the “Khéops of the West” has ...

PARIS, France — We're taking you to one of the most popular attractions in the Olympic host country. When we started planning our WTHR Olympic pre-trip, we kept seeing this incredible place on a tidal ...

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 ...

On the wide expanse of France's northern coast, a vast gothic and Romanesque basilica rises above a rocky island, its dark steeple piercing the summer sky. In the foreground, sheep graze stubbornly on ...

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 ...

The gigantic project, which cost 209 million euros, allows the sea to surround the Mont Saint-Michel for almost half of the year. Speaking on the occasion, Hollande praised the success of the project ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Melissa is a writer based in Brooklyn. Mont Saint-Michel is accessible by car (it's roughly a four-hour drive from Paris, though ...