Explore Mont-Saint-Michel in 1250

Historic Places, Rebuilt · City reconstruction

The Merveille and the Bay, 1250

This is Mont-Saint-Michel at the abbey's Gothic height: the three-storeyed Merveille stands barely a generation old above the rock and the island draws pilgrims from across the flats. The walk follows the low-tide crossing and climbs the single street of inns to the Grand Degré, then onto the abbey platform, cloister and terraces that look out over Tombelaine and the salt meadows.

14 scenes, 9 streets, squares and views, 5 interiors to step inside. Planned from the Wikipedia record of Mont-Saint-Michel as it stood in 1250 (“Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey”).