Mont St. Michel
5/8/06
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A modest parking fee is the only expense in visiting.
The main street is lined with tourist shops.
The Abbey. There is a modest admission charge here. After that,
you are supposed to follow a tour, but you can pretty much wander
at will. The
abbey is solely an historic building and is no longer used as a
monastery or place of worship.
You can wander freely on the parapets almost encircling the island.
The ramp provided a way to hoist supplies into the abbey. (The
base of the ramp is accessible by car or carriage.)
This photo, taken in a town near Mont St. Michel, illustrates
the extreme tides in the area, as well as the muddy muck that lines
the coast.