Photo TidbitsMont St. Michel at Night

By Jim and Emmy Humberd

As we approached Mt. St. Michel from the east on the 'little' road near the coast, our first sight of the cathedral was across a mile of grassy pasture with grazing sheep and cows in the foreground. Once we arrived at the point where the causeway leaves the coast, there were still two kilometers of awe and wonderment as we continued to Mt. St. Michel's Outer Gate.

Later in the evening, as the sun was setting through the clouds and the floodlights were gradually illuminating the Abbey, we took many photos of the ever-changing ethereal scene in front of us.

It was interesting to learn that Gugliemo da Volpiano, a master builder of Sacra di San Michele, high on a hill just east of Torino, Italy, later exercised a controlling influence in the building of Mont-St.-Michel, high on a 250 foot granite rock on the coast of France. (San Michele in Italy? St. Michel in France!)

Books by Jim and Emmy Humberd:
Invitation to France
Invitation to Germany
Invitation to Italy

Related Links:
Mont Saint Michel
Mont Saint-Michel Abbey

Hotel near Mont St. Michael:
Hotel Le Moulin de Ducey ***

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