ONLINE VACATION
MONT SAINT MICHEL, NORMANDY, FRANCE
2/11/14
Hi Everyone. The trip today is to a place I just stumbled over online.
It looks like a very interesting and unique place.
Mont Saint-Michel is an island commune in Normandy, France. It is located
approximately one 0.6 miles off the country's northwestern coast, at
the mouth of the Couesnon River near Avranches. 247 acres in size,
the island had a population of 44 as of 2009.
The island has held strategic fortifications since ancient times, and
since the eighth century AD has been the seat of the monastery from
which it draws its name. The structural composition of the town
exemplifies the feudal society that constructed it. On top God, the
abbey and monastery, below this the Great halls, then stores and
housing, and at the bottom, outside the walls, fishermen and
farmers' housing.
One of France's most recognizable landmarks, Mont Saint-Michel and its
bay are part of the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites and more than
3 million people visit it each year.
Now a rocky tidal island, in prehistoric times the Mont was on dry land.
As sea levels rose, erosion reshaped the coastal landscape, and
several outcroppings of granite or granulite emerged in the bay,
having resisted the wear and tear of the ocean better than the
surrounding rocks. The Mont has a circumference of about 3,950 feet
and is 301 feet above sea level at its highest point.
January is normally the coldest month with average temperatures between
36 and 43 degrees Fahrenheit. The warmest month is August with
average temperatures of 55 to 70 degrees F. November tends to be the
rainiest month with an average of 3.6 inches, and a yearly average of
29.4 inches of rain. I have no record of snowfall.
I hope you enjoy this trip to Mont Saint Michel, Normandy, France.
~Marsha~
COAT OF ARMS
MONT SAINT MICHEL
SPIRE
STATUE OF ARCHANGEL MICHAEL AT THE TOP
SAINT AUBERT CHAPELLE
LOW TIDE IN 2005
*******************************************************
INSIDE THE WALLS
p>
ABBEY
INSIDE THE MONASTARY
INSIDE THE CHURCH
TAPESTRY TELLING A STORY
CANNONS ABANDONED BY THOMAS SCALLES
ON JUNE 17, 1434
THE CLOISTER
MONKS PROMENADE WITH ARCADES AND PILLARS
HOTEL CROIX BLANCHE
HUMAN POWERED LIFT
**********************************************************
SHEEP GRAZING ON "SALT GRASS"
It looks like a very interesting and unique place.
Mont Saint-Michel is an island commune in Normandy, France. It is located
approximately one 0.6 miles off the country's northwestern coast, at
the mouth of the Couesnon River near Avranches. 247 acres in size,
the island had a population of 44 as of 2009.
The island has held strategic fortifications since ancient times, and
since the eighth century AD has been the seat of the monastery from
which it draws its name. The structural composition of the town
exemplifies the feudal society that constructed it. On top God, the
abbey and monastery, below this the Great halls, then stores and
housing, and at the bottom, outside the walls, fishermen and
farmers' housing.
One of France's most recognizable landmarks, Mont Saint-Michel and its
bay are part of the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites and more than
3 million people visit it each year.
Now a rocky tidal island, in prehistoric times the Mont was on dry land.
As sea levels rose, erosion reshaped the coastal landscape, and
several outcroppings of granite or granulite emerged in the bay,
having resisted the wear and tear of the ocean better than the
surrounding rocks. The Mont has a circumference of about 3,950 feet
and is 301 feet above sea level at its highest point.
January is normally the coldest month with average temperatures between
36 and 43 degrees Fahrenheit. The warmest month is August with
average temperatures of 55 to 70 degrees F. November tends to be the
rainiest month with an average of 3.6 inches, and a yearly average of
29.4 inches of rain. I have no record of snowfall.
I hope you enjoy this trip to Mont Saint Michel, Normandy, France.
~Marsha~
COAT OF ARMS
MONT SAINT MICHEL
SPIRE
STATUE OF ARCHANGEL MICHAEL AT THE TOP
SAINT AUBERT CHAPELLE
LOW TIDE IN 2005
*******************************************************
INSIDE THE WALLS
p>
ABBEY
INSIDE THE MONASTARY
INSIDE THE CHURCH
TAPESTRY TELLING A STORY
CANNONS ABANDONED BY THOMAS SCALLES
ON JUNE 17, 1434
THE CLOISTER
MONKS PROMENADE WITH ARCADES AND PILLARS
HOTEL CROIX BLANCHE
HUMAN POWERED LIFT
**********************************************************
SHEEP GRAZING ON "SALT GRASS"
Information from Wikipedia
This is a MelloMarsha creation
I do not take credit for the pictures
Thanks to the respective photographers
2-11-14
BACK TO THE ONLINE VACATION INDEX