Mont Saint Michel, France 🇫🇷

Driving almost 4hours from heart of Paris, Champs-Élysées. One of the most heart achingly beautiful sites in the world, Mont Saint Michel rises up from the sea from a tiny rocky island just off the coast of Brittanny in North West France. It’s a location that you will want to spend extra time just to let your jaw hit the floor as you make sure that you get the perfect balance of sea and sky colour to frame the most majestic of Gothic architectural delights. Just don’t drop your phone, because it will sink into the sand! The abbey of Mont Saint Michel was built in the 8th century and over time it grew to be a fortified village and a true medieval masterpiece. Think of walled fortifications, winding stone staircases, a church built over three crypts and a breathtaking monastery . In the past the rising tide cut off the Abbey from the mainland and secured Mont Saint Michel’s status as a defensive stronghold, but today it’s a little easier to get to with a new high-tech walkway that’s available at all times. Visited by more than 2.5 million people a year Mont Saint Michel sits on the border of Brittanny and Normandy and is easily accessible from the ferry ports at Le Havre and Saint Malo, or is a beautiful day return trip west from Paris.