Mont Saint-Michel is a small, rocky tidal island in Normandy, France located in a large bay at the mouth of the Couesnon River.
The granite massif of Mont Saint-Michel is crowned by a medieval abbey. On the spire of the abbey church, a statue of Saint Michael has stood since 1898, rising one hundred and seventy meters above the bay. The island is located about 1 kilometer off the coast near the town of Avranches in Normandy.
It was originally a tidal island: it was accessible by land at low tide, but at high tide it was surrounded by water. Today a narrow bridge, with shuttle service, runs to the island.
Mont Saint-Michel, with its staircase streets, is accessible only to pedestrians.
This photo was taken "from the clay" during a beautiful sunset on an evening when Sahara sand colored the sky a beautiful red.
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