See slender spires and dramatic rocky slopes on this transportive journey back to the Middle Ages on a journey to beautiful Mont Saint-Michel. https://on.natgeo.com/2pPornN | National Geographic Travel

Mont Saint-Michel is off the coast of Normandy in France. Accessible only by a bridge, Mont Saint-Michel was once connected to the mainland by a tidal causeway, where the low tide would reveal the only path to the island. This peculiar condition made the place defensible and allowed it to typically remained untouched by attackers. The island and its church have been a holy site since the 8th century, making it one of the most popular pilgrimages in all of Christendom. During the French Revolutio