From Brittany’s untamed shores to Normandy’s verdant countryside, the neighbours of northwest France are best visited in the same trip. Mont St-Michel, an island topped by an 11th-century abbey built by Benedictine monks, is linked to Normandy’s mainland by a narrow causeway. The abbey is still one of Europe’s most sacred sites and is a magnate for pilgrims. (Justin Foulkes)
From coast to countryside in France
From Brittany’s untamed shores to Normandy’s verdant countryside, the neighbours of northwest France are best visited in the same trip. Mont St-Michel, an island topped by an 11th-century abbey built by Benedictine monks, is linked to Normandy’s mainland by a narrow causeway. The abbey is still one of Europe’s most sacred sites and is a magnate for pilgrims. (Justin Foulkes)
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