| Mont St. Michel from the causeway leading out to the Abbey. The first monastic settlement here dates from the 8th Century. Most of the visible structure dates from the 11th and 12th centuries. |
| Crowds of tourists at Boulevard Gate to the abbey. |
| The abbey entrance and barbican and gate protecting it were built in the 14th Century. |
| The Great Inner Staircase in the ditch between the walls. The wooden bridge is a later addition. |
| The Couesnon River winds past Mont St. Michel. The dam in the distance has caused the mud flats to grow. |
| The facade of the Church facing the West Terrace. This current form was completed in 1780. |
| The granite colonettes of the cloister were carved in England. |
| The Guests Room in the Eastern Building of the Abbey. |
| The enormous fireplaces in the Guests Room in the Eastern Building. |
| The wheel was added in the 19th Century when the abbey was also a prison. |
| The Wheel pulled a trolley up the side of the abbey to bring supplies from the village. |
| The Guests Room in the Western Building. The far wall is actually a mirror. |
| The Abbey built out of the solid granite of the rock. |
| The trolley as seen from below in the Village. |
| The only street of the Town of Mont St. Michel. Crowded with hordes of tourists. The town only has a population of 50. |
| English bombards left behind from the unsuccessful siege of the Mont from 1424 - 1433 AD. |
| After the siege was lifted more defenses were added like Gabriel Tower (1524 AD). |
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| Tombelaine Island once held a small abbey where monks went to retire. |
| The Cloisters, an area for meditation was added in the 13th Century. |
| Saint Aubert's Chapel alone on the west side of the Mont. |
| A creepy, old house near the bus stop in Pontorson. |
