France :: Le Mont-Saint-Michel

Le Mont-Saint-Michel, rocky, cone-shaped islet in northwestern France, in the Gulf of Saint-Malo, connected by a causeway with the mainland. The islet, celebrated for its Benedictine abbey, has small houses and shops on its lowest level. Above these stand the monastic buildings, many of which date from the 13th century and are considered outstanding examples of Gothic architecture. The entire islet is crowned by the abbey church, about 73 m (about 240 ft) above sea level.

The islet is covered with this huge church and miscellaneous associated stuff. There's a market in there too. The history dates all the way back to 708AD, imagine that, undergoing lots of church reformations. It is listed on UN's world heritage list, not surprisingly. There is a raised road from mainland, but it is possible to walk over the 'mudflat' at low tide! how cool is that. At hightide, the sea comes in and surrounds the entre islet, a thing to watch out for. There are still monks in there, with all the real medieval cloisters and stuff. The place is just so impressive and beautiful