Den mystiska klosterstaden Mont St Michel...

 

Vi bodde i en mysig B&B i Pontorson 3 km från Mont St Michel. Från hetta landade vi i ett kyligt Normandie med regn i luften, starka vindar och 19 grader. 

Jag och Fredrik besökte det mytomspunna klosterstaden med vår son år 2022, men eftersom döttrarna också ville besöka platsen så det blev en utflykt dit i år också...

Vi hade tur. Under högsäsong går det knappt att röra sig i staden, men eftersom säsongen inte börjat än så var trängseln hanterbar. Det är mäktigt att se ön som reser sig i den torra sandbank som skapas när tidvattnet dragit sig tillbaka. Under dagen ersätts ebb långsamt med flod och de stackars turister som tassat för långt ut på sankmarken runt staden riskerar att fastna av de aggressiva vågorna som börjar rulla in från Atlanten...   

Lite fakta: platsen är skyddad av UNESCO, den har Europas högsta tidvattenvågor, den byggdes under en period av 1300 år (byggdes 708), idén att bygga platsen kom i en dröm som biskop Aubert av Avranches hade, staden har varit ointaglig av britterna och något som Jean d'Arc imponerades av... 

                                           

Det är mysigt att vandra runt i de små medeltida gränderna, men höjdpunkten var klostret, som detta år fått en enorm upplåsbar måne i kyrkan...den kändes milt sagt malplacerad. 

Efter att ha gått upp och ner för alla trappor så bestämde vi oss för att promenera de 3 km till parkeringen för att slippa kön till gratisbussen...

Vi sniffade regn men det föll bara några droppar. Efter Mont St Michel satte vi oss i bilen och styrde resan mot Loiredalen och dess hundratals slott.   

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Fredrik and I visited the legendary monastery...

... town with our son in 2022, but since our daughters also wanted to visit, we decided to take a trip there again this year...

We were lucky. During the high season, it's almost impossible to move around the town, but since the season hadn't started yet, the crowds were manageable. It is impressive to see the island rising from the dry sandbank created when the tide recedes. During the day, the ebb is slowly replaced by the flood, and the unfortunate tourists who have ventured too far out onto the marshland around the city risk being trapped by the aggressive waves that begin to roll in from the Atlantic...

A few facts: the site is protected by UNESCO, it has the highest tidal waves in Europe, it was built over a period of 1,300 years (construction began in 708), the idea to build the site came in a dream that Bishop Aubert of Avranches had, the town has been impregnable to the British and was something that impressed Joan of Arc...

It's nice to wander around the small medieval alleys, but the highlight was the monastery, which this year has been given a huge unlockable moon in the church... it felt mildly out of place, to say the least.

We stayed in a cosy B&B in Pontorson, 3 km from Mont St Michel. From the heat, we landed in a cool Normandy with rain in the air, strong winds and 19 degrees.

Fredrik and I visited the legendary monastery town with our son in 2022, but since our daughters also wanted to visit the place, we decided to take a trip there again this year...

We were lucky. During the high season, it is almost impossible to move around the town, but as the season had not yet started, the crowds were manageable. It is impressive to see the island rising from the dry sandbank created when the tide recedes. During the day, the ebb slowly gives way to the flood, and the poor tourists who have ventured too far out onto the marshland around the city risk getting stuck by the aggressive waves that start rolling in from the Atlantic...

A few facts: the site is protected by UNESCO, it has the highest tidal waves in Europe, it was built over a period of 1,300 years (construction began in 708), the idea to build the site came in a dream that Bishop Aubert of Avranches had, the town has been impregnable to the British and was something that impressed Joan of Arc...

It's nice to wander around the small medieval alleys, but the highlight was the monastery, which this year has been given a huge unlockable moon in the church... it felt mildly out of place, to say the least.

After walking up and down all the stairs, we decided to walk the 3 km to the car park to avoid the queue for the free bus...

We could smell rain, but only a few drops fell. After Mont St Michel, we got in the car and headed for the Loire Valley and its hundreds of castles.

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