Mont Saint-Michel Small Group Tour from Paris
Travel to an iconic UNESCO World Heritage Site on a small group tour from Paris to Mont Saint-Michel. The best day trips from Paris.
Highlights
- Admire the delicately arched ceiling in this beautiful Gothic church
- Wander the streets and visit the ramparts of the medieval village below the Abbey
- Visit this once off-limits inner courtyard, built for the monks’ private use when they separated themselves from the outside world
Mont Saint-Michel Small Group Tour from Paris
Take this trip to have a better understanding of the island of Mont-Saint-Michel (a UNESCO Heritage). Fortifications have been on the island since antiquity, and it has served as the monastery’s headquarters since the 8th century AD.
During the fifth to eighth centuries, Mont Saint-Michel belonged to the province of Neustria, and it remained unconquered during the Hundred Years’ War, after which King Louis XI converted it into a prison for the royal family of France.
According to legend, the archangel Michael appeared to Aubert of Avranches, the bishop of Avranches, in 708 and commanded him to erect a church on the rocky island. The church was completed in 709.
Mont Saint-Michel: A World Heritage Site!
Take a day trip from Paris to one of the most unique in the world, Mont Saint Michel! A World Heritage Site and the mountainous island is home to a flourishing medieval village, crowned with a lovely abbey fortress devoted to the archangel, Saint Michael. One of France’s most popular and historic sites, it’s well preserved and hasn’t changed much since the Middle Ages!
Our tour of Mont Saint-Michel will start in central Paris and take you on a cozy journey straight to the island where you will have free time to discover both the village and Abbey’s interior. During the drive, your guide will share stories and legends about this incredible jewel in France and you will be able to explore with an audio guide at your own speed once inside the Abbey.
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