Mont St. Michel - Normandy, France
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N 48° 38.108 W 001° 30.627
30U E 609741 N 5387967
A stairway of 350 steps takes you from the The UNESCO World Heritage village of Mont Saint-Michel to the Benedictine monastery on the top of the island.
Waymark Code: WM12BG0
Location: Normandie, France
Date Posted: 04/20/2020
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Mont Saint Michel is constructed on a 247 acre island. It rises 301 feet above the surrounding bay. It has been a strategic fortified outpost since ancient times. The 8th century Gothic-style Benedictine monastery dedicated to of Archangel Saint Michael occupies the upper reached of the island and can be reached by climbing 350 steps.
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"There are many, many steps to climb, and no elevator nor escalators. At the top of the shopping street (called “la Grande Rue”), there are 350 steps to go straight up to the church, beginning at the small village is contained with the fortified walls at the base of the abbey."