Mont-Saint-Michel has gone through several major transformations ... were about to set out on not only the conquest of England but also of Sicily and Southern Italy. The abbey atop the Mont ...

The French Ministry of Ecology and Sustainable Development informed the Secretariat on 18 February 2003, of the protection and enhancement programmes for Mont Saint-Michel and its Bay. The protection ...

Climbing the steps of Mont-Saint-Michel, Michael reflects on the layers of history evident in the abbey’s architecture and many uses over the centuries.

Mont-Saint-Michel, in the French region of Normandy, is more than just a UNESCO World Heritage site. It's also a tiny village, home to just 30 residents. But the tidal island welcomes around 3 million ...

NAGAHAMA, Shiga Prefecture--In the midst of an ongoing drought, a small island in Lake Biwako here has taken on the slight resemblance of France’s Mont Saint-Michel. The lake has been called ...

The salt marshes were currently encroaching upon the Bay at a rate of 30 ha per year which, according to previous studies, could mean that Mont Saint Michel would no longer be an island by the end of ...