PARIS, France — We're taking you to one of the most popular attractions in the Olympic host country. When we started planning our WTHR Olympic pre-trip, we kept seeing this incredible place on a tidal ...

It was exactly a millennium ago that the first stone of the abbey church of Mont Saint-Michel, in French Normandy, was laid. The monument that the poet Victor Hugo called the “Khéops of the West” has ...

I'll never forget my first glimpse of Mont Saint Michel rising from the misty coastline of Normandy. It's a sight that stops you in your tracks and makes you wonder if you've stumbled into a fairy ...

PARIS (AP) — France’s beloved abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel has reached a ripe old age. It’s been 1,000 years since the laying of its first stone. The millennial of the UNESCO World Heritage site and key ...

MONT SAINT-MICHEL, France — A supertide turned France’s famed Mont Saint-Michel into an island Saturday then retreated out of sight, delighting thousands of visitors who came to see the rare ...

The gigantic project, which cost 209 million euros, allows the sea to surround the Mont Saint-Michel for almost half of the year. Speaking on the occasion, Hollande praised the success of the project ...

correctionAn earlier version of this story had an image of a fort near Saint-Malo rather than the city of Saint-Malo. This version has been corrected. Mont Saint-Michel draws more than 3 million ...