Unbalanced tourism is devastating the historic site of Mont-Saint-Michel. Seasonality and the number of tourists as key problems

Mass tourism has a negative impact on the abbey and its surroundings, the most visited French destination after Paris.

Author  Blanka Kufner

4. August 2023.
Mont-Saint-Michel (Saint Michael's Mountain) is a medieval fortress built around the Saint-Michel Abbey located on an islet in Normandy. It consists of two floors - the first is an 80-meter high and tens of millions of years old granite rock with a circumference of about 950 meters, and the second consists of a village, an abbey with a fortress, towers, supporting arches and a church. This magical place is one of the first towns...
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Author  Blanka Kufner

4. August 2023.