Mont-Saint-Michel
Mont-Saint-Michel is a small island/in northern France,/but it’s one of the world’s most visited tourist spots. People have been traveling there/for centuries.
There is an impressive abbey on top,/and below that,/there are other beautiful buildings/covering the island. It looks like the whole island is floating/on the sea.
The island and the bay became a World Heritage site/in 1979.
It is said that,/in the 8th century,/the Archangel Michael visited a bishop/in a dream. He told the bishop/to build a small church/on a mountain. The bishop did. Then the sea surrounded the mountain/and it became an island. It was connected to the mainland/only at low tide.
In the 19th century,/a raised road was built. It had been dangerous/to visit Mont-Saint-Michel,/but it became easier.
Many tourists started to visit the island. But,/over time,/the raised road stopped the tide/and sand piled up. Everyone said,/“Mont-Saint-Michel won’t be an island anymore!” The road was replaced by a bridge/so that the water could flow underneath. The landscape was restored.
Today,/people enjoy visiting the island/and trying its specialty,/omelets. They were once for hungry pilgrims,/but are now for sightseeing tourists.
Mont-Saint-Michel is a small island/in northern France,/but it’s one of the world’s most visited tourist spots. People have been traveling there/for centuries.
There is an impressive abbey on top,/and below that,/there are other beautiful buildings/covering the island. It looks like the whole island is floating/on the sea.
The island and the bay became a World Heritage site/in 1979.
It is said that,/in the 8th century,/the Archangel Michael visited a bishop/in a dream. He told the bishop/to build a small church/on a mountain. The bishop did. Then the sea surrounded the mountain/and it became an island. It was connected to the mainland/only at low tide.
In the 19th century,/a raised road was built. It had been dangerous/to visit Mont-Saint-Michel,/but it became easier.
Many tourists started to visit the island. But,/over time,/the raised road stopped the tide/and sand piled up. Everyone said,/“Mont-Saint-Michel won’t be an island anymore!” The road was replaced by a bridge/so that the water could flow underneath. The landscape was restored.
Today,/people enjoy visiting the island/and trying its specialty,/omelets. They were once for hungry pilgrims,/but are now for sightseeing tourists.