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.//