What You Might Not Know About Mont-Saint-Michel

What You Might Not Know About Mont-Saint-Michel - France's Famous Monastery

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Mont-Saint-Michel is steeped in mystery: Its construction alone is perplexing - a monastery built atop a steep crag in the middle of a bay. Surrounded by water at high tide, at low tide you can walk across the tidal flats to visit it. Mont-Saint-Michel is one of France's most visited locations, and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Have you ever been there?
00:00 Intro
01:01 How to get there and when is the best time?
01:34 How they built it
02:21 Dangerous surrounding
03:08 The architecture of Mont-Saint-Michel
04:39 Inhabitants: monks and nuns
05:19 The darkest secret of the abbey
06:07 A deeply mysterious place
CREDITS:
Report: Jana Oertel
Camera: Jérémie Eloy
Editing: Christian Kahle
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@IusedtohaveausernameIliked 10 ай бұрын

I visited Mont St Michel in 1979 and I can still recall the visit as if it were yesterday. What an awesome bit of architecture. Magnifique!

@bapi6643 10 ай бұрын

My ancestors lived about 20 kilometers from here through the early 18th century. I imagine that they must have seen this. It’s on my bucket list to visit the Abbey. I hope I won’t have to wait too much longer. I’m in my 70’s now, lol

@rasheadallen8594 22 күн бұрын

Well hurry up before you die lol

@asterixky 10 ай бұрын

Not too many monuments get to celebrate 1000 years of existences.

@clairehachey2189 Жыл бұрын

I've been there and the history is fascinating. Thank you DM Travel for this feature!

@carlosimotti3933 9 ай бұрын

One of the most extraordinary places in the world!

@bicyclist2 10 ай бұрын

I've been to Paris in 1990. But that was all I got to see of France. I hope to go here some day. The history is fascinating. Thank you.

@GreatCityAttractions 10 ай бұрын

France is a beautiful place - and not just the major cities.

@janibeg3247 10 ай бұрын

we have been there twice and it is fantastic. We went during off season when it was not as crowded.

@chrisjpfaff314 10 ай бұрын

I visited ten years ago, the place is really incredible. The causeway wasn't completed. Be warned, the island is swarming with so many tourists that it is hard to really appreciate the structure. Take the guides advice and visit in winter because July and August are high season.

@arunbanotra2932 9 ай бұрын

That’s why I love Christian people artitectures

@MartinAston00 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, go Dec/Jan.. it’s like having the place to yourself ! Unfortunately a lot of little Restaurants/Shops are closed then, but it’s not why you’re there. Also if you stay you’ll most likely get a way better room for like $80

@geethdecruz2998 11 ай бұрын

Thank you

@___beyondhorizon4664 11 ай бұрын

Hotel or hostel? It's on my bucket list, either this September or next spring

@leonorathomas8123 2 ай бұрын

Is a place that I would love to visit all the time ❤ the story behind and the people who made this stunning architecture beyond compares. The history

@Malik_Sylvus 10 ай бұрын

Mont Saint-Michel was built in record time, thinking that each stone was cut and then transported and lifted manually is just fascinating. They were real building geniuses. Nowadays nobody, whether in France or elsewhere, can build such a cathedral even with computers, cranes and trucks just like the pyramids of Egypt.

@waerhfawjerh 8 ай бұрын

Nobody *will fund* such a cathedral but they most certainly could build it.

@violetadan4051 3 ай бұрын

The monastery was built. Not the Mont. This is the only iron mont known to people so far. At a certain time, it comes in perfect alignment with the iron mountain on the Moon.

@Malik_Sylvus 3 ай бұрын

@@violetadan4051 for sure, by saying Mont Saint-Michel I meant the monastery and not the small island.

@maymaypineda3556 10 ай бұрын

Been there last May 2023. Such a fascinating place.

@KoilosBat 10 ай бұрын

I live near by, trust me locals don't go to the bay without a guide, quicksands are real. best is to sleep there as it is a city, there is hotels. And the evening/night you can go near thr Abbey and enjoy the Mount and the view it is so peacefull at night.

@janicesmyth1713 11 ай бұрын

I went there in 2017 it was the highlight of my holiday. Amazing place.

@rainbowheartrainbow 20 күн бұрын

Do you like France ?

@nicoledemedici5 10 ай бұрын

Stayed in the island for 5 days , beautiful and enchanting place ❤ thank you

@Jason-fm4my 10 ай бұрын

They had hotels?

@savage.4.24 10 ай бұрын

In the old priory IF you are approved(must be Catholic and make a donation)

@Daniellasanche 3 ай бұрын

Monks and nuns live in the abbey. There are also 28 residents total. Some are lay people who have owned property for generations....that's how we stayed there in an air bnb. Expensive, but worth it! Totally empty at night.

@maily8388 11 ай бұрын

I have been in Mont Saint Mitchell in 2021 which is amazing. How could the monks know many centuries later tourists will flock in droves. My tour director told us don’t walk into the sands.

@taraelizabethdensley9475 10 ай бұрын

Are there areas of quicksand?

@carlosimotti3933 9 ай бұрын

Religious pilgrimages were the tourism of those times, these sites drew tons of visitors, worshippers, and the commerce followed along. These projects boosted the economy other than spreading the faith, and they also spread culture and technical / architectural innovations. Sometimes, they also served as armed strongholds

@BelaMadeira 10 ай бұрын

Saint Michael the Archangel defend us in battle 🙏

@jj0624 10 ай бұрын

Spent a couple of nights here for my 30th birthday, it is truly breathtaking!

@rakeshvelpula6804 Жыл бұрын

BEAUTIFUL 👍 👌

@kamalakardasari7233 Жыл бұрын

It's amazing construction

@TravelToAdventure 6 ай бұрын

Mont St Michel was one of my best travels in my life

@clementevillasenor6528 2 күн бұрын

I am French Mexican and find Mont Saint Michael amazing in its Beauty and magic!!

@thetaikonaut8397 10 ай бұрын

Been there. It’s fascinating.

@princeangel3580 10 ай бұрын

Advice : spend a night inside to feel the place with no tourist, late in night and early morning, avoid shop and choose wisely the restaurant with care, as it is full tourist price and quality… but an experience in life.

@annas.697 10 ай бұрын

Went there in May of 2023. Amazing place.

@cevr1292 9 ай бұрын

Going there back in 2004 was amazing, with no social media or mass amounts of people.

@old.not.too.grumpy. 9 ай бұрын

I went here 40 years ago even in those days it was so crowded it was difficult to get around. However, my abiding memory of the place was the shops selling dreadful tourist tat We didn't stay long as you could see much due to the hoards of visitors. The best views were seeing it from the main road on the mainland

@alexnoahllourenc5062 10 ай бұрын

It’s a place on my bucket list

@antoinegx-9185 10 ай бұрын

C’est le plus beau monument de France. 1) Mont Saint-Michel 2) Notre-Dame 3) Versailles

@JohannGambolputty22 9 ай бұрын

Show up at 4:00pm and stay on the island. Hotels are pretty reasonable. As you arrive everyone will be leaving and you’ll have the streets and restaurants to yourself. Then get up and be first to visit the Abbey in the morning with nobody around. Don’t just take a day trip from Paris.

@Thepriest39 Жыл бұрын

I would love to see this. Just think how hard it was to make this. No labor unions or safety back then.

@raymondmiller5098 Жыл бұрын

Very much worth seeing at least once!

@murphy7801 Жыл бұрын

Yeah guessing quite a few people died making it though. If want see modern creations with dead workers the middle east awaits.

@breitie804 11 ай бұрын

If labour unions were involved it would never have been built.

@kutnahora100 9 ай бұрын

The laborers who built this abbey had to haul and carry those granite rocks by hand or on their backs ontop of the mountain. The stones was taken from the nearby island and the mainland thru a barge. It took 60 years to complete this marvel which was started in the 10th century.

@carlosimotti3933 9 ай бұрын

There were pretty much guilds and organized craftsmen workforce, and the architects actually contributed to the physical work too, at least until the 13-14 century, being more of master builders. There were also strikes and revolts during the construction process at times. Most projects were co-financed by multiple subjects, including the clergy, nobility, and rich merchants, and sometimes by the common people as well (other than through church offers). So it worked quite better than today

@chriscarrol9373 10 ай бұрын

If you're stuck in quicksand with a rapidly rising tide ya I'd say that could be dangerous. If your out there alone you qualify to possibly get a Darwin award.

@xx1983xx 2 ай бұрын

I visited in 2012. It was magical. If all goes according to plan, I will visit again in 2024!!!

@jairroblesperez2656 Ай бұрын

De las construcciones más hermosas que mis ojos han podido ver! Estuve allí en mayo de 2023 y quedará en mi memoria para toda la vida

@arisjatmika 10 ай бұрын

I hope someday i can visit mont Saint Michel 😇🙏❤️

@adamw1944 10 ай бұрын

Excellent and interesting video about this place. Love it. Thank you.

@DWTravel 10 ай бұрын

Welcome! Stay tuned!

@lacharpie 10 ай бұрын

What a wonderful video ❤

@1977minicooper1380 10 ай бұрын

bucket list

@neilknightley4703 10 ай бұрын

One day I dream to visit

@varoonnone7159 Жыл бұрын

It's not even complete. A portion remained unfinished It then turned into a prison during the Revolution

@christianwestling2019 10 ай бұрын

Nice video! I recently discovered that "actually" seems to be a fill-in word for non-native english speakers. They over-use it quite alot.

@12TribesUnite 2 ай бұрын

Wonderful

@user-mt2hc7eu7m 10 ай бұрын

Love it😍🎶💃🏻🕺🏻🕺🏻🎶

@samiranpatra9790 10 ай бұрын

I had first seen it in Onimusha 3 video game and didn't know it existed in real until I saw this video. Great and beautiful architecture ❤

@zivmontenegro8303 10 ай бұрын

I wanna visit there so bad. One day i will

@oliverschmidt1988 10 ай бұрын

5:00 for a second I thought it’s the game of throne theme song 😅

@darkicity 10 ай бұрын

I will visit this mystical place

@deealex1402 10 ай бұрын

my dream to visit it. :)

@sjwilloughby-greene8214 10 ай бұрын

Location.❤ Location.❤ Location. ❤ Would love to visit. ❤❤❤

@mozart5485 10 ай бұрын

Am I crazy, or is something crawling out of the wall at 5:51?

@steveelliott77 9 ай бұрын

Let’s start making beautiful things again.

@Daniellasanche 3 ай бұрын

Need to bring back people's faith. People built these things for God.

@Roveneimi 9 ай бұрын

Bottom left hand corner i saw that 😮

@matthiasthym7431 10 ай бұрын

Could you make videos about Luxembourg?

@DWTravel 10 ай бұрын

We will think about it. We are always happy to receive suggestions from the community.

@TJSaw 10 ай бұрын

The inspiration for Minas Tirith.

@raphaelledesma9393 9 ай бұрын

I’m curious if Mont St Michel has facilities or… events? For pilgrims.

@SuperLn1991 7 ай бұрын

There is the "maison du pelerin" (pilgrim's house) on the mount (one night max) and other accommodations around

@Normally_aspirated 8 ай бұрын

3:58. Oh my freaking god

@overthelimitful 11 ай бұрын

👍

@Lord_Avalanche 10 ай бұрын

“ItS a SoCiAl MediA sEnSAtIOn” no it’s not. People just ruin it.

@danizanzibar4344 10 ай бұрын

Social media sensationalisation is for wankers

@mclarlinda 8 ай бұрын

Go in January. Bring a winter coat.

@phillipphil1615 3 ай бұрын

I was a guide and took tours to mont st Michel and learned from a local historian that there were always droves of people. Originally pilgrims, today tourists. This is what allowed this marvel to exist.

@kimberlysulit220 Ай бұрын

People also built it.

@soubhikghoshroy7110 5 ай бұрын

*_Hogwarts School for Wizardry_* from Harry Potter in real life be like !!!

@annmiskus7094 Ай бұрын

The guide is hard to hear. Turn the unnecessary music off.

@ferdaaydin7405 2 ай бұрын

Hi,from Thailand

@DWTravel 2 ай бұрын

Greetings to Thailand! Welcome to our channel.

@ad3mn 10 ай бұрын

Sniper Elite 5?

@petrub27 11 ай бұрын

hey

@JJONNYREPP Жыл бұрын

What You Might Not Know About France's Famous Monastery 1432pm 17.5.23 just thinking, then.... if music can aid with one's health that most overweight folk must have been engaging with prog rock!!!

@ryamrose295 10 ай бұрын

😊

@georgensal 10 ай бұрын

I was ther

@Taleton 10 ай бұрын

At the Mont-Saint-Michel , the monks were the first to translate Ancient Greek Philosophic works to European language! 100 years before the Muslims! And of course the Muslims that did translate some works later were also Greeks that had to chose between death and converting to Islam! For the seekers of the Truth reed Sylvain Gouguenheim Book Aristote au mont Saint-Michel!

@robertsontirado4478 10 ай бұрын

I will go in December when no one is around.

@ruthc8407 9 ай бұрын

Mont-Saint-Michel is a "social media sensation"??? Its a lot more than that, Bucko.

@francosmith9326 10 ай бұрын

the ending felt so rushed?

@Elena-Immaculata 10 ай бұрын

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@Jason-fm4my 10 ай бұрын

If there's no Starbucks I won't last the day

@DWTravel 10 ай бұрын

Sorry for you...

@ommsterlitz1805 8 ай бұрын

If you need your dose of sugar and caffeine that bad there is enough crêpes au caramel beurre salé to give you more diabetes than you already have and you can ask for a Café there too but i guess you would be too lazy to go there by foot anyway.

@Jason-fm4my 8 ай бұрын

@@ommsterlitz1805 Unfortunately I generally don't eat sugary things. I do like black coffee since it helps me concentrate. I like to stretch my legs when my ship pulls in, but didn't realize this was supposed to be an extreme activity either. The more you know I guess.

@ommsterlitz1805 8 ай бұрын

@@Jason-fm4my Starbucks is literally filled with sugars you clearly crave it because you have some type of diabetes

@angmael-um5np 8 күн бұрын

Dark souls thing

@francoisedandre3644 4 ай бұрын

La prison du Mont, message : il ne faut pas y faire des cauchemars en soi, dans la vie.

@barkendog1 10 ай бұрын

I was there with a girlfriend in 95 and she wasn't let into the church at the top because she was wearing shorts.

@ChessJourneyman 10 ай бұрын

Remember god endorses pedophiles and scam artists but ppl in shorts is where he draws the line! Moral values are so important to the Church, after all.

@Daniellasanche 3 ай бұрын

Of course. You can't go in any church unless covered. Church etiquette.