This aerial photo shows Mont-Saint-Michel surrounded by the sea, during the highest tide of the year. Roughly three million people annually visit this island abbey off France’s Normandy coast.

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 in Normandy, France, is celebrating its 1,000th birthday this year. The abbey has endured wars, high tides, and centuries of wear and tear from residents and tourists.

Mont Saint-Michel is a nearly 1,000-year-old church towering above a village, all built on a tidal island. "Obviously, it was a challenging project. Mont Saint-Michel is like a rocky cone. A granite ...

France’s spectacular Mont Saint-Michel abbey is this month celebrating 1,000 years amid concerns that it’s being swamped by too many tourists.

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 ...

France’s spectacular Mont Saint-Michel abbey is this month celebrating 1,000 years amid concerns that it’s being swamped by too many tourists.