BBCNEWS The Travel Show June 4, 2024 04:35:00
Of the church. how on earth did they construct something like this 1,000 years ago? mm—hm. yeah, this is the best of medieval engineering and it started off as a sanctuary dedicated to saint michel — saint michael — in the year 708. then, it took off. you know, the pilgrims started to come. they had to come across the bay, so walk through the sands, and then it developed in the 11th century with the construction of the church. the abbey sits at the top of the cliff, surrounded by the village below. even nowadays, there are quicksands out there, there are a lot of strong currents. so, it ...