1000 years of mont st michel. there is the shadow of mont st michel on the sand. and saving these bundles of fluff from extinction. and saving these bundles of fluff from extinction. give them some time. i m beginning this week in northern france on a journey that 2.5 million people take each year. you kind of get an idea of how popular this place must be because it s off season, it s super cold, but this bus is packed. you can see, i ve just got a glimpse of the abbey. it does look pretty special. this is mont st michel, one of france s most visited sites. it s an island off the coast of brittany in normandy, connected to the mainland by a half a mile long bridge that opened back in 2014. and this year, the island celebrates a very special anniversary. it is the 1000th anniversary of the construction of the church. how on earth did they construct something like this 1000 years ago? yeah. this is the best of mediaeval engineering. and it started off as a sanctuary dedicated
back outside, i ve taken to my crutches. these are the last steps. are you sure? yes, they are the last steps. is there champagne up here for me? and now we have to go down! and now we have to go down. oh, my days! that view is pretty amazing. and look at this. wow! look, there s the shadow of mont st michel on the sand. oh, yeah. that s the best time of the day. when i come to this place, in particular the north tower, as we call it, for me, it sums it all up. i often compare the mont st michel as being the jewel and the bay is the box. you ve got it all. and that image has been there for 1000 years. yeah. and if you re thinking of coming
1000 years of mont st michel. there is the shadow of mont st michel on the sand. and saving these bundles of fluff from extinction. and saving these bundles of fluff from extinction. give them some time.