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
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this is the best of mediaeval engineering. and it started off as a sanctuary dedicated to st michel, st 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 must have been a really important site for people to want to make that kind ofjourney. it was the journey of a lifetime. it s just quite funny to come in here and the contrast with the mediaeval look, and then you ve got shops. people are often surprised. but don t forget, there were pilgrims coming here as they needed to be housed for one or two nights.