Mont Saint-Michel

Today, we arrived in Brittany, on the French coast.

Mont St-Michel is the second most visited site in France and France is the most visited country in the world. So it's popular - getting an average of 2.5 million visitors each year - 35,000 is the most in one day.

For more than a thousand years, it has been a haven for pilgrims. Construction of the first abbey there began in the 8th century.

It is surrounded by a huge tidal mudflat and connected to the mainland by a bridge. You must catch a shuttle bus fro. the car park to the island as no parking allowed. The car park has space for 4000 cars.

There were people everywhere, but we were told it was a relatively quiet day and is worse in July and August, although it didn't seem like they could fit any more people in today.Read more