Mount St. Michael: A magical place to which you can walk only at low tide

At the top of the mountain is the Monastery of St. Michael and the medieval castle built around it. To the monastery leads 900 stairs. Burg lives less than 50 people, and annually by 3 million tourists visit …

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One of the first buildings placed on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites is Mount St. Michael in France, 1979. In addition to its beauty, this is specifically for another reason. You may notice the biggest difference in sea level during high and low tides, and even reaching 15 meters.

Although an interesting phenomenon, it is very dangerous for visitors. In fact, if you find yourself on the road to the mountain at low tide, the sand is wet and you sink into it like quicksand, and with the tide, which quickly comes across, you can also drown.

At the top of the mountain is the Monastery of St. Michael and the medieval castle built around it. To the monastery leads 900 stairs. Burg lives less than 50 people, and annually by 3 million tourists visit.

Victor Hugo said that Montsaint Michel for France what the pyramids of Egypt.

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