There was a sanctuary built on the island in the year 708. In the 10th century, the Benedictines settled in the abbey while a village was being built below. The Abbey was built on an island of granite with the Abbey at the top of the village. In the late 1800's, a solid land bridge was built. This stopped the flow of sea water on the mainland side of the island. Silt has built up contributing to the size of the the land mass.
A project is under way to build a raised road and destroy the landmass. This is scheduled to be completed next year
Strolling through the village on the way to the Abbey. By the way, we climbed a thousand or more steps!
Standing on an outside terrace area listening to our guide.
This is inside the abbey. After the Revolutionary War, the new French government said that since monks no longer lived in the Abbey, the church no longer owns it; France now owns it. The church then removed all the statues, etc. Even without statues, paintings, and all the other things, it is beautiful and an unbelievable building fete. In many areas, the walls were built around rock formations.
Just hanging around the garden, listening to our guide.
We suspect that there used to be a statue in the niche!
Does this scream 'Christmas Card' to you?
The tide is dramatic, ranging from 40 to 50 feet. This was our next stop today, in the city of Cancale.
Cancale is a fishing area. T hese are oyster beds. Sacks of oysters are moved from area to area until they are large enough to harvest. Our program director told us that Cancale is the oyster capital of the world.
This is one of several stands where you can buy raw oysters,
I'm waiting in line for my taste of oyster. Yeah, right!
Putting away my chosen rock!
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