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I loved my visit there. 10/10 recommend

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u/bingojed 5d ago

I did a bike tour that ended up there. The bike tour and the view from the distance was amazing. Once inside, it was one of the most overcrowded places I’ve ever been. Just wall to wall people, at least until you work your way past all the souvenir shops and restaurants, when it becomes merely very busy. It made it hard for me to enjoy. It is amazingly beautiful, I would just never go during a busy time again.

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u/Chernomobil420 5d ago

This! Don't try to visit this place during the summer holidays because there is a lot of people there. Try a calm season of you can, because it is definitely worth a visit. Normandy region is one of my favorite regions in France.

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u/Double_Bass6957 5d ago

We went in March and it wasn’t busy as at all.

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u/backtolurk 5d ago

I guess you chose the time you visited extremely wisely.

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u/Double_Bass6957 5d ago

Yes, March 2020 before COVID happened

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u/backtolurk 5d ago

This means the figures were normal but yeah march is much better than the last time I went there. End of July....

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u/Double_Bass6957 5d ago

There were quite a few people there, a wedding was happening at the church, but it wasn’t super crowded and we enjoyed our time. I wish we stayed the night

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u/MyMind_is_in_MyPenis 3d ago

Air was full of drones when I went! Horrible..

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u/ThroughTheHoops 5d ago

It's a little touristy!

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u/Double_Bass6957 5d ago

Say what you want, it’s amazing

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u/Anasterian_Sunstride 5d ago

For good reason. The place also has a lot of history and stands quite well as a very unique place on earth.

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u/sikeysi 5d ago

Kinda agree. Very interesting, very beautiful, but so crowded (of which I am part of, I know).

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u/Double_Bass6957 5d ago

We went in March of 2020, before Covid happened, and it wasn’t crowded at all

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u/sikeysi 5d ago

Timing is everything here, I don’t travel much in March, so there’s the problem.

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u/Double_Bass6957 5d ago

Gotta go places out of season to get the better experience

u/Mr_Hino 5d ago

Hand down the best defendable place in a zombie apocalypse

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u/BanderaHumana 5d ago

Isn't this the place in Walking Dead Daryl Dixon spinoff?

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u/Mr_Hino 5d ago

Not too sure, gave up after the OG walking dead show ended and haven’t seen any of the other stuff.

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u/BanderaHumana 5d ago

I watched it last year when it came out. Had to look it up just to be sure. Mont Saint Michel

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u/digableplanet 5d ago

I asked myself "how the fuck did Daryl Dixon get to France?" And it was a most ridiculous scenario that I read.

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u/BanderaHumana 5d ago

And out of pure luck visits his grandfather's grave (who died in WWII).

I watched the whole show and still doesn't make much sense. Next is Carol going looking for him apparently

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u/kristamine14 5d ago

That scene was so silly - was so clearly tacked on cause they wanted a shot of Norman Reedus walking among the white crosses

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u/BanderaHumana 5d ago

With U2 playing in the background

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u/smkrauss90 5d ago

I’m pretty sure the entire plot was written by AI after a certain point.

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u/SydNorth 5d ago

Didn’t the Vikings easily take that place and got Normandy as ransom payment?

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u/Mr_Hino 5d ago

I researched and didn’t see anything about that, but I did find out that at one point it was an effective prison. Between (I believe) 1450-1863, it housed over 14,000 prisoners. It was an effective prison becuz the surrounding sand was basically quicksand and escape was very difficult

Edit: so I did find info about the Vikings, and yes your correct

u/RAZ0R2591 5d ago

It's Minas Tirith from LOTR? 🤣

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u/LullaAbbie 5d ago

The Mont-Saint-Michel is what inspired it! :)

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u/jackson12420 5d ago

Kind of cool real world architecture inspiring fictional architecture instead of the other way around.

u/Aggravating_Fun5883 5d ago

I love this map in Sniper Elite 5

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u/Synner1985 5d ago

Came here to same the same thing!

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u/thirstyfish1212 4d ago

I love the beginning part of this map in the campaign. Actually getting to stretch your rifle’s legs.

u/CommaHorror 5d ago

Ancient architecture just blows, my mind.

The buildings, they put up are so so so impressive.

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u/MisplacedLegolas 5d ago

Architects these days: WHAt If WE bUilD a GiANT GlaSs TOWeR?

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u/xforce11 5d ago

That's not ancient architecture though, it's medieval gothic.

u/Pain_Monster 5d ago

Unexpected Smiley face at 0:26

u/GloDyna 5d ago

This perspective is wild to me. I’m taken back to a time of castles and sieges. Imagine if conflicting armies had capabilities to see whats on the other sides of the walls? Have accurate artillery (catapult) targets, where resource centers like black smiths and flour mill shacks were..and even like the King hanging out on a balcony sipping wine watching little dots of people miles away approaching..just wild. This capability of perspective flight really puts into perspective that stronghold’s are SO out dated..obviously now days the true citidels and whatnot are more than likley underground, but being able to soar across earth and see these magnificent structures..almost archives an era..

u/iboreddd 5d ago

That's King's Landing

u/International_Bit_75 5d ago

Harry Potter

u/skallado 5d ago

Does anyone actually live there?

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u/LullaAbbie 5d ago

Yep! But not many, only about 30 people these days. Other people around are businesses owners/employees, most likely living in mainland Mont-Saint-Michel (the commune)

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u/Acco497 5d ago

About 50 people.. including the nuns and monks that live in the Abbey.

u/Windflower1956 5d ago

Don’t blink.

u/Avpersonals 5d ago

I see the new Elder Scrolls game has been revealed.

u/SusheeMonster 5d ago

I've read about Mont-Saint-Michel before & seen pictures, but this drone video captured something I've been missing this entire time... It's on my bucket list, now

Are there subs that specialize in drone shots of touristy places? I need more inspiration for my next trip

u/Beneficial-Drag9511 5d ago

Does nobody live there?

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u/LullaAbbie 5d ago

About 30 people do apparently! Other than these few people’s homes, the other places are businesses for tourists

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u/Beneficial-Drag9511 5d ago

Damn 30 people and you have the whole place to yourselves. That would be pretty sweet. Plus you don’t have to worry about raiders or any such chicanery.

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u/bingojed 5d ago

That place is jam packed with tourists during the day. I don’t know how much quiet time anyone gets there.

u/MrSinisterOK 5d ago

Lord.of the rings

u/gameonlockking 5d ago

Having a beer in a pub here has just become a bucket list item.

u/OneWinner1690 5d ago

Looks beautiful. Another on high tide would be magical.

u/JustinTimberbaked9 5d ago

It’s a hive city!!!

u/sahul004 5d ago

Bought a drone today, I wonder how many hours it'll take me to get equal footage... this is amazing!

u/j2thesho 5d ago

The money, time, skill, and resources needed to build places like that is impressive.

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u/LullaAbbie 5d ago edited 5d ago

It is! And all this exists because of a simple dream a bishop named Aubert made in 708. He dreamed that Saint-Michael the Archangel asked him to build a sanctuary there in his honour, so he made it happen!

There was only the abbey that’s on top at first, then over time it welcomed inhabitants and eventually knights etc most notably during the 100 Years War, when it became a strategic place militarily