Perched on a rocky islet in the midst of vast sandbanks exposed to powerful tides between Normandy and Brittany stand the 'Wonder of the West', a Gothic-style Benedictine abbey dedicated to the ...

Father Pierre Doat, rector of France’s Mont Saint Michel sanctuary since September 2023, describes his role as one immersed in daily wonder and standing in sharp contrast to the secular Western ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Alex Ledsom is a France-based contributor who covers travel. Anyone who has ever visited the small, exquisite tidal island of Mont Saint ...