Mont Saint-Michel Abbey

📍Mont Saint-Michel, France 🚘About 4 hours by car from Paris Mont Saint-Michel in Normandy It is also known as the inspiration for Howl's Moving Castle And it is a place that is always on the list of places to visit before you die. You can't drive to Mont Saint-Michel, so you have to walk or take a shuttle bus (free shuttle) You can tour the village for free, but the inside of the monastery is 🎫13 euros The monastery was used as a prison for 72 years until 1863 after it was dissolved during the French Revolution, so the inside felt a little empty. There is a golden statue of St. Michael at the top. He is holding a sword and scales, and the sword is pointing at the sky, so it looks like he could easily get struck by lightning (he was actually struck by lightning 10 times...)🤭 #summertravel