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Florence VILLEMINOT

Spotlight on Mont-Saint-Michel, France's treasured tidal island

FRENCH CONNECTIONS © FRANCE 24

In this episode of French Connections, we put the spotlight on one of France’s most famous national monuments: the Mont-Saint-Michel. "The Medieval City on a Rock" is an architectural marvel in Normandy that attracts around 3 million visitors a year. So what's the history of this mystical place? Mont-Saint-Michel is technically a town, so do people actually live there? And with so many tourists, is Mont-Saint-Michel a victim of its success?

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