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Before returning to Washington on Wednesday, Biden will tour a historic venue in France, Mont-Saint-Michel, a 1,000-year-old Benedictine abbey that was listed as a World Heritage site in 1979.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 23, 2023

Discover the D-Day landing beaches in Normandy, along with Mont-Saint-Michel, the UNESCO-listed island monastery.

From Washington Post • Feb. 13, 2020

The earliest evidence of the voraciousness and oddity of Maar’s vision is in pictures she took of Mont-Saint-Michel in 1931, for an illustrated book by the art historian Germain Bazin.

From The New Yorker • May 21, 2019

Briton Kennaugh, who won team pursuit gold at the 2012 Games in London, could now miss the Tour de France, which begins on 2 July in Mont-Saint-Michel.

From BBC • May 18, 2016

We stand, for a moment, and take in the beauty of Mont-Saint-Michel.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz