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Saint Michael’s Mount, located in British Cornwall, is less famous than Mont-Saint-Michel but just as spectacular. It represents a castle surrounded by gardens on an island 60 meters high.
The silhouette of Saint Michael’s Mount looks familiar. Its name also since it means Mont-Saint-Michel. Smaller and less famous than its French alter-ego, the monument of British Cornwall can also be approached at low tide. “We have a window between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. to cross on foot today, after the sea rises“, details a woman. It is no coincidence that the two sites are so similar. This is a Norman branch.
The impressive terraced gardens
“The island was offered to Mont-Saint-Michel in 1080. French monks came here and built a satellite monastery of theirs“, explains Jennifer Holme, guide at Mont Saint-Michael (United Kingdom). The monastery has since become the residence of an old English family who have lived there for 12 generations. Only the most beautiful room of the castle can be visited: the reception hall. What most impresses visitors are the terraced gardens which benefit from a favorable microclimate for plants usually reserved for hot countries.