Where the forces of nature congregate the artistry of medieval architecture and Brittany melts with Normandy, there raises one of the initial places to achieve UNESCO World Heritage listing. Atop a wobbly tidal isle sits the renowned abbey - a symbol of the French national individuality and heroic confrontation to English attacks during the Hundred Years' War. The equipped walls stretching at its foot cuddle a charming village that grew up from the Middle Ages and thrived in the unspoiled surroundings of the cove. Visiting Abbaye Du Mont Saint Michel during spring tides will be a thrilling natural performance of a variety unnoticed elsewhere in Europe.