A closer look
Disrespecting the moon's gravitational pull here will genuinely result in you swimming with the fishes. The bay of Mont Saint-Michel features Europe's highest tidal variations, shifting a massive fifteen meters in mere hours. For centuries, religious pilgrims attempted the barefoot crossing across the quicksand-riddled flats, and many simply vanished as the sea returned with brutal, deafening speed. Today, walking the flats with a guide is a thrilling game of geological roulette that sharply undercuts the fairytale aesthetic of the floating castle.
