Mont Saint Michel is a rocky island located in the bay of the same name in the English Channel in Normandy, France.
St. Island Michael's Mount in Cornwall with the chapel of St. Michael from the 15th century is its British equivalent.
Initially, the Celtic sun god - Belen - was worshiped on the hill, and during Roman rule, the Roman sun god - Mithra. According to legend, Julius Caesar was buried on this hill. During the Christian period in the 4th century, a chapel of St. was built. Stephen and at the foot of the rock the chapel of St. Synforian, the first martyr of the Gauls. In the 8th century, a chapel was built in a cave shrouded in the legend of Saint. Michael, who appeared to the bishop asking to found a church on the rock, and then a Benedictine abbey in the 10th century.
The sanctuary was established in a place of worship. Like all 
the oldest Christian temples, it was built in a place of power. This applies to almost all the largest Gothic churches that I like so much. They were always built in places revered for centuries by various types of pagan cults. You can still feel the incredible peace and energy filling the soaring vaults. Legends still circulate about unexplained phenomena. Medieval temples were always aligned east-west. It may resemble the original cult of sun and light, but it had a very specific function. The most openwork part of Gothic cathedrals is always the one facing east, i.e. the chancel ending with an apse. For the uninitiated - this is the part of the church usually ending with an arch, where the altar is located. Thanks to the large number of windows, this part of the building provides the most light. The rising sun brings beautiful colorful stained glass windows to life.
Walking through the winding streets and climbing the narrow 
stairs, carved over the centuries by the feet of pilgrims from all over the world, you can feel the wonderful atmosphere of the medieval city. Most of the buildings are original and very beautifully preserved. The dungeons are cold, the gardens are green, the stairs are steep and the streets are crowded. They force you to work mercilessly, climbing serpentines towards the mountain, crowned with a temple. It is a beautiful Gothic cathedral, built on the foundations of a Romanesque chapel and expanded over the centuries. The first monastery was partially carved out of volcanic rock.Inside the mountain there are many tunnels, corridors and rooms. Many of them once served as cells for inconvenient prisoners.The medieval town is surrounded by walls and located entirely on volcanic rock. At high tide it becomes an island and an impregnable fortress. It is connected to the mainland only by a causeway ending with a wooden bridge. At low tide you can get to the sandy shore, to the north side, to the chapel at the foot of the rock, outside the walls. The city has retained its ancient character and is still inhabited by monks and owners of tourist attractions. The streets still bear traces of their former inhabitants and wanderers. 
A very large part of the complex is open to visitors, and the ticketed part is definitely worth the price. I don't know what it looks like from the perspective of disabled people because I didn't see an elevator, escalators, melexes, etc. You can get to the town itself by bus from the huge parking lot or on foot along a designated route along a causeway about 2 km long. It's definitely a full day trip. It is worth checking when the high and low tides are because, depending on the season, you will see an island or an oasis. The water flows into the bay very rapidly, so it's better not to be surprised by it on the outside of the city walls.
