C'è un regno lontano... / There is a far Kingdom...(Mont-Saint-Michel, Normandy, France)

            Francia, Normandia, Mont-Saint-Michel, Estate 2022

Mont-Saint-Michel è un'isola di marea in Normandia, Francia. Nel 2019, l'isola aveva una popolazione di 29 abitanti. La posizione del comune, su un'isola a poche centinaia di metri dalla terraferma, lo rendeva accessibile con la bassa marea ai numerosi pellegrini diretti alla sua abbazia, ma difendibile in caso di alta marea. L'isola rimase non conquistata durante la Guerra dei Cent'anni; una piccola guarnigione respinse un attacco completo degli inglesi nel 1433. Luigi XI riconobbe i vantaggi della sua difesa naturale e la trasformò in una prigione. L'abbazia fu regolarmente utilizzata come prigione durante l'Ancien Régime. Mont-Saint-Michel e la sua baia circostante sono state iscritte nell'elenco dei patrimoni dell'umanità dell'UNESCO nel 1979 per la sua estetica unica e l'importanza di sito cristiano medievale. Il sito è visitato da più di 3 milioni di persone ogni anno. Mont-Saint-Michel è servito da ispirazione artistica per una serie di opere. Nel film di Peter Jackson del 2003 Il Signore degli Anelli: Il ritorno del re, la capitale di Gondor è stata modellata sul Mont Saint-Michel. Allo stesso modo, la città e il castello nel film Disney Tangled erano basati su Mont-Saint-Michel, così come il design della location di Dark Souls New Londo Ruins.

Mont-Saint-Michel is a tidal island in Normandy, France. As of 2019, the island had a population of 29. The commune's position—on an island just a few hundred metres from land—made it accessible at low tide to the many pilgrims to its abbey, but defensible as an incoming tide stranded, drove off, or drowned would-be assailants. The island remained unconquered during the Hundred Years' War; a small garrison fended off a full attack by the English in 1433. Louis XI recognised the reverse benefits of its natural defence and turned it into a prison. The abbey was used regularly as a prison during the Ancien Régime. Mont-Saint-Michel and its surrounding bay were inscribed on the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites in 1979 for its unique aesthetic and importance as a medieval Christian site. It is visited by more than 3 million people each year. Mont-Saint-Michel served as an artistic inspiration for a number of works. In Peter Jackson's 2003 film The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Gondor's capital city was modelled on Mont Saint-Michel. Likewise, the town and castle in the Disney hit Tangled were .based on Mont-Saint-Michel, as was the design of Dark Souls location New Londo Ruins.

Taken in: France / Normandy / Avranches / Huisnes-sur-Mer (show map)

Taken on: August 15, 2022

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