Amazing !
Some thirty thousand people have flocked to Mont Saint Michel
to see the " tide of the century " surround the picturesque French landmark
, known as the Pyramides of the seas .
A record breaking crowd gathered at the rocky island topped with a Gothic
Benedictine abbey to watch the sea surge up the
bay on the Normandy coast , which is exposed to some of Europe's strongest
tides .
Driven by the effect of the sollar eclipse , the spring tide on Saturday
night at Mont Saint Michel peaked at a record high of more than 14 meters
.
Spectators packed a near - kilometre - long footbridge that links the
Unesco World Heritage site with the mainland while others watched from the
crowded ramparts of the granite islet , which is visited by 3 million people a
year .
The last so-called supertide of the century was on March 10 of 1997 , and
the next will be on March 3 of 2033 !!
