France's President Emmanuel Macron (C) and France's first lady Brigitte Macron (2nd L) attend a visit regarding the developement of the hydraulic dam on the river The Couesnon in Le Mont-Saint-Michel, north-western France, on June 5, 2023. Emmanuel Macron is on a two-day visit in Normandy as part of preparations to celebrate the millennium of Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey today, then launch preparations tomorrow, in Calvados, for the 80th anniversary of the Allied landings on June 6, 1944, which will take place in 2024. AFP - LUDOVIC MARIN
France’s iconic abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel is celebrating 1,000 years since the laying of its first stone in 923, with President Emmanuel Macron marking the occasion in Normandy on the eve of the 79th anniversary of the D-Day landings.
The one-thousand-year commemoration of the UNESCO World Heritage site is being celebrated through to November with exhibits, dance shows and concerts.
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