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Sacred hillIlle-et-Vilaine
Mont Dol
Mont-Dol
Dimensions
65 m
Period
Occupied since the Palaeolithic
What stands there
Former rocky islet in the Dol marshes, chapel and calvary at the summit
A former rocky islet that once rose from what was the bay of Mont-Saint-Michel, now set inland in the middle of the Dol marshes. Legend places here a fight between the Archangel Michael and the Devil, whose footprint is said to be still visible in the rock.
Getting there : Free access, chapel and calvary at the summit
Opening times and access details are given as a guide only: check before you set out.
Ambient sound
Nearby
- Cathédrale Notre-DameCathedral · Dol-de-Bretagne · 2.9 km
- Abbaye de la VieuvilleCistercian abbey · Epiniac · 7.6 km
- Chapelle Sainte-AnneChapel · Le Minihic-sur-Rance · 18 km
- Mont Saint-MichelSacred hill · Le Mont-Saint-Michel · 20 km
- Ancienne cathédrale Saint-Pierre d'AletChurch · Saint-Malo (Saint-Servan) · 21 km
- Remparts et château de Saint-MaloLegendary castle · Saint-Malo · 21 km
This place in the great stories
- Saint Michael on the heights: from the Gargano to the Mont, and yesterday's “line”Sanctuaries of the archangel, 5th-15th century; the “sacred line”, an idea of 1977