Fontaine St. Aubert
Ruined conical fountain tower over a legendary spring that once watered a medieval abbey.
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About this audio guide
This guide to the Fontaine Saint-Aubert at Mont-Saint-Michel goes back to the early eighth century, when Bishop Aubert of Avranches settled his canons on a rock with no fountain, no well and no cistern. It touches the Archangel Michael's famous visits to the bishop and the legend of a prayer for water. You'll also hear how medieval monks got barrels of it up to the abbey cellar. Best heard at the little conical tower on the north shore.
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