France. The island has some of the most extreme tides in the world. Mont Saint Michel is a medieval island commune, complete with an abbey at the top. It's right off the coast of Normandy.

Alex Ledsom is a France-based contributor who covers travel. Anyone who has ever visited the small, exquisite tidal island of Mont Saint Michel in France knows that one of the biggest difficulties ...

After Paris, Cannes and Polynesia, Chef Jean Imbert is setting up shop in at Mont-Saint-Michel. From the architecture to the dishes, everything has been redesigned.