The photo is worth seeing.

The European Union's Copernicus program, which collects data on the environmental state of planet Earth, regularly publishes space photos taken from one of its satellites on social networks.

One of them, broadcast on Sunday then highlighted this Monday by Météo France, offers a spectacular view of the bay of Mont Saint-Michel in good weather.

The beauty of Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay 🇫🇷 as captured yesterday 16 April by #Copernicus #Sentinel2 🇪🇺🛰️



The bay of Mt-Saint-Michel, in all its splendour, as seen by our satellite #Sentinel-2A yesterday pic.twitter.com/KWf5w2X9hj

— Copernicus EU (@CopernicusEU) April 17, 2022


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The vibrant colors and contrasts surprise, whether it's the ocean or the surrounding agricultural plots.

It is easy to distinguish the towns of Cancale (Ille-et-Vilaine), Dol-de-Bretagne (Ille-et-Vilaine), Avranches (Manche), Jullouville (Manche).

Without forgetting, of course, the famous Saint-Michel islet, to the south-east of the bay that bears his name, straddling the regions of Brittany and Normandy.

The snapshot was taken on Saturday, specifies the Copernicus program.

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  • Brittany

  • Normandy

  • Space

  • Mont Saint Michel