Rennes (AFP)
The Mont-Saint-Michel announced a "resumption of effective activity" on Monday, as part of the gradual deconfinement confirmed Thursday by the government, which provides for the reopening of shops and hotels, but access to the abbey will remain closed .
The measures include "a single direction of traffic in the village of Mont, to avoid crossing people who go up or down," said the public establishment of Mont-Saint-Michel in a statement.
To "avoid crossings as much as possible", visitors will be "invited as soon as they arrive at the car park to reach the Mont via a specific one-way pedestrian circuit" with "appropriate signs" and "the municipal police will ensure that these new circuits are respected by visitors, "it said.
The Mont will remain accessible 24 hours a day by shuttle, via its transport service, but "in compliance with ministerial directives, the reception capacity in Transdev shuttles will be reduced" and "wearing a mask will be compulsory for everyone on board" .
On the rock, the abbey will remain closed, while "the various businesses will gradually reopen".
"The government measures in force at the moment prohibit the reopening of the Abbey to the public for the moment," says the public establishment of Mont.
The teams of the Center des monuments nationaux hope to be able to reopen the monument "during the month of June" and "everything is being done today to ensure the return of visitors in good conditions", ensures the establishment.
"Apart from cafes and restaurants which are not yet authorized to reopen on the national level, the other shops, including hotels and other accommodation, will gradually reopen their doors according to their own constraints", adds the public establishment of Mont .
"With a redesigned welcome, secure in terms of health, all the stakeholders of the Mont-Saint-Michel site are working to win back visitors, starting with the inhabitants of the territories close to the Mount, then more generally all the French , who will be keen to discover or rediscover this jewel of world heritage ", affirms Thomas Velter, director general of the National public establishment of Mont-Saint-Michel quoted in the press release.
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