They did not know each other before sealing their expedition on social media.
Two men aged 21 and 23 were sentenced Monday to a fine of 800 euros, including 400 euros suspended, by the police court of Coutances (Manche) for having illegally climbed the abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel last February .
The two defendants had "met" via the social network Instagram.
They were convicted of unauthorized intrusion into a historic or cultural place, an offense punishable by a fine of up to 1,500 euros.
They will also have to pay 1 symbolic euro to the association of historical monuments.
Julien, a 21-year-old roofer from Maine-et-Loire, told the audience to have "a lot of respect for historical monuments" and not to know that it was forbidden to climb on the scaffolding and then on the abbey. herself.
The opportunity to "see the world" in full confinement
Never been to Mont-Saint-Michel before, Esteban, a 23-year-old Parisian student in computer science, explained to him that he then had a very poor experience with the confinement and loneliness of remote courses and to have taken the opportunity to "see world ".
“It is a very beautiful monument.
He is very well placed, ”he said at the helm.
Saying sorry, the two young people apologized to the hearing.
They had used scaffolding to climb to the roof of the abbey, before climbing the spire.
The object of this action was to take unseen photos while a drone filmed them.
One of them had even reached the foot of the archangel which culminates at more than 150 meters high.
No degradation had been committed during their ascent.
