ByAndrea Rainone•

June 2, 2026

Updated: June 2, 2026, 11:38 am EDTPublished: May 29, 2026, 2:59 pm EDT

A French castle appears to float magically above the clouds in this breathtaking drone footage. Utah photographer Scott Taylor captured this mesmerizing spring fog illusion at Mont Saint-Michel, France's iconic UNESCO World Heritage site on the Normandy coast. Watch as weather creates the ultimate optical illusion, transforming the Gothic abbey and medieval streets into a fairy tale castle suspended in mid-air.