Travel documentation

The island has been inhabited since prehistoric times. The Roman geographer Pomponius Mela described it in his work De chorographia (Chapter III.48) as the site of an oracle operated by nine magical priestesses, about which he gives a detailed account.[1] (This description had an impact on world literature, being used in the 12th century by Geoffrey of Monmouth in his Vita Merlini to decorate the oldest detailed description of the island of Avalon in Arthurian literature with some colourful details.[2]) L'Ăźle est habitĂ©e depuis la prĂ©histoire. Le gĂ©ographe romain Pomponius Mela l'a dĂ©crit dans son ouvrage De chorographia (chapitre III.48) comme le site d'un oracle dirigĂ© par neuf prĂȘtresses magiques, dont il fait un compte rendu dĂ©taillĂ©[1] (Cette description a eu un impact sur la littĂ©rature mondiale, Ă©tant utilisĂ©e au 12Ăšme siĂšcle par Geoffrey de Monmouth dans sa Vita Merlini pour dĂ©corer de quelques dĂ©tails colorĂ©s la plus ancienne description dĂ©taillĂ©e de l'Ăźle d'Avalon dans la littĂ©rature arthurienne[2]).