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Pro
Architecture, seafood, beach, boats
Con
It's only a place for relaxation, there isn't that much to do
In a nutshell
Even crowded and "touristic" it's for sure one of the points not to miss in Bretagne
wise23girl Says: Lead photo Rock Pool PaintingWe walked along the esplanade and then down on to the beach where some young people were playing football.Went past the old tree trunks. which line the shore..what were they for?...where did they come from?....never did find out this...
Visit Mont-Saint-Michel from Saint-Malo
wise23girl Says: MSM is not far from the historic port city of Saint-MaloWe arrived too late on our train from Paris to go to MSM by the tourist bus...(I believe there are more options for times to travel later in summer). We could have left the train at Rennes to go to MSM but we had...
solopes Says: The first time I enterd France, I selected my best french to ask someone the way to... I don't know. I do know that the first 9 people I spoke to where... Portuguese.More than 40 years later I entered Intra-muros in Saint-Malô, wondering why "muros" and not murs?I made some...
solopes Says: No other fortress that I've seen in the world, matched the imposing sensation of this fortress by the harbour. The size of the wall and towers, the tightness of the houses and streets, all transmitted a sensation of protective strength that I couldn't feel anywhere else.
Impressive cannon positions on the ramparts
CatherineReichardt Says: (work in progress)Given its impressive fortifications built to repel would-be intruders, it's no surprise that St Malo also equipped withself with the weaponry to fire back.At several points along the battlements, you'll find cannon strategically located to give at least as...
Reconstructing the bombed city, stone by stone
CatherineReichardt Says: (work in progress)The walled citadel of St Malo is a visually stunning place in an austere sort of way: if it were a woman, it would be described as being 'chic' (elegant) rather than 'belle' (beautiful).One of the most striking spects of the 'intra muros' ('inside the...
Cartier: Bretagne's most distinguished explorer
CatherineReichardt Says: (work in progress)This rather swashbuckling statue stands on the ramparts of St Malo and commemorates Jacques Cartier: master mariner and one of the band of incredibly intrepid European explorers who sailed westwards in the early part of the 16th century to claim a slice of...
gwened Says: I will give you the ones I like, there are several but these are my favorites.,there are good beaches here, we look at plage de Bon Secours,right in the middle area from intra muros and a wonderful pool with diving deck right in the ocean! Kids will love this one.plage du...
gwened Says: This is an interesting architectural find, one fort the Vauban fans to seek. This fort was previously called Fort Royal and for a time as name also known as the Fort Impérial . The current fort was built in 1689 on plans of Vauban by order of king Louis XIV, at the same time...
gwened Says: mounds of ilots in the middle of the bay to St Malo, monuments to the past,and on the Grand Bé,the tomb of François-René Chateaubriand the great writer who ask to be buried here .The Grand Bé is only about 500 meters from the beach at bon secours, and easily visible from it....
Tour Solidor et Musée de Cap-Horniers
gwened Says: This is a wonderfully preserve tour along the bay on the other side of the intra muros and what is was the original site of the city near cité d'Alet. Here is very quaint and open in contrast to the city intramuros. We were able to park for free along rue de la cité.inside...
gwened Says: The house of corsairs, its a historical building of the 18C hotel d'Asfeld; typical of the home of corsairs in the area, and totally renovated after WWII.It can be rented out for any occasion, and it is a wonderful reproduction of the era of corsaires in the city of...
see etoile du roy frigate corsair
gwened Says: a replica of a frigate boat circa 1745 the Etoile du Roy sits n the bassin de Duguay Trouin as a living museum of an epoch gone by. A wonderful introduction to seaman life.The boat is 47 meters long,3 masts of 310 tons with 240 men, armed at the time with 20 canons. At time...
1 Review and 91 Opinions Easy to find, plenty of parking spaces (during our visit in June, it might get crowded in...
1 Review and 103 Opinions Small, clean room, nice breakfast, good location.
Créperie des Bés: nice galette ,quaint street ,the des Bés
gwened Says: upon a recommendation from native work friends I visited this place, that was in a quaint medieval looking street rue Thévenard.It is family run and very friendly, we were meeting a VT friend (pfsmalo),so we reserve in the morning for a table in the afternoon and was great...
Sanchez Glacier et salon de thé: Sanchez Glacier, ice creams
gwened Says: It is a salon de thé and ice cream parlor, we decided upon recomms to avoid the dessert at the restaurant and come here for ice creams, it was a great decision. IF you like ice creams this is heaven on earth.All is made on site, and deliciously serve in cone or cup up to 8...
passenger boat terminal or gare maritime
gwened Says: Well this is a harbor city and as such great passenger boat service to England, such asBrittany ferries to Portsmouth,terminal du nayewww.brittanyferries.comCondor ferries to Poole et Weymouth,and jersey isles, terminal du nayewww.condorferries.frcompagnie Corsaire to Dinan,...
gwened Says: well freedom is beautiful and driving a car in France is an experience not to forget. I know been doing it for 22 years,and love more each time.this time it was St Malo, and from Paris is easy on the A13 or A11 to Rennes, then the N137 to St Malo centre ville intramuros.I...
gwened Says: a historical building in intramuros city center St Malo.The Halle au Blé was an old beef market and one of the rare building of the 19C in the intramuros of St Malo. The first one was built here in 1822 mixing also the butter and game market. The building serve at times as...
gwened Says: This is a favorite pastime of our family stop in aquariums maybe because of our roots always around beaches and oceans, fishing scuba etc. We never missed one.This one is nice, you have several tanks from big fish to sharks,and turtlenecks,and then a petting fish tanks! as...
gwened Says: A great way to see a city is to walk, and that we do a lot. St Malo is no exception, wandering the intra muros you see and feel the vibration of the city and up close its nuances and local colors come alive quicker and better.St Malo has beautiful streets to walk in the...
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St Malo was named after MacLaw, a Welsh monk and bishop who fled to Brittany in 538. The 44-acre fortified city became really famous in 1590 when its inhabitants declared their city an independent...
The old city of St. Malo, the "Intra-muros" is a 44 acre fortress. The rampart walls are 20 feet thick and date from the 14th C although there was some updating in the 18th C and some rebuilding after...
Neither French, nor Breton but Corsair I am!
This motto says it all about the history of the city and the spirit of independence of its inhabitants. You will be reminded of its rich history by visiting the Saint-Malo History Museum or when...
The port town of St-Malo is located at the mouth of the River Rance, and is one of Brittany's most popular tourist destinations. I have read horror stories of tourist-overload in July &...
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