Corsairs sailed from Saint-Malo under royal licence to raid English and Dutch shipping, making the walled port one of the wealthiest cities in Brittany during the 17th and 18th centuries. About 51,000 people live in this Ille-et-Vilaine commune on the northern coast of Brittany, where the tidal range can exceed twelve metres.
The intra-muros, the walled old town on a granite headland, was largely destroyed during the 1944 liberation and meticulously rebuilt in its original style. The ramparts offer a complete circuit walk with views of the harbour, the islands, and the open sea. Fort National and the tomb of Chateaubriand on the Ile du Grand Be are accessible on foot at low tide.
Jacques Cartier, who claimed Canada for France in 1534, sailed from Saint-Malo. Robert Surcouf, the most celebrated of the corsairs, is commemorated with a statue on the ramparts. The annual Route du Rhum solo transatlantic yacht race departs from the port.
The TGV connects Saint-Malo to Paris in about two and a half hours via Rennes. Hotels in Saint-Malo and along the Emerald Coast are used for companion meetings. Providers serving Ille-et-Vilaine are listed in our directory. Escortservice.com does not provide or arrange services. All terms are between visitor and provider. You must be at least 18.
Corsairs sailed from Saint-Malo under royal licence to raid English and Dutch shipping, making the walled port one of the wealthiest cities in Brittany during the 17th and 18th centuries. About 51,000 people live in this Ille-et-Vilaine commune on the northern coast of Brittany, where the tidal range can exceed twelve metres.
The intra-muros, the walled old town on a granite headland, was largely destroyed during the 1944 liberation and meticulously rebuilt in its original style. The ramparts offer a complete circuit walk with views of the harbour, the islands, and the open sea. Fort National and the tomb of Chateaubriand on the Ile du Grand Be are accessible on foot at low tide.
Jacques Cartier, who claimed Canada for France in 1534, sailed from Saint-Malo. Robert Surcouf, the most celebrated of the corsairs, is commemorated with a statue on the ramparts. The annual Route du Rhum solo transatlantic yacht race departs from the port.
The TGV connects Saint-Malo to Paris in about two and a half hours via Rennes. Hotels in Saint-Malo and along the Emerald Coast are used for companion meetings. Providers serving Ille-et-Vilaine are listed in our directory. Escortservice.com does not provide or arrange services. All terms are between visitor and provider. You must be at least 18.
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