France > Brittany > Saint-Malo
Saint-Malo
N 48°38.922', W 2°1.532'
2016-08-15
http://www.saint-malo-tourisme.co.uk/
Our rating: 7.60
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Saint-Malo is a very touristy, but beautiful and a lovely place. We stayed here two nights in the hotel ibis Saint Malo Plage (booking.com ). Consider problems with parking during summer season and book hotel only with parking lot. There is an old city, surrounded by high walls. However, it is restored, as it was destroyed by the Allies.
Saint-Malo (1944) ©europeupclose.com
Usually old town is overcrowded. It is not particularly interesting, better take a walk around the walls.
Saint-Malo ©Yuriy Buriak
Saint-Malo ©Yuriy Buriak
Saint-Malo ©Yuriy Buriak
Saint-Malo ©Yuriy Buriak
Saint-Malo ©Yuriy Buriak
Saint-Malo ©Yuriy Buriak
The building on the left with an unusual design is a tourist information office.
Saint-Malo ©Yuriy Buriak
Right behind it is a harbor with modern yachts and old ships.
Saint-Malo ©Yuriy Buriak
Saint-Malo ©Yuriy Buriak
Saint-Malo ©Yuriy Buriak
Behind the walls there is a long pier, nice place to meet the sunrise.
Saint-Malo ©Yuriy Buriak
Mulberry alley.
Saint-Malo ©Yuriy Buriak
Due to the constant tides the city is protected by a high pier and wooden poles.
Saint-Malo ©Yuriy Buriak
Saint-Malo ©Yuriy Buriak
But storms happen. The Internet is full of videos from stormy Saint-Malo
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During the day take a walk on the walls of the old city.
Saint-Malo ©Yuriy Buriak
Monument to Jacques Cartier, discoverer of Canada. He was born and died in Saint-Malo.
Saint-Malo ©Yuriy Buriak
Saint-Malo ©Yuriy Buriak
Saint-Malo is a lot of kilometers of beaches. During low tide the beaches are just endless.
Saint-Malo ©Yuriy Buriak
Diving board.
Saint-Malo ©Yuriy Buriak
Also it is a popular spot for watching the high tides. Find schedule here . Our photos before and after.
Saint-Malo ©Yuriy Buriak
Saint-Malo ©Yuriy Buriak
Video of 3-hour tide from that point . Next photo shows the island with a tomb of Chateaubriand. Be careful and do not to stay on the island or in a fort before high tide.
Saint-Malo ©Yuriy Buriak
Saint-Malo ©Yuriy Buriak
On the way from Dinan we have stopped at park De la Briantais. Silent place without tourists.
Saint-Malo ©Yuriy Buriak
Saint-Malo ©Yuriy Buriak
Saint-Malo ©Yuriy Buriak
Another beautiful place is a fort near the Solidor Tower, but we did not visit. In the evening Saint-Malo is beautiful from any point due to the walls, which become yellow.
Saint-Malo ©Yuriy Buriak
Saint-Malo ©Yuriy Buriak
And of course the fabulous sunset, paradise for photographers.
Saint-Malo ©Yuriy Buriak
Getting there: Saint-Malo has a railway station with connections to Paris and Rennes (http://www.sncf.com/ ). Nearest Airport is Dinard-Pleurtuit-St-Malo Airport, where flies Ryanair (13 km). Taxi to Saint-Malo 20-25 euros. For those trying to avoid the taxi ride, you can walk 2.8 km to Pleurtuit and take a bus to Saint-Malo, connecting through Dinard (€2.10 to €4.20, depending on the connections made).
Tags, France: beach , castle , city Tags, all countries: beach , castle , city
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Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
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Our rating - 7.60
Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
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Visitor's rating - 0.00
Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
* - Note: Description of the evaluation is not always appropriate for a particular object, it's just a little help