Why is St Malo famous?

St Malo is best known as being a breeding ground for privateers, who based themselves in the St Servan district (although to see how they lived you should head back intra muros to Hôtel d’Asfeld).

Is St Malo France worth visiting?

Saint-Malo in France is a children-friendly, ravishing small town. Easily, you can do a day’s tour and see all of the major and minor attractions. For some added fun experience, you lodge at any of the several accommodation options. Saint-Malo is one of the places to be in Brittany, and it is worth multiple visits.

Why is Saint Malo the most visited city in Brittany?

You’ll see personalized ideas from other travelers like you. Saint-Malo, originally built as a walled citadel guarding the mouth of the Rance river, was for centuries home to feared pirates. They’ve all gone to Davy Jones’ Locker, though, and now it’s Brittany’s most-visited city.

Where to go on holiday in St Malo France?

The ancient walled city of St-Malo is extremely popular with visitors from all over Europe. For some it represents the start or end of a holiday to Brittany via the St-Malo ferry. St-Malo may have a high concentration of hotels located within the citadel but even these are exceeded by the sheer number of restaurants.

Where is the city of Saint Malo located?

The city is located in a strategic part of the French coast, the last main Channel port before the tip of Brittany round which all merchant ships from the North Sea and the English Channel had to pass, on their way south.

Is there a ferry from Portsmouth to Saint Malo?

Brittany Ferries offers direct sailings from Portsmouth to Saint-Malo all year round. Saint-Malo also has the advantage of a direct high-speed rail service from Paris (about 2 hours 15 minutes), and you can get to Paris from London on Eurostar in 2 hours 16 minutes.