Travelers can explore the old town’s picturesque ramparts ... through 18th centuries form the defensive ramparts of Saint-Malo, France. It’s now a pleasant place to walk with fine vistas ...

who forced passing ships to pay tribute and looted ships from enemies of France. Today’s Saint Malo can be divided into "intra-mural" (the old part of town within the walls) and the more modern ...

But when exploring the French town of ... aesthetic. Saint-Malo was founded in the 1st century BC, a short distance south of its current location in Brittany, in northwestern France.

St Malo is a ferry ... all the gold in France. Louis XIV used to call in for loans. And the thing is that you can read the story in the townscape. Though wrecked in 1944, the old centre, within ...

The sea imbues the town of St-Malo with what locals describe ... Europe’s highest tides sneak up on tourists in St-Malo, France, lapping against medieval granite ramparts and onto salty pavements.

A bit north, the walled town of St.-Malo enchants with its storybook streets and ramparts (destroyed in World War II and rebuilt), sea-swept rocky shoreline and proximity to France’s most ...

Ryanair (0871 2460000, www.ryanair.com) operates daily flights from Stansted to Dinard, nine miles south of St Malo, from about ... Place Châteaubriand, this old town house has been given the ...

Sail to St-Malo as a foot ... walls and the skyline of the old town. The House of Poets and Writers (18) at 5 Rue du Pélicot (00 33 2 99 40 28 77; mipe.asso.fr/malo) dates back to 1676 and ...

By Mélissa Godin ST.-MALO, France — On a recent morning ... In St.-Malo, Damien Chalmet, 34, was skating with his 5-year-old son. “I think before canceling the skating rink, we should ...

But when exploring the French town of Saint-Malo, it is difficult to believe that this is hardly the original city. What separates Saint-Malo from many other European towns located by the sea ...