Saint Malo & Mont St-Michel Travel Guide: Sightseeing, Hotel, Restaurant & Shopping Highlights

Here be pirates. Seafaring maps of old might well have included this warning note about the port of Saint Malo, as the most memorable chapter of this fortified city was written during the 17th and 18th century, when its cobbled streets witnessed the regular passing of corsairs and pirates, dragging the fabulous booty of treasures from East and West in their wake. Today, remnants of the era can still be glimpsed in forts, museums and popular culture that tell of the maritime exploits of Jean-François Roberval, René Duguay-Trouin and Robert Surcouf, but also of Jacques Cartier's ground-breaking voyages to the New World. Welcome to Saint Malo & Mont St-Michel - Overview - Culture - Location & Orientation - Climate & When to Visit - Sightseeing Highlights - Saint Malo - Grand Aquarium - Mémorial 39-45 - St Vincent Cathedral - Jacques Cartier - Jacques Cartier Manor House - The Statue of Robert Surcouf - Tour Solidor & Musée du Long cours Cap Horniers - Etoile du Roy - House of Poets and Writers - Malouinière de la Chipaudière - Beaches of St Malo - Fort National, Grand Bé & Petit Bé - Les Rochers Sculptes - Cancale - Mont Saint Michel - Abbey - Cloisters - Maritime Museum - Alligator Bay Reptilarium - Sculpture Bay - Dinard - The Rance Estuary - Le Moulin du Prat - Dinan - Recommendations for the Budget Traveller - Places to Stay - Intramuras - Outside the Walls - Camping near St Malo - Places to Eat & Drink - Salon de the Bergamote Saint Malo Restaurant - Other Eateries in Saint Malo - Dining in Mont St Michel - Places to Shop - Shopping in Saint Malo - Shops at Mont St Michel - Espices Olivier Roelinger