St Malo
For this week's
travel post, let me take you back to
France – to Brittany to be
exact.
St Malo is an old walled city on the French side of La Manche
(the English Channel – for some reason the French don't call it that…)
St Malo at one
time was notorious for being the home port for pirates and privateers.
It is now
probably the most visited place in Brittany.
And Mont St Michel is only 50k away to the East.
The city got its
name from a Welsh monk who came to Brittany in 538.
It was a
self-declared independent republic for 4 years from 1590.
There is lots to
see but the highlight for me is walking along the old ramparts of the
citadel. It would take about 2 hours to
walk right round – which I didn't because it was far too hot.
You can catch a
ferry from St Malo to Portsmouth in the UK.
This is St
Malo's coat of arms.
I would go there and yes, I'd want to walk all around but on a temperate day. Thanks for warming up my day.
ReplyDeleteFantastic photos. It was fun for me to see this post. France is another place I haven't been. Would love to visit the places you mentioned here.
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