Walled and built with the same grey granite stone as Mont St-Michel, ST-MALO was originally in the Middle Ages a fortified island at the mouth of the Rance, controlling not only the estuary but the open sea beyond. The promontory fort of Alet, south of the modern centre in what's now the St-Servan district, commanded approaches to the Rance even before the Romans, but modern St-Malo traces its origins to a monastic settlement founded by saints Aaron and Brendan early in the sixth century. In later centuries it became notorious as the home of a fierce breed of pirate-mariners, who were never quite under … more »
Saint Malo is a charming little town on the coast of Brittany. It was... more »
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For the community, see Saint Malo, LouisianaSaint-Malo (Sant-Malo in... more »
St Malo is a city in Ille-et-Vilaine province, France.France offers something for just about everyon... more »