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St Malo

St Malo situated 70 kilometer north of Rennes established itself as a wealthy port fom 16 th to 19 th centuries. Standing at the mouth of the river Rance it is famed for its old walled city and it is still a major port and ferry terminal today and it is not hard to see why it is one of the most popular destinations in Brittany.

There are some great beaches just outside the old city walls, the La Plage de Bon Secours and the Grande Plage. Among the attraction Mont St Michel the most famous Benedictine abbey in France, Chateau de Combourg the place where the Chaeaubruand spent his youth, and the Aquarium St Malo Europe’s premier circular aquarium. Some of the other attractions are the Fort National built by the famous military architect Vauban, the Barrage de la Rance the hydroelectric dam across the estuary of the river Rance generating approximately 10% of Brittany’s electicity and the Musee de L’Huitre et du Coquillage at Cancale displaying the best oysters and mussels in France.