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Saint Malo (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.ma.lo]; also known as Maclou, Maloù or Mac'h Low, or in Latin as Maclovius or Machutus, c. 27 March 520 – 15 November 621) was a Welsh mid-sixth century founder of Saint-Malo, a commune in Brittany, France. He was one of the seven founding saints of Brittany.
Saint-Malo (UK: / s æ̃ ˈ m ɑː l oʊ /, US: / ˌ s æ̃ m ə ˈ l oʊ /, French: [sɛ̃ malo] ⓘ; Gallo: Saent-Malô; Breton: Sant-Maloù) is a historic French port in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany. The walled city on the English Channel coast had a long history of piracy, earning much wealth from local extortion and overseas adventures.
Malo was born near Llancarfan, Wales, and became a monk under St. Brendan, going with him to Brittany. He founded a center at Aleth, now called Saint-Malo. Pagan opposition forced him and his fellow monks to move to Saintes, France, where he is regarded as a bishop. Malo was recalled to Aleth but died on the way.
Saint-Malo, seaport, Ille-et-Vilaine département, Brittany région, northwestern France. It is situated on the English Channel and on the right bank of the estuary of the Rance River. The old walled city stands on a granite islet that is joined to the mainland by an ancient causeway and by an avenue bridging the inner harbour.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
- Saint-Malo Walls. The ramparts protect the entirety of the old part of Saint-Malo and from a circuit of 1.75 kilometres. They were started in the 1100s, updated to combat new military technology in the 1600s and then expanded again up to the mid-18th century.
- Old Saint-Malo. With grey granite as the their material, Saint-Malo’s houses have a distinguished air that borders on severe, but is always beautiful.
- Plage du Sillon. One of those dynamic beaches in a constant state of flux, Plage du Sillon is three kilometres of fine sand beginning just north of the walled city.
- Château de Saint-Malo. In the northeast nook of the walls is the castle built by the Dukes of Brittany from the 1400s to ensure their ownership of the city, now Saint-Malo’s city hall.
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Saint-Malo is on the north-eastern coast of Brittany, near the border with Normandy. The town is perhaps best known as a major arrival point for ferries from the UK to France, but it is also a very impressive town to visit in its own right - don't just go hurtling through!
