Good Times - Condor Magazine Spring/Summer 2023

1.
Ramparts
Known as the walled city, St Malo is surrounded
by ramparts that allow visitors to walk around
the entire old city and enjoy the spectacular
views of the marina, seafront and much more!
2.
La Cité d’Aleth
While used as a German base during WWII,
this mid-18th century fort now serves as a
memorial for the moving history of St Malo
and its liberation during WWII.
3.
Grand Aquarium
For a family favourite, St Malo’s Grand
Aquarium hosts a huge variety of underwater
life with over 600 species of fish, giant turtles
and even a shark tank!
4.
The Carved Rocks
of Rotheneuf
Don’t miss the breathtaking sculptures
of monsters and dragons, carved into the
granite cliff rocks at the sea edge, by a hermit,
Father Adolphe Fouré, in the 1870s.
5.
M usée Jacqu es
Cartier
This 16th-century manor house was the
home of controversial explorer Jacques
Cartier (1491–1557), and now is a museum to
illustrate the explorer’s life.
6.
Ile du Grand Bé
At low tide, cross the beach to walk out via
Porte des Bés to Île du Grand Bé, the rocky
islet where the great St-Malo-born, 18thcentury
writer Chateaubriand is buried.
Pictures left to right: Ramparts, Ile du Grand Bé, Musée Jacques Cartier, Grand Aquarium. St Malo highlights | 69