Trevor Huxham

Before I began researching what to see in France, I had never even heard of the city of Saint-Malo (pronounced “san mah-loe” [sɛ̃.ma.lo]), which sits on the northwestern corner of the country in the region called Brittany . But friends and guidebooks kept saying great things about this place so I thought it would be a natural stop along my route westward from Paris after Bayeux and Mont-Saint-Michel . Upon exploring this fortress of a city known for being a home base for pirates, I realized how right everyone who praised it really was. Intra-Muros Intra-Muros: the walled city Intra-Muros Most people come to Saint-Malo for the old city which is snuggled behind its vast stone walls, the part of town called Intra-Muros  (Latin for “within walls”). Apart from shopping and eating delicious food (I only partook in the latter, see the Food section below), there’s not much to do here apart from simply exploring the gray avenues and hiking across the ramparts, where you can...