Places to see in ( Saint Malo - France )
Places to see in ( Saint Malo - France )
Saint-Malo is a port city in Brittany, in France's northwest. Tall granite walls surround the old town, which was once a stronghold for privateers (pirates approved by the king). The Saint-Malo Cathedral, in the center of the old town, is built in Romanesque and Gothic styles and features stained-glass windows depicting city history. Nearby is La Demeure de Corsaire, an 18th-century privateer’s house and museum.
Walking through the cobbled streets of St Malo’s old town feels like you’ve stepped back in time. This popular tourist destination and busy ferry port offers visitors an authentic glimpse into Brittany’s important seafaring past. Once the feared base of pirates (corsairs), heavily fortified against Norman (or English) attack, today's Saint-Malo is one of the top tourist draws in Brittany. The star of the show is the atmospheric walled city (intramuros), largely destroyed in the Second World War but painstakingly reconstructed. The modern towns of Parame and Saint-Servan lie outside the walls. It is also the birth place of renowned French explorer Jacques Cartier who is famous for exploring Quebec.
Saint-Malo has a good bus system, with the main terminals located at the train station and just outside the walls(St Vincent). Get a booklet with maps and times from any bus driver. A one and a half hour ticket costs €1.15. Unfortunately there are no bus services late in the evening. The walled city is easily covered on foot, but you can also opt for a dinky Tourist Train that takes you and your wallet for a ride (€5.50).
Alot to see in ( Saint Malo - France ) such as :
Ramparts (Remparts).
The walled city (La Ville Intra-Muros)
The Chateau
The walled city view from the Memorial 39-45
World's first tidal power station
Fort National
Saint-Malo Cathedral
Great Aquarium Saint-Malo
Petit Bé
The Sculptured Rocks
Musée d’Histoire de la Ville et du Pays Malouin
Musée international du Long-Cours Cap-Hornier
Jacques Cartier Museum
Fort de la Conchée
Musée Des Terre-Neuvas
GR 34
RanceGrand Bé
Solidor Tower
Plage du Mole
tomb of Chateaubriand
House Quebec
Cézembre
Demeure de Corsaire
Mémorial 39/45
Promenade du Clair de Lune
Parc du Port Breton
location saint malo intra muros
The Tower Bidouane
Plage de l'Éventail
Bastion de la Hollande
Le Parc de la Briantais
Beach of the Mole
Chapelle Saint Sauveur
Villa Les Roches Brunes
Môle Des Noires
Centre Cristel Éditeur d'Art
Casino Barrière de Dinard
Bon Secours beach
Pointe de la Varde
Bastion Saint Louis
Plage de l'Écluse
The Great Gate
Le Fort de Saint-pere
Manoli Museum and Sculpture Garden
Tour Quic-en-Groigne
Douves Garden
Grande Plage du Sillon
Musée d'histoire et traditions maritimes du pays Malouin
Château De La Duchesse Anne
Bastion St. Philip
Poterne Aux Normands
Musée du Site Balnéaire
La Porte des Champs Vauverts
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Mont Saint Michel_ travelling from Pontorson
We took the TGV to Pontorson upon arrival at CDG from Kuala Lumpur.
Had to change trains at Rennes.
Next day walked to Mont St. Michel ,
a 2 hour trek that soaked in the beautiful French countryside.
Bussed to the island for lunch at the famous La Mere Poulard restaurant tasting their iconic airy omelette.
Toured the massive monastery climbing lots of steps.
Bussed back to Pontorson in the afternoon.
Next morning took an early train back to Paris .
Cinco pueblos para enamorarse de Bretaña
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Places to see in ( Dinan - France ) Eglise Saint Malo de Dinan
Places to see in ( Dinan - France ) Eglise Saint Malo de Dinan
The Saint-Malo church is a church catholic of the xv th century house Dinan in France. It is representative of the flamboyant Gothic in Brittany. The church is located in the French department of Côtes-d'Armor , in the town of Dinan. The first church Saint-Malo was located outside the walls on the site of the current chapel Saint-Joachim (boulevard Flaud, Dinan), this first church depended on the priory Saint-Malo founded in 1066 by Olivier, Viscount of Dinan. The bishop of Aleth ceded the priory to the abbot of Marmoutier in 1108.
During the second half of the xv th century, several parties dispute the ducal crown, this conflict is the cause of the war Britain which lasted from 1465 to 1491. In 1488, the French army threatens Britain, the Duke Francis He feared taking Dinan ordered the destruction of the first Saint Malo church, to prevent the French army of Charles VIII is using it as a base to attack the city. He gives his agreement to finance a new church provided that it is rebuilt intramural. At the end of July 1488, after the Breton defeat of the battle of Saint Aubin du CormierThe French army under Louis of Trémoille began the siege of Dinan , the city capitulated quickly and in August 1488 John II of Rohan , first Baron of Britain but an ally of France, took control of the city . It will remain the captain from 1488 to 1516
In 1505, at the request of the Fabrique, Jehan Lemaître, Master Mason, successor of Guillaume Juhel, goes to Coutances, to examine the church Saint-Pierre de Coutances recently completed, it will be inspired by this visit for finish the upper part of the choir of the church. The choir ( 25 × 20 m ) is supported by eight pillars, the granite vault rises to 21 meters. Its architecture is imposing, witness of the wealth of Dinan at this time: ambulatory flanked by nine chapels including three radiant. Two chapels open on the south ambulatory
The church has two organs: Alfred Oldknow's Grand-Orgue, built in 1889, is English-style, with three 56-note keyboards and a 30-note pedalboard. It is classified as a historic monument , as is the carved chestnut gallery, located in the southern transept. A second organ, formerly owned by a Polish pianist, Henri Kowalski , serves as a choir organ. It is in a chapel northeast of the altar.
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Magnifiques moments au Mont Saint Michel
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MOUNT SAINT MICHEL-PEARL OF NORMANDY
Mont Saint Michel - France - UNESCO World Heritage Site
Mont Saint-Michel was used in the sixth and seventh centuries as an Armorican stronghold of Gallo-Roman culture and power until it was ransacked by the Franks, thus ending the trans-channel culture that had stood since the departure of the Romans in AD 460. From roughly the fifth to the eighth century, Mont Saint-Michel belonged to the territory of Neustria, and in the early ninth century was an important place in the marches of Neustria.
Inside the walls of Mont Saint-Michel.
Before the construction of the first monastic establishment in the 8th century, the island was called Mont Tombe (Latin tumba). According to legend, the Archangel Michael appeared in 708 to St. Aubert, the bishop of Avranches, and instructed him to build a church on the rocky islet. Aubert repeatedly ignored the angel's instruction until Michael burned a hole in the bishop's skull with his finger.
Unable to defend his kingdom against the assaults of the Vikings, the king of the Franks agreed to grant the Cotentin peninsula and the Avranchin, including Mont-Saint-Michel, to the Bretons in the 867 Treaty of Compiègne. This marked the beginning of the brief period of Breton possession of the Mont. In fact, these lands and Mont Saint-Michel were never really included in the duchy of Brittany and remained independent bishoprics from the newly created Breton archbishopric of Dol. When Rollo confirmed Franco as archbishop of Rouen, these traditional dependences of the Rouen archbishopric were retained in it.
The mount gained strategic significance again in 933 when William Long Sword annexed the Cotentin Peninsula from the weakened Dukes of Brittany. This made the mount definitively part of Normandy, and is depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry, which commemorates the 1066 Norman conquest of England. Harold, Earl of Wessex is pictured on the tapestry rescuing two Norman knights from the quicksand in the tidal flats during a battle with Conan II, Duke of Brittany. Norman Ducal patronage financed the spectacular Norman architecture of the abbey in subsequent centuries.
In 1067, the monastery of Mont Saint-Michel gave its support to Duke William of Normandy in his claim to the throne of England. This he rewarded with properties and grounds on the English side of the Channel, including a small island off the southwestern coast of Cornwall which was modeled after the Mount and became a Norman priory named St Michael's Mount of Penzance.
During the Hundred Years' War, the English made repeated assaults on the island, but were unable to seize it due to the abbey's improved fortifications. Les Michelettes -- two wrought-iron bombards left by the English in their failed 1423--24 siege of Mont Saint-Michel -- are still displayed near the outer defense wall.
When Louis XI of France founded the Order of Saint Michael in 1469, he intended that the abbey church of Mont Saint-Michel become the chapel for the Order, but because of its great distance from Paris, his intention could never be realized.
The wealth and influence of the abbey extended to many daughter foundations, including St Michael's Mount in Cornwall. However, its popularity and prestige as a centre of pilgrimage waned with the Reformation, and by the time of the French Revolution there were scarcely any monks in residence. The abbey was closed and converted into a prison, initially to hold clerical opponents of the republican regime. High-profile political prisoners followed, but by 1836, influential figures -- including Victor Hugo -- had launched a campaign to restore what was seen as a national architectural treasure. The prison was finally closed in 1863, and the mount was declared an historic monument in 1874. Mont Saint-Michel and its bay were added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites in 1979, and it was listed with criteria such as cultural, historical, and architectural significance, as well as human-created and natural beauty. ( source: Wikipedia )
Mont Saint Miche Travel
Mont Saint Miche Travel - Mont Saint-Michel was used in the sixth and seventh centuries as an Armorican stronghold of Gallo-Roman culture and power until it was ransacked by the Franks, thus ending the trans-channel culture that had stood since the departure of the Romans in AD 460. From roughly the fifth to the eighth century, Mont Saint-Michel belonged to the territory of Neustria, and in the early ninth century was an important place in the marches of Neustria.
Inside the walls of Mont Saint-Michel.
Before the construction of the first monastic establishment in the 8th century, the island was called Mont Tombe (Latin tumba). According to legend, the Archangel Michael appeared in 708 to St. Aubert, the bishop of Avranches, and instructed him to build a church on the rocky islet. Aubert repeatedly ignored the angels instruction until Michael burned a hole in the bishops skull with his finger.
Unable to defend his kingdom against the assaults of the Vikings, the king of the Franks agreed to grant the Cotentin peninsula and the Avranchin, including Mont-Saint-Michel, to the Bretons in the 867 Treaty of Compiègne. This marked the beginning of the brief period of Breton possession of the Mont. In fact, these lands and Mont Saint-Michel were never really included in the duchy of Brittany and remained independent bishoprics from the newly created Breton archbishopric of Dol. When Rollo confirmed Franco as archbishop of Rouen, these traditional dependences of the Rouen archbishopric were retained in it.
The mount gained strategic significance again in 933 when William Long Sword annexed the Cotentin Peninsula from the weakened Dukes of Brittany. This made the mount definitively part of Normandy, and is depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry, which commemorates the 1066 Norman conquest of England. Harold, Earl of Wessex is pictured on the tapestry rescuing two Norman knights from the quicksand in the tidal flats during a battle with Conan II, Duke of Brittany. Norman Ducal patronage financed the spectacular Norman architecture of the abbey in subsequent centuries.
In 1067, the monastery of Mont Saint-Michel gave its support to Duke William of Normandy in his claim to the throne of England. This he rewarded with properties and grounds on the English side of the Channel, including a small island off the southwestern coast of Cornwall which was modeled after the Mount and became a Norman priory named St Michaels Mount of Penzance.
During the Hundred Years War, the English made repeated assaults on the island, but were unable to seize it due to the abbeys improved fortifications. Les Michelettes -- two wrought-iron bombards left by the English in their failed 1423--24 siege of Mont Saint-Michel -- are still displayed near the outer defense wall.
When Louis XI of France founded the Order of Saint Michael in 1469, he intended that the abbey church of Mont Saint-Michel become the chapel for the Order, but because of its great distance from Paris, his intention could never be realized.
The wealth and influence of the abbey extended to many daughter foundations, including St Michaels Mount in Cornwall. However, its popularity and prestige as a centre of pilgrimage waned with the Reformation, and by the time of the French Revolution there were scarcely any monks in residence. The abbey was closed and converted into a prison, initially to hold clerical opponents of the republican regime. High-profile political prisoners followed, but by 1836, influential figures -- including Victor Hugo -- had launched a campaign to restore what was seen as a national architectural treasure. The prison was finally closed in 1863, and the mount was declared an historic monument in 1874. Mont Saint-Michel and its bay were added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites in 1979, and it was listed with criteria such as cultural, historical, and architectural significance, as well as human-created and natural beauty. ( source: Wikipedia )
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Mont st Michel - Car parks and commercial areas
This is a video of what you find on arrival at the Mont - vast car parks and a commercial area including a supermarket, hotels, restaurants etc. All expensive as you'd expect. For more of my Mont st M vids search on g4shf Mont st Michel
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