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St Malo Port Ferry Overview
Saint-Malo is a walled port city in Brittany in Northwestern France on the English Channel. Saint-Malo is a terminal for a ferry service to Portsmouth in England via the Guernsey and Jersey. It also has a railway station offering direct TGV service to Paris and several links to Guernsey and Jersey in the Channel Islands via a fast ferry catamaran service.
Saint-Malo's name stems from the Welsh Monk MacLow, who is said to have founded the city in 6th century. Around 80% of St Malo was destroyed in the Second World War. Since then the city has been but they completely rebuilt and today the popular seaside town boasts a population of around 50,000. Despite the rebuild St Malo still retains some of it's classic French character, with charming buildings, and a choice of fantastic bars and restaurants.
The bay of Saint-Malo can boast of staging the highest tides in Europe. The difference between low and high tide can be up to 14 metres during Spring. The French explorer, Jacques Cartier who discovered Canada, while trying to find a route to China was born in St Malo. |
