Mont Saint-Michel Abbey
Discover one of the wonders of medieval architecture.
Saint-Malo the corsair city and Saint-Servan sur Mer
Saint Malo museums: the large keep and castle towers house interesting memorabilia on Jacques Cartier, Surcouf, Duguay-Trouin and Châteaubriand. These famous Saint Malo sailors are also vividly evoked in the dioramas of the wax Historial in the large "Quicqu'en Groigne" tower.
The Saint Vincent cathedral and the privateers' houses overlooking the harbor have been saved. Beautiful view from the Ilot du Grand Be, accessible at low tide, where Châteaubriand lies facing the open sea. A marina in the Bas Sablons cove, which regularly hosts the start of the Route du Rhum yacht race. From Saint Malo, take a speedboat to Cap Fréhel, Ile Cézembre and up the Rance. To the east, the coast develops into a long beach of pure, firm sand, bordered by the promenade of Paramé (Thalassotherapy resort). Beyond, you reach the beach and harbour of Rothéneuf, with its sculpted rocks.
Attached to Saint-Malo, Saint-Servan-sur-Mer retains its originality thanks to its position at the mouth of the Rance, overlooked by the enormous Tour Solidor (1382). This tower houses the Musée International du Long Cours (history of tall ships, the Cape Horn epic...). The Cité peninsula, surrounded by the Corniche d'Aleth promenade, features an 18th-century fort that the Germans transformed into a powerful underground fortress, taken by the Americans in August 1944.
The Parc des Corbières offers a beautiful walk above the Rance. But the best excursion of all is a boat trip up the river, whose rugged banks are brightened by the "Malouinières", the beautiful homes of former shipowners.
This vast estuary is the object of a technical achievement without equal in the world. A 730-metre-long concrete road dam bars the river between the Brebis and Briantais points (6km upstream of St Servant). It traps the flow of the tides, whose harnessed energy produces 540 million kWh annually. The beauty of the site is not marred, and a lock allows navigation. Road links to Dinard have been shortened.