Les Remparts de Saint-Malo

The ramparts of Saint-Malo encircle the walled town over about two kilometres and are walked on foot along the wall-walk. A first medieval enclosure is attributed to Bishop Jean de Châtillon, in the twelfth century, when the bishopric settled on the rock. The medieval towers were later replaced by bastions, mostly between 1708 and 1742, under the direction of Siméon Garangeau, a close associate of Vauban. The castle, raised by the dukes of Brittany in the fifteenth century, and the Quic-en-Groigne tower, wished by Anne of Brittany, complete the ensemble.

Several staircases, such as those of the Saint-Vincent gate, the Grande Porte and the Saint-Thomas gate, let you climb onto the walls. The walk offers views over the bay, the port, the Grand Bé and the island of Cézembre, as well as over the town's roofs.

Badly damaged by the fighting of 1944, the fortified town was rebuilt identically after the war. It lies on the Emerald Coast, in Ille-et-Vilaine.

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