Saint-Malo ramparts

Saint-Malo, the walled corsair city on the Brittany coast, was largely rebuilt after the Second World War, and its granite ramparts make a complete walk around the town in about an hour, with views over the sea, the beaches and the forts on the islands.

At low tide you can walk across the sand to the Grand Bé island, where the writer Chateaubriand is buried; watch the tide times, as the causeway floods quickly. Saint-Malo has some of the biggest tides in Europe. Try crêpes and galettes with Breton cider.