Where is the city of Saint-Malo located?
Saint-Malo is located on the northwest coast of France, on the shores of the Channel. The territory of the resort occupies about 36.5 square kilometers. The population of Saint-Malo is just over 50 thousand people. However, the city is visited by more than 2.5 million tourists a year. Only at the height of the summer season the population of the city increases almost 4 times!
The national currency is the euro (EUR).).
A little history of the city of St. Malo.
The city was named after the famous Celtic saint Malo, who made a pilgrimage across the Channel and founded the first monastery in these parts in the 6th century. The town of St. Malo was already founded in the XII century. At the end of the XVI century, an independent republic briefly existed here. An echo of those times is the town's motto: "Always faithful!" and the phrase that explains it: "Neither French nor Bretons, but Malouans".
In the late medieval period, the city became a pirate capital, bringing much trouble to "Lord of the Seas" Britain. Only French ships were not plundered by corsairs, but the rest of us had to be on our guard at all times.
The constant rivalry with Britain forced the French crown to think about fortifying the city, which was done by the fortification genius Vauban. It is to him that the city owes its present appearance.
The whole history of Saint-Malo is a story of constant struggle and rebirth from the ashes. Like a phoenix, the city rose from the fires of the 17th century and the defeat of the First World War. The greatest destruction of the city was during the Second World War. Almost 80% of the buildings were destroyed by bombing. Today, through the labor and inspiration of several generations of citizens, the city has been rebuilt and has become even more attractive.
