🇫🇷 Saint-Malo: The Pirate's Stone Fortress 🏴‍☠️🏰

"Where medieval walls defy Atlantic fury, and tides rewrite the coastline twice a day!" 🌊💥 🏰 City of Pirates & Stone Impenetrable defenses: Horsehoe-shaped bastions 4 massive towers Wooden stakes to break tidal waves (see them shake during storms!) Living history: Walk the 1.7km ramparts (free!) for: Ocean vistas 🌊 Cozy café scenes below ☕ 🌊 Tidal Adventures 1️⃣ Grand Bé & Petit Bé Islands 🏝️ Walk there at low tide → Explore fort ruins + Chateaubriand’s grave ✍️ 2️⃣ Fort National 🏰 (Vauban’s 1689 masterpiece) 3️⃣ Natural Tidal Pool 🏊 (Refilled daily by the Atlantic!) ⛪ Key Sights 1️⃣ Walls of Saint-Malo 🧱 (Medieval + 18th-century rebuild) 2️⃣ St Vincent Cathedral ⛪ (Gothic spires + pirate-era graves) 3️⃣ Château de St-Malo 🏛️ (Now the seaside town hall!) 4️⃣ Beaches 🏖️ (Plage du Sillon = best sunset) 🅿️ Practical Tips Parking: Paid lots along southern/western walls. Local secret: Skip ‘sights’—just bask like a Breton! ☀️ #PirateStronghold #TidalWonder #BretonEscape