Saint-Malo tourism and travel guide

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Visit Saint-Malo: highlights and tourist information

France This Way comment: We were pleased to discover that Saint-Malo, often considered a ferry port, is also an exceptional town to explore

Saint-Malo is situated in the Ille-et-Vilaine department and Brittany region.

Tourist classifications for Saint-Malo include "ville fleurie 4*".

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Saint-Malo in Brittany.

Popular places to visit nearby include Dinard Pointe du Moulinet at 2 km and Dinard Pointe de la Malouine at 3 km.

Saint-Malo, France: places to visit and attractions

Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Emerald Coast

at 1 km (direction east)

The Emerald Coast in northern Brittany is extremely popular with visitors and contains numerous...

See Emerald Coast guide

Dinard Pointe du Moulinet

at 2 km (direction west-south-west)

The Pointe du Moulinet in Dinard is visited for the imposing neo-gothic villas and...

See Dinard Pointe du Moulinet guide

Dinard Pointe de la Malouine

at 3 km (direction west-south-west)

The Pointe de la Malouine in Dinard is a promontory west of the town...

See Dinard Pointe de la Malouine guide

Dinard

at 4 km (direction west-south-west)

Dinard, estblished as a fashionable resort in the 19th century, is still one of...

See Dinard guide

Saint-Lunaire

Seaside resort at 7 km (direction west)

Saint-Lunaire is a small resort, established west of Dinard in the 19th century...

See Saint-Lunaire guide

Saint-Briac-sur-Mer

Seaside resort at 9 km (direction west-south-west)

The resort of Saint-Briac-sur-Mer is an attractive destination with lovely views, several beaches and...

See Saint-Briac-sur-Mer guide

Saint-Suliac

Most Beautiful Village at 10 km (direction south-south-east)

Saint Suliac is a beautiful village on the estuary of the River Rance in...

See Saint-Suliac guide

Saint-Jacut-de-la-Mer

Seaside resort at 14 km (direction west-south-west), in the Cotes-d'Armor department

Saint-Jacut-de-la-Mer is a small town on a peninsula in Brittany that is surrounded by...

See Saint-Jacut-de-la-Mer guide

Cancale

at 15 km (direction east)

Cancale is the perfect place to try the famous Brittany oysters, fresh every day!...

See Cancale guide

Saint-Cast-le-Guildo

Seaside resort at 17 km (direction west), in the Cotes-d'Armor department

Saint-cast-le-Guildo is a small seaside resort with a sandy beach and easy access to...

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Mont-Dol

at 21 km (direction east-south-east)

Mont Dol is a small village with a hill top on which stands a...

See Mont-Dol guide

Plancoet

at 21 km (direction west-south-west), in the Cotes-d'Armor department

Quiet when compared with the coast towns in Brittany, Plancoet and the nearby valley...

See Plancoet guide

Dinan Rue du Jerzual

at 22 km (direction south), in the Cotes-d'Armor department

The Rue du Jerzual and the port are two of the most picturesque areas...

See Dinan Rue du Jerzual guide

Dinan church of Saint-Malo

Church at 22 km (direction south), in the Cotes-d'Armor department

The Church of Saint-Malo in Dinan is a large 15th century church with interesting...

See Dinan church of Saint-Malo guide

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Markets in and near Saint-Malo

Market days in Saint-Malo: weekly market: Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday & Friday;

• Saint-Malo: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday & Friday (0km)
• Dinard: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday (3km)
• Saint-Lunaire: market Sunday - seasonal market only (6km)
• Lancieux: market Tuesday & Tuesday (10km)
• Cancale: market Sunday (13km)
• Saint-Jacut-de-la-Mer: market Friday (14km)
• Saint-Cast-le-Guildo: market Monday - seasonal market only (17km)
• Matignon: market Wednesday (21km)
• Plancoet: market Saturday (21km)
• Dinan: market Thursday (22km)

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Tourist attractions near Saint-Malo, France

What to do at Saint-Malo? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Saint-Malo.

Grand sites of France

• Cap d'Erquy / Cap Frehel (32km)
• Baie du Mont Saint-Michel (38km)

Heritage sites

• Mont-Saint-Michel (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (38km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Dinan (22km)
• Granville (37km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins de Montmarin (8km)
• Jardins du château de la Bourbansais (30km)
• Parc du château de Caradeuc (40km)
• Jardin du château de La Ballue (42km)
• Parc du château de Bonnefontaine (45km)
• Argences (59km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Embouchure - Rance (2km)
• Rance (fleuve) (2km)
• Pointe de la Varde (4km)
• Cézembre (5km)
• Îlots Notre-Dame et Chevret (6km)
• Havre de Rothéneuf (6km)
• Île Besnard (7km)
• Côte de Cancale à Paramé (10km)
• Île du Guesclin (11km)
• Baie de Lancieux, baie de l'Arguenon, archipel de Saint-Malo et Dinard (11km)
• Estuaire de la Rance (11km)
• Îlot de la Colombière (14km)
• Pointe du Grouin (15km)
• Île des Rimains (15km)
• Île des Landes (15km)
• Cap Frehel (22km)
• Chausey (28km)
• Le Grand-Pourier (34km)
• Embouchure - Couesnon (38km)
• Couesnon (38km)
• Îlot du Verdelet (40km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale du Marais de Sougeal (41km)
• Étangs du canal d'Ille-et-Rance (44km)
• Source - Rance (55km)

Towns of Art and history

• Dinard (4km)
• Coutances (59km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Dol-de-Bretagne (23km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Saint-Juvat (33km)

Geography and distances

Saint-Malo is in the north-west of France at 65 kilometres from Rennes, the department capital (general information: Saint-Malo is 321 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors Most UK visitors arrive by car with the cross-channel ferry port at Saint Malo keeping driving time to a minimum. For driving distances to Saint-Malo from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 4 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Dinard, Emerald Coast, La Richardais and Saint-Jouan-Des-Guerets.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Malo