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Walk the walled city on its granite rock and meet the sailor born here who gave Canada its name, the corsair whose bronze finger still points at England, and the townspeople who once ran their own republic. The town is honest, too, about where its fortune came from.
This is a self-guided walking tour of Saint-Malo that plays through an app on your phone so you can explore at your own pace.
Your narrator André leads you from the castle where the town once declared its own republic, past the granite streets that look five centuries old but were rebuilt after the last war, to a square guarded by bronze dogs with a dark legend.
Walk at your own pace, stop to pick up some seaweed butter or take in the sea view, and pick up where you left off, even offline.
Made for curious travelers who want the whole story of the walled city, not just the postcard.
Over 25,000 travelers have used our self-guided tours, and every booking comes with a full refund guarantee.
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
This is a self-guided audio tour on the "Tourific self-guided tours" app and begins in front of the Chateau. To start the tour, check your email for instructions from Tourific or your booking platform. Can't find it? Search for "Tourific" in your email inbox and spam folder OR contact our support
The tour concludes in front of the Grand Porte
Itinerary
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1Chateau de Saint Malo
Look up at the flag that startled de Gaulle, above a castle that once answered to no king
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
2Porte Saint Vincent
Pass beneath twin arches built nearly two centuries apart, and read what their coats of arms leave out
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
Birthplace of Chateaubriand (Pass by)
Pause in front of the house where a writer born in a storm began a story that ends offshore
Admission ticket free -
3
Search for rare timber houses that outlived two catastrophes the rest of the town could not
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
4Saint-Vincent Cathedral of Saint-Malo
Step into a cathedral whose spire fell and which houses tombs of two men made famous by their voyages
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
5
Decode a street named for a cat
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
House Quebec (Pass by)
Trace how one phrase ended up naming a whole country
Admission ticket free -
6Tour Bidouane
Climb onto the sentry walk beside the powder tower an enemy fireship was built to destroy
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
7
Walk the street from a Pulitzer Prize novel, and learn which of its landmarks actually exist
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
8
Count the bronze mastiffs hidden around this square, and hear about the night they chose the wrong man
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
9Plage de Bon-Secours
Notice a sea pool built through a fake ceremony, and an island grave that carries no name
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
10Statue Robert Surcouf
Meet the corsair whose bronze finger points across the sea, and the paint that followed
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
(Pass by)
Uncover a shipowner's mansion with a hidden half floor tucked inside its walls
Admission ticket free -
11
Pause at place where you can see butter kneaded with seaweed and a Malouin sweet that is not what it looks like
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
12Big Gate
Pass beneath the old sailors' gate, watched by a stone Virgin credited with saving the town twice
5 minutes • Admission ticket free
Additional info
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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