Tag: Saint Malo
Do people still pay to use tourist binoculars?
They have been part of our landscape for decades and stand as a marker of old tourist sites. A bit outdated, they sit sometimes facing the sea, sometimes facing the…
“It’s very complicated”… The old breakwaters remain planted in this secret place
They have been planted in the sand of Sillon beach for almost two hundred years. In Saint-Malo, the breakwaters are part of the landscape. Whether they are drowned in the…
Why do we continue to dive in “prohibited zone 24” around a mysterious wreck?
It has a name that fuels fantasies. “ZI 24” for “prohibited zone 24”. A sensitive nuclear site? No way. A secret military defense site? Always not. A land to welcome…
“Not sure that the building will still be there in ten years”… Saint-Malo and the puzzle of storm management
With each approaching storm, the same ceremony is repeated. Sheltered from the rain, they prepare their boots and their raincoats with the sole idea of getting as close as possible…
These owners who abandon Airbnb and short-term rentals
She was one of the first victims of the arrival of short-term rentals. A flagship destination for Ile-de-France residents for the weekend, the city of Saint-Malo has been fighting for…
After the birth of their son Kaymronne, a couple harassed with hateful comments
He was born on New Year’s Day. First baby of 2024 from the maternity ward of the Saint-Malo hospital (Ille-et-Vilaine), the little man was entitled to his photo in the…
Two men arrested for twice damaging a college with a backhoe loader
The entrance gate smashed, two prefabricated classrooms crushed and the lawn of the establishment trashed. This is the spectacle of desolation that the students and staff of the Saint-Joseph La…
“We pass by without knowing”… This podcast tells the story of stranded ships
They have been there for several months, years or even decades. Abandoned by their owners, the wrecks of the Quelmer boat cemetery are one of those places that fascinate. Every…
Covered with sand, a departmental road still closed to traffic
It will only have been reopened for three short weeks. Following the weather conditions of recent days, departmental road 201 along Anse Du Guesclin in Saint-Coulomb, near Saint-Malo, is once…
With their competitive deposits, fishermen are looking for the recipe
They only go out to sea for an hour and a half a day and even then, not every day. And they don’t have to go very far. Since the…