The unsuspected charms and places are numerous around our hotel in Saint-Malo on the seafront ! And that's just as well, because what you're looking for are new, unusual and perhaps even strange places that don't feature in the usual tourist guides.

Our team has put together four unusual ideas for your visit to Saint-Malo. You won't be disappointed.

1. Take photos or play hide-and-seek by the breakers

Breakwaters are tree trunks planted in the sand. They can be found all along the sillon, protecting the town from the terrible onslaught of the sea! Since 1698, they have stretched over a length of 3 kilometers, forming an inescapable natural bulwark against the high tides!
In other words, it's a place where you can take magnificent photos, or even play hide-and-seek, all the while enjoying a whimsical setting ! We recommend the breakwaters of Plage de l'Eventail for maximum authenticity.

2. Visit François-Auguste Magon in his town house

Less famous than Robert Surcouf, François-Auguste Magon de la Lande was a wealthy 17th-century shipowner and privateer. He even headed the East India Company! At Porte Saint-Louis, he had a private mansion built to house his finest treasures.
The building can be visited all year round, and you'll find a whole host of exceptional relics. It's a particularly unique place, and the only one to have survived the bombardments of the Second World War.

3. Contemplate the sculpted rocks of Abbé Adolphe Julien Fouéré

Rothéneuf, north-east of Saint-Malo, is home to a very unusual site. Here you'll find rocks sculpted by an abbot, Adolphe Julien Fouéré, a project he began in 1894. Inscribed in the granite, you can admire faces, characters, animals and even monsters...
The gigantic rock fresco has survived the ravages of marine erosion. But you'd better contemplate this spectacle frozen in stone before water and wind completely erase it.

4. Partying at the Nouvelle Vague

La Nouvelle Vague is Saint-Malo's temple of celebration. This 920-seat concert hall is the Mecca of Saint-Malo's cultural life.
It offers prestigious programming at all times of the year. In particular, La Nouvelle Vague hosts the legendary Route du Rock every year. So if you're passing through Saint-Malo during one of its world-renowned festivals, don't hesitate to pay a visit to La Nouvelle Vague!