Saint-Malo is a very popular Breton city with tourists. It was built as a fortress to guard the mouth of the Rance River and has served as a refuge for fearsome pirates for centuries. There have been no pirates for a long time, but it was flooded with crowds of tourists and merchants, which slightly spoils the impression of what you see and prevents you from enjoying the contemplation of the fortress itself. Unfortunately, in 1944 the fortress was badly damaged by bombing, so the whole city inside had to be restored.→