SETOP 2009

Saint Malo

History

SaintMalo

Saint-Malo, during the Middle Ages, was a fortified island at the mouth of the Rance River, controlling not only the estuary but the open sea beyond. Modern Saint-Malo traces its origins to a monastic settlement founded by Saint Aaron and Saint Brendan early in the 6th century. Its name is derived from a man said to have been a follower of Brendan, Saint Maclow.

Saint-Malo became notorious as the home of the corsairs, French privateers and sometimes pirates. (In the nineteenth century the city's "piratical" notoriety was portrayed in Jean Richepin's play Le flibustier and in César Cui's like-named opera derived therefrom.)

The corsairs of Saint-Malo not only forced English ships passing up the Channel to pay tribute, but also brought wealth from further afield. Jacques Cartier, who sailed the Saint Lawrence River and visited the sites of Quebec City and Montreal - and is thus credited as the discoverer of Canada, lived in and sailed from Saint-Malo, as did the first colonists to settle the Falklands - hence the islands'French name Iles Malouines, which gave rise to the Spanish name Islas Malvinas.

source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Malo

Visit

SaintMalo

On the website http://www.saint-malo-tourisme.com, you will find information about Saint Malo, such as art galleries and museums.

You will find here an access to all these information and here the list of September 2009 events, in French.



You can also visitSaint Malo website, http://www.saint-malo.com.

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