St Malo Honeymoon, France

In St Malo, experience one of Brittany's premier holiday resorts. St Malo enjoys a magnificent location atop a granite rock that juts out into the English Channel (or La Manche in French).

With its picture-perfect quaint old town, golden-sand beaches and good choice of bars, restaurants and hotels, St Malo offers all the ingredients you need for a memorable seaside honeymoon holiday in France (or as a stopover en route to the UK).

Things to do and see
Explore a maze of narrow cobblestone streets in the medieval old town lined with beautifully reconstructed 17th and 18th century style buildings; around 80 per cent of the old town was destroyed in the battle to drive German forces from the town during World War II.

Enjoy panoramic views overlooking the town, bay and offshore islets from the top of the 1.8km-long ramparts that consist of 6m-thick walls and date from the 14th century.

Admire the Cathédrale St Vincent, constructed in the Plantagenet style, with a Renaissance façade, 1160-nave vault and 14th century choir with pointed arches flanked by chapels. Learn more about this medieval fishing town, once notorious for its pirates, at the fascinating Musée de l'Histoire de St Malo.

Check out the Grand Aquarium, a favourite for children and adults alike with its display of marine life including piranhas, sharks and giant turtles. At low tide, take a 15-minute stroll across the beach via the Porte des Bés to the rocky islet of Île du Grande Bé, where the 18th century writer Chateaubriand was buried.

Accommodation
St Malo offers a good range of bars, restaurants and hotels to suit all budgets, including the stone-sided Hotel Elizabeth that stands adjacent to the medieval ramparts of the old town. If you prefer being close to the beach, try the Hotel Alba, a boutique hotel with panoramic views of the English Channel.

Best time to visit St Malo?
The best months to visit St Malo are between May and September when temperatures average 23°C. July and August are the hottest months, when temperatures can soar beyond 30°C.

Location – St Malo is located on the northeast coast of Brittany, around 14km from Dinard, 69km from Rennes and 414km west of Paris.

Getting there – By high-speed TGV trains, St Malo is just three hours from Paris' Gare Montparnasse and one hour from Rennes. By boat St Malo is a short hop from the UK, with a frequent summer service operating to and from Portsmouth, Poole and Weymouth via the islands of Jersey and Guernsey.