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Rothéneuf
You will find the starting point of the G.R. 34, the long-distance footpath, which is ideal to discover the coast and the beaches of the Emerald Coast. 1. La Varde Point Remains of the ancient 17th-century fort with a tremendous view on the Bay of Saint-Malo2. Villa le Nicet 10 avenue Sainte Marie. Cove with the typical beach architecture of the late 19th century3. Villa Sainte Agnès 6 place du Val – One of the first villas built in 1891 along the Val beach4. Chapel Saint-Michel des Sablons Was part of the Mont Saint-Michel Abbey in the 14th century. Jacques Cartier (1491 – 1557) who discovered Canada prayed in the Chapel.5. Sculpted Rocks For nearly 25 years, at the end of the 19th century, the Abbot Fouré sculpted nearly 300 figures in the foreshore rock: pirates, sea monsters, grotesque human, animal and vegetable forms - It covers 500m² on the rocks of Rothéneuf and overlooks the Val beach6. Havre de Rothéneuf Natural harbour linked to the sea between the Rotheneuf Point and l’île Besnard. Ancient customs house. 7. Limoelou Manor Country home of Jacques Cartier and ancestor to the "malouinière*", this delightful 16th century manor now houses a museum as a testimony to the daily life and the voyages of its illustrious owner who died there from plague in 1557.8. Saint Ideuc Charming district of Saint-Malo with its old Church (rebuilt in 1721 and consecrated in 1770 by the last Bishop of Dol.Philippe Petout
Curator of the Museums of Saint-Malo |