History, massive tides, pirates, stone cottages, fun & seafood galore! They have everything in Saint Malo!

Guest: Danielle Overton Chambers

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Danielle Overton Chambers was born in London but moved to Saint Malo as a small child to live with her great-grandparents and after a life around the world she has returned to her favourite place.
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Saint Malo has fascinating history from the 1950s post war to the pirates of the 15th-18th centuries and even earlier with monks and religious living a hermits life there in the 6th century, before they decided to build a cathedral!
From a medieval cathedral town, Saint Malo became a very rich port as the home of trade for hundreds of years, profiting especially from the opening up of the New World.
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From a personal perspective it is wonderful to chat about a place that was such a favourite of mon père. My late Papa loved his stays in Saint Malo, making regular visits to Mont Saint Michel from there as well as crossing to the Channel Islands.
Chatting to my friend Danielle was fascinating as she is so knowledgeable about the history as well as what to do in Saint Malo right now. I will be returning in August and I’m so looking forward to the amazing seafood, the beautiful stone village, the welcoming people and the touristy stuff to do!

Saint Malo links

All the Light We Cannot See – book/ Netflix series set in WW2 in Saint Malo

Malouinières – historic houses of ship owners and privateers

Recette

Galette complete

Musique

Breton bagpipes – Binioù

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