The Hardest City to Invade: Saint Malo's Secrets Audio Guide

4.23

4.2(13 reviews)

Private Tour

English, French

Mobile ticket

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Overview

Available languages

English

French

Mobile ticket

Be captivated by the coastal city where echoes of corsairs and conquest linger on this self-guided audio tour. Experience the magic of GPS playback on this immersive stroll through Saint Malo.

Every cobblestone and sea breeze in Saint Malo seems to whisper a tale of resilience, adventure, and the enduring spirit of Brittany’s captivating coastal city. On this walking tour, you’ll embark on a journey around its walled old town to see its hidden treasures.

I’ll show you three of the old city’s gates, starting with Saint Vincent Gate, where I’ll tell you why you’ll see ermines everywhere in Saint Malo. On your way to the Big Gate where our tour ends, you’ll walk along Saint Malo’s ramparts, hear its surprising history and learn a thing or two about the area’s climate.

By the end of this tour, you’ll have gained a new appreciation for this slice of Brittany, its history, and maybe, just maybe, a new sense of humour courtesy of the Malouins who call the city home.

Additional Info

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Most travelers can participate

What To Expect

Start your tour outside the Office de Tourisme de Saint-Malo, the perfect spot to get your bearings and learn about what the city has to offer.

Admission Not Applicable

Walk a short distance up to Chaussée du Sillon, a boulevard offering incredible vistas of the sea and the city’s coastline. Enjoy the panoramic views and get a sense of Saint Malo's maritime heritage.

Admission Not Applicable

Options

The Hardest City to Invade: Saint Malo's Secrets Audio Guide

What‘s Included

Get unlimited, lifetime use of this tour, before your booking date and after it

The virtual playback option, so you can listen to this tour like an audiobook from anywhere

Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata

Flexibility to explore at your own pace with a self-guided GPS tour

Directions to the starting point so that when you’re in the right place, the tour will start

Guide: Audio: English Written: English

Smartphone and headphones (Please bring your own)

Entry fees to museum or attractions mentioned en route

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Reviews

4.23

13 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Good audio tour
rachelmN4120QH,Jun 9, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
This was a great audio tour when we were on a brief trip to Saint Malo for a Tour de France stage. It was flexible and easy to follow and we learned a lot about the town.
A great way to tour a city on foot
laurawR9685LB,May 19, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
The app was super easy to use, extremely informative, and just perfect for us!
City tour
Ronny D,May 13, 2026
- Review from Viator
1.00
Very user unfriendly app. Very cumbersome process to download. After payment difficult to handle. Why not also in Dutch? I didn't get to finish the guidance
beautiful
mamanmarsu,Mar 2, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Beautiful walled city.
See Saint Melo from the sea!
Kimberly P,Aug 24, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
A great way to way to learn about the city and enjoy time on the water on a beautiful day. Coffee and tasty biscuits were a nice treat.
MarkBelcher65,Jul 24, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
An excellent tour, very interesting and the geolocation worked a treat. The history and stories told were fascinating . St Malo is stunning!
Hardest city to invade or visit
henryaoh,Jul 17, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00
Saint Malo is a beautiful walled city with buildings and narrow cobbled streets befitting to its heyday as the hardest city to invade. This reputation is maintained into the 21C as our first two attempts to visit were thwarted by sheer numbers of visitors on a weekend and on Bastille Day. On our third attempt, we made partial success by entering the defensive walls by car, only to find our efforts thwarted. This time it was the lack of signage to disabled parking or even discovery of such rarity within the walls that kept our motor running. We could readily see the irregular cobbled surfaces, the narrow pavements edged by 8 inch granite slabs that are the nightmare to wheelchair and mobility scooter uses. Alas we chose the exit route, paradoxically discovering 3 disability parking spaces by the exit rather than the entrance. I was not surprised to note that none of the 3 vehicles occupying those precious parking spaces displayed any disability enabling entitlement. It is such a shame that such a beautiful city does not flag up a how to visit Saint Malo for those with accessibility issues. Prior to our entry we enquired of disability parking to two local lady gendarme controlling traffic. Their look of mystery said a thousand words. We abandoned our visiting aspirations and took refuge in the nearest Leclerc hyper market. As events happened this second choice for a visit proved more successful yet did not have any authentic historical resonance.
Looking up, not down!
204oonao,Jul 1, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
To you have somebody guiding you around, without having to look down at your screen all the time is a very positive integration of computers within the world. There was a pleasure in looking as opposed to following that cannot be underrated when you’re only in town for an afternoon.
Outstanding Audio Guide
EricG141,Jun 19, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
This an excellent guide. It uses GPS coordinates to know where you are so that the narrator speaks when you at the specific location pertaining to that bit of narrative. You can pause if you want to take a break and resume when ready. The information provided is excellent and interesting. This is the best audio guide experience I've had thus far. Well done!
Excellent!
Patricia J,Jan 4, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
It was amazing! Beautiful sites and views. The audio tour does not take you all around the walls/ramparts. But the descriptions and GPS mapping were right on!