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marmorset OP t1_jcfedf2 wrote

The buildings along the coast are also built as breakwaters, and multiple layers of glass are required to withstand the waves. The first expeditions to Canada sailed from Saint-Malo, and it later became a home to pirates that would harass British ships in the channel.

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Dawnawaken92 t1_jcfgk9f wrote

I wonder what the tide going out looks like.

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marmorset OP t1_jcfjfop wrote

There are numerous pictures and even a time-lapse video online. I don't like traveling, but that's one place I'd like to visit, everything looks amazing.

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Eogard t1_jcg7upt wrote

You are correct, but to be more precise Saint Malo was a Corsair city. So pirates who were armed and approved by the King of France. So pirates used to disrupt foreign expeditions, a form of political pawn. The most famous is probably Surcouf, born in Saint Malo.

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