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Saint-Malo is a terminal for ferry services to Poole, Portsmouth and Weymouth in England via the Channel Islands. It also has a railway station, Gare de Saint-Malo, offering direct TGV service to Rennes, Paris and several regional destinations. There is a bus service provided by Keolis.
It was formerly the seat of the Bishop of Saint-Malo. This see was created in 1146 when Jean de Châtillon, Bishop of Aleth, transferred his bishopric to the growing town of Saint-Malo on a more secure site across the river.
In 1848 the government added a wall pierced for small arms that encircled about three-quarters of the fort. The wall was intended to protect the fort against infantry attack from the land or by troops landed on the rocks on which the fort stands. The engineers also added a small bastion in front of the gate.
Jacques Cartier ( Breton: Jakez Karter; December 31, 1491 - September 1, 1557) was a French explorer of Breton origin who claimed what is now Canada for France.
Le Grand Aquarium - Saint Malo, situé à l'entrée de la cité corsaire, au cœur du bassin malouin, fait partie des principaux aquariums de France. Il a ouvert ses portes en 1996 et appartient aujourd'hui au fonds d'investissement H.I.G. Capital France associé à Laurent Bruloy, également propriétaire de nombreux autres parcs en France et en Europe.
L'île du Petit Bé (ou Bey) et son fort se situent à quelques centaines de mètres des remparts de la ville de Saint-Malo et à quelques dizaines de mètres du Grand Bé. Le fort a été construit au .
