On the Breton shore of the English Channel in Ille-et-Vilaine, Saint-Malo is a historic French port.

The walled city has had a long history of piracy, bringing in large sums of money through domestic extortion and international exploits.The city of Saint-Malo, with its German garrison, was heavily bombed by the Allies in 1944. With a ferry port serving the Channel Islands of Jersey and Guernsey, as well as the southern English cities of Portsmouth, Hampshire, and Poole, Dorset, the city has become a popular tourist destination