Rue Saint-Malo
The Rue Saint-Malo and the "Vivre la Rue" Association
Rue Saint-Malo, the terrain de la Madeleine and the prison de Pontaniou.
Rue Saint-Malo is a paved street in Brest, France. It is located in the Carpon valley, against the plateau des Capucins in the Recouvrance quarter. Only its lower half survives, as the oldest street in the city.
It runs along the wall of the terrain de la Madeleine, where once stood the convent which took in 'sinful women' and (after the revocation of the edict of Nantes) Huguenots. It is lined with 17th- and 18th-century houses and overlooked by terraced gardens. After its fountain, the road runs into the levée de Pontaniou and ends in the staircase of the Madeleine which leads to the plateau des Capucins.
See also
External links
- (French) Official site for the association Vivre la rue created in 1989 for the preservation of rue Saint-Malo
Coordinates: 48°23′20.34″N 4°30′2.49″W / 48.3889833°N 4.5006917°W
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