RUE SAINT-MALO
Rue Saint-Malo is the last vestige of the pre-war city spared from the bombardments of the Second World War.
Rue Saint-Malo, the last vestige of the pre-war town spared by the bombardments of the Second World War, is located below the Capuchin plateau, connected to it by the so-called Madelaine stairs. Paved street, washhouse, buildings and stone wall give a particular and historic atmosphere to this emblematic place. In the 17th century, behind this high wall along the street, there was an asylum (la Madelaine), which became a reformatory for rogue girls (le Refuge royal) until 1782, when an unfortunate tenant decided to destroy it by fire. It was an engineer, Trouille, who built a maritime prison there in 1807, the Pontaniou prison, which closed its doors in 1990. Today, the association Vivre la Rue is in charge of preserving and revitalizing Brest's oldest artery, by offering many cultural activities, among other things. The creation, in 2013, of the cultural café Au Coin d'la Rue and the setting up of an exhibition retracing the 300 years of history of this alleyway offer various meeting spaces.
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Cette rue doit être formidable quand il y a des évènements culturels