demeure de corsaire

We visited here on an included tour from our Grand Circle trip -- our guide -- a local now, but from Wales originally -- was AWESOME. What insight into the history of these not-quite pirates. There were some really nice painting available for sale -- but one needed CASH --no credit cards accepted. Not many of us had 1000+ euros on hand nor could one get this amount from the ATM on one day. Too bad!

I had been looking forward to seeing this house because of its history and repetoire in the area but thought the person in the shop quite rude, I knew that the tour it was mainly in French and there was English reading scripture but when we asked to join the tour he said it would be pointless as our French wasn't strong enough. Please don't let me put you off though because it does seem like it could be brilliant.

On a recent visit in Saint-Malo we toured this Corsair's house. The owner of the house was a fountain of information about the history of the corsair's as well as the history of Sainte-Malo. It seems the sailors of Sainte-Malo were very clever and ambitious because when there was more fish than they could sell they decided instead to raid British boats for the King of France. This was a form of legalized piracy! They would steal the ship and cargo for cash and then trade the crew for Frenchmen in English jails. This worked well until the English wised-up and began sailing in groups of ships. The corsairs then decided to trade all their surplus fish for silver in Peru. They became quite wealthy doing this until there was more silver in Sainte-Malo than buyers. So what do they do? They take the silver to china and India to trade for silk and spices. They were very resourceful. This was just one of the many interesting stories that we heard along with a tour of the corsair's house. All in all an interesting and fun visit.

After reading the reviews on this site, we decided to scout out the Corsaire's home. It is part of a hotel and thus, not really obvious. We actually went in looking for directions! The place looks lovely and the owner is debonaire. However, be aware that the schedule is very rigid - one visit a day, in the middle of the afternoon. There is a lot of that in St Malo so pick your places as you will probably only be able to see one a day. While the Corsaire's house is interesting, it is pricy for what you get as the visit only includes a couple of rooms. Like all guided tours, much depends on the tour guide. The owner is a nice man, but we believe the quality of the tour depends on how well he interacts with the audience, and what else he has to do on any given day.We recommend you go to the place earlier int he day and ask questions to get a feel for the offering and whether the owner seems to connect well with you. Also be ready to part with what can seem like a bit of money for a short tour.

Very informative on the history of st malo. The guide who owns the place is very passionate gives an excellent historical narrative in french. It comes to life , history of the cosaires!

Fait découvrir la petite et la grande histoire des corsaires de la ville de St Malo.Guide (conteur) très dynamique.Pour tout public.

1h30 de visite passionnante et enrichissante. Le guide a su faire participer tous les enfants présents. Permet vraiment de voir St Malo sous un autre angle et de comprendre son histoire.

Visite très intéressante mais je rejoins le commentaire précédent. Le guide s'attarde vraiment sur les explications. Ce qui devient à la longue légèrement soporifique..

Nous faisons visiter régulièrement à nos amis de passage l'hôtel d'Asfeld. petits et grands sont ravis tant la visite est riche d'enseignements sur la vie malouine et celles des corsaires § Nous y apprenons toujours et cela est magique ! pas un enfant ne bouge et cela mérite d'être salué

La visite est intéressante mais la guide (aussi propriétaire des lieux)traine un peu sur les explications des 2 premières salles.

Visite guidée très intéressante faite par un guide passionné. Très recommandé pour mieux comprendre l'aspect économique et culturel du "métier" de corsaire.

Como meu inglês não é muito bom, perdi boa parte das explicações, mas mesmo assim é um lugar interessante.

Une visite vivante,un guide qui aime son métier, malgré le peu de pièces visitées.Plein de découvertes sur la vie des corsaires d'antan, et sur Saint Malo.A ne pas manquer

Un vrai cours d'histoire rempli de détails: on a adoré! en tout cas, on mari et moi. Pour les enfants en bas age, le vocabulaire est vraiment complex, mais on a pu leur raconter par après. Il ne faut par contre pas s'imaginer voir une maison complète: on visite 3 salons au rez-de-chaussé, un mini entre étage et les caves. Le guide était passionné et passionnant.

On visite les petits recoins de la maison : le petit cabinet "caché", les caves. Mais le vrai atout de la demeure c'est le guide ! La visite est vraiment passionnante, il nous raconte pleins de petites anecdotes, nous montre les objets d'époque : coffre, étoffe, cuillère à pot. Vous ne pouvez pas quitter Saint Malo sans qu'on vous ai raconté la vie de Corsaire ! En plus pas besoin d'attendre que la visite commence, vous la prenez en cours et faites le tour de la maison.