- On this first day of deconfinement, Saint-Malo found a little animation.
- The city walls are once again accessible to the public.
- To enjoy the beach, however, you will have to wait a bit.
"It's been more than two months since I saw the sea, it's pure happiness". On the ramparts of Saint-Malo this Monday, Brigitte does not lose a crumb of the show. With her husband, she left Dinan (Côtes-d'Armor) to spend the afternoon in the corsair town. And it was not the strong gusts of wind that would have discouraged him from going out. Quite the contrary. Because for Brigitte, this invigorating walk has a very special flavor. "I got the virus and spent eight days in the hospital, I'm a miracle worker," she says. When I recovered, I told my husband that the first thing I would do was go see the sea. ”
On the ramparts of Saint-Malo, the emblem of the city, it is not the crowd this Monday afternoon on this first day of deconfinement. Access was also regulated by the mayor with a mandatory direction of traffic and six stairs for entry and six others for exit. His camera slung, André strafing the corsair city from every angle. For him, too, this walk by the sea was vital. "I work in a psychiatric hospital in Rennes and I really needed to recharge my batteries to manage my stress," he says. We find a space of freedom that we had lost and it's really pleasant ».
Beaches are still prohibited
At the foot of the city walls, the Bon Secours beach and the large Sillon beach, however, are still prohibited. Like many Breton elected officials, the mayor Claude Renoult asked the prefect to request the gradual reopening of certain beaches in the city. A request still under study and which should take a few days to be validated, until a strict specification is established.
While waiting to be able to dip again, the deconfined take their pain rather patiently. "We can already stroll by the sea, we must not be too greedy," says Michel, a retiree from Malou, who appreciates "the spectacle of these pristine landscapes". "Of course I would like to walk with my feet in the water but it's only a matter of days," adds Lydie, crossed on the dike. We have been waiting for two months already, we may well wait a little week! "
"It was murky inside the walls during confinement"
In the intramural on the other hand, some begin to find the time long. This is the case of Gaël who runs a shop selling regional products. "The weather was good during all the confinement and just the day we can reopen, we hit a storm," he smiles, a bit disillusioned.
The reopening of the ramparts since Monday, however, gives him a little balm in the heart. "It feels good to meet a few people because it was really murky during the confinement in the intramural, everything was closed and we always met the same people," said the trader, who now awaits the return of tourists . "We are expectant like many," he says. But I fear that if the season is not good, some may have to leave.
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