"Where Marie Antoinette got her oysters" Cancale by ryuhome
Cancale Travel Guide: 14 reviews and 38 photos
This is a nice stop when you're on your way from Mount Saint Michel to St. Malo or vice versa. Besides being famous for its oyster, there're some nice waterfront stores and resturants. Too bad we came in the off season on a rainy day in the afternoon and most of the places were closed.
This place has one of the biggest tidal difference in the world, as you can see from this picture.
You can get oysters here from the stalls at about one third the price you paid at a resturant. You order by the size and they opened them for you right there.
- Pros:Perfect for a stop over
- Cons:None
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If you are facing the bay, the oyster stalls are all the way to the left side. We went the other way and at the end of... more travel advice
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I guess the big tidal difference makes it easy to harvest the oysters. At low tide, you can see tractors going way out... more travel advice
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