Plage de l'Éventail, Saint-Malo

About Plage de l'Éventail, Saint-Malo

When the tide pulls back from the walled city, it uncovers a wide field of rock and coarse shingle out towards Fort National. A walled port that has been throwing bottles into this bay for centuries leaves plenty behind, and the glass lodges in the gaps between the stones. It only works at low water.

Sea glass at Plage de l'Éventail, Saint-Malo

Lots of glass, one collector reported about a hundred pieces an hour, though much of it is under-tumbled and best put back. Frosted pieces are there if you sort, along with old dark olive 'pirate' bottle glass.

Visiting Plage de l'Éventail, Saint-Malo

Safety

Check the tide times before you go and head out on a falling tide, so you're never cut off. Keep away from the bottom of cliffs, wear sturdy shoes on rocks, and follow the collecting rules above.