Mont. St Michel, Rennes and many more interesting towns and villages. Dinan was
founded at the turn of the 11th Century, and from the 13th Century onwards
Dinan became an important stronghold of the Duchy of Brittany, responsible
for the wonderful historical city we know today.
Chateau De Dinan dating from the 13th Century.
Dinan has an abundance of churches, priories, chapels and convents with
exceptional architecture and furnishings, as well as a variety of spectacular
timber buildings dating from the end of the Middle Ages and the Chateau.
The Rue du Jerzual The town centre
The Church St. Saveur
It is home to numerous skilled artisans including painters, sculpters, glassblowers,
leatherworkers, engravers, and cabinet makers, many of them to be found on
the Rue du Jerzual.
"Gites In Dinan" Oil on canvas 2006 by Tim Jordan
http://timjordan.chez-alice.fr/
Dinan boasts nearly three kilometres of ramparts bearing witness to five
centuries of fortification, military and Breton history, dating from
the 13 to 17 centuries. The port of Dinan is a wonderful place to relax
and enjoy an excellent meal in one of the many superb restaurants dotted
along the Rance, followed by a leisurely walk along the tree-lined canal.
A short walk along the canal, under the imposing 130ft high granite viaduct
will take you to the picturesque village of Lehon, home to a 13th Century
Benedictine Abbey and cloisters of St Magloire, and home of the oldest castle
in Brittany. This village comprising of mainly 17th century stone houses is listed
in the French guide “The most Beautiful Villages in Brittany”.
On the third weekend of July, every other (even-numbered) year, the
Fête des Ramparts is celebrated with medieval-style jousting, banquets, fairs
and processions, culminating in an immense fireworks display. There's a market
every Thursday in the places du Champ and du Guesclin (the original medieval fairground).
The Fête des Remparts through Rue du Petit Fort.
(Our gites are located right on this street).
THE NEXT FETE des RAMPARTS JULY 2010
BOOK EARLY TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT
