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WELCOME TO OUR GITES IN BRITTANY

We would like to invite you to stay in one of our self catering gites in Brittany.

Dinan is situated near to St Malo and Dinard.

Our gites are situated on the Rue du Petit Fort, a truly impressive example of

conservation and preservation. This cobbled street descends steeply,

dropping some 75 metres (300 feet) in its 750 metre length, from the old town

to the picturesque River Rance and the old port of Dinan. The walk up and

down is invigorating, scenic and very interesting and even more enjoyable when

you envisage a gourmet meal waiting to be ordered at one of the many picturesque

café’s or restaurants at the port of Dinan.

Dinan is a City of Art & History, situated near St. Malo, Dinard, Dol de Bretagne,

Mont. St Michel, Rennes and many more interesting towns and villages. Dinan was

founded at the turn of the 11^th Century, and from the 13^th 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 13^th 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 13^th Century

Benedictine Abbey and cloisters of St Magloire, and home of the oldest castle

in Brittany. This village comprising of mainly 17^th 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 19 & 20 JULY 2008

BOOK EARLY TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT

For more information on our fabulous “Gites In Dinan” and the surrounding places

of interest refer to our main menu.

For any further information please don't hesitate to contact us.

We look forward to seeing you in Dinan.

Wendy Sullivan.

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