45 minutes from Rennes

Built in the 6th century, Cancale was a corsaire port before becoming home to the “terres nuevas”, the sailors who braved all weathers to fish for cod around the banks of the Terre-Neuve, in the North Atlantic Ocean. Today, Cancale is well known for its flat oysters with that authentic sea taste. The port of Houle, built right up against the cliffs, still serves a few fishing boats. Hanging over the shore, the sentier des Douaniers (smuggler’s path) offers fantastic views right up to the pointe de Grouin (7Kms away) and even further.

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45 minutes from Rennes

Dinard is a seaside resort popular with bathers, located at the mouth of the river Rance, opposite Saint-Malo. Much loved by the English aristocracy from the mid 19th century onwards, it still attracts an international clientele, maintaining its reputation as an up-market destination. Many luxurious villas (around 400 or so) are listed as historic monuments. The Ecluse beach is where the Malo and Moulinet points meet, and stunning views of cap Fréhel, the Rance estuary and Saint Malo can be found from here.
With a mild climate and Mediterranean style vegetation, Dinard can often feel very much like Nice.

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45 minutes from Rennes

Saint-Malo has always lived with the sea and has over the years taken full advantage of this. The inner town (historic Saint-Malo) was surrounded by ramparts built and rebuilt in the 12th and 19th centuries, to which architects Vauban and Siméon de Garangeau added fortifications. Saint-Malo ramparts are directly on the rock that supports the inner city and are held in place by the piled up stones.

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1 hour from Rennes
Passing through the "porte du Boulevard", and the "porte du Roy" that features a drawbridge, you will end up on the Grande Rue and its museums, shops and 15th and 16th century houses. The parish church, dating back to the 16th and 17th centuries, is dedicated to Saint Peter, patron saint of fisherman. Going up the Grand Degré brings you to the "Merveille" and the Abbey.

After admiring the Abbey you can contemplate the beauty of the Bay by walking along the rampart path or parapets with small gardens.

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