French resorts are famous all over the world. Once upon a time, the Russian aristocracy basked in the sun on the Cote d'Azur, and the future champions of the royal yacht clubs trained in Normandy. Today, the sea coast of France still remains one of the most attractive places for a relaxed beach and outdoor activities. It is possible to conditionally distinguish three main parts of the resorts: the Mediterranean, separately the Cote d'Azur with its crystal waters and the Atlantic coast
French resorts on the Atlantic Ocean
One of the most famous places on the French coast is Normandy - as many as 640 kilometers of northern rocky coasts. There are not so many beaches among them, but the development of seaside resorts in Upper and Lower Normandy is at its best.
Firstly, these are the ancient chalk cliffs of the town of Etretat (?tretat), which have been popular since the time of the French Enlightenment. Hugo, Dumas, Maupassant, Manet and Monet loved to live here, capturing in word and brush the harsh northern nature.
Secondly, these are Deauville, Cabourg and Trouville, with Trouville and Deauville separated by an isthmus. Deauville has been known since the 19th century, when the Duchess of Morny decided to set up a French resort here. Everything here is chic: from a wooden promenade made of African azobe wood from 1923 to beach cabanas named after ... for example, Grace Kelly, who has been here. By the way, this place became the place where Coco Chanel appeared in the guise of "a la garcon". There is a famous casino, a golf club, hippodromes.
Cabourg is much freer, more space on the beach. But there is also a casino and a yacht club where sailing enthusiasts have a rest. Normandy has a mild climate without the exhausting heat, and due to its proximity to Paris, there are many residents of the capital on weekends. The temperature never exceeds + 26°C in summer, and the water rarely warms up above +23°C, but it is not too cold for swimming.
To the west of Normandy lies the Brittany region - the picturesqueness of this area and local beaches can captivate even the most sophisticated heart. These are fishing villages for lovers of silence and local French resorts, such as Saint-Malo. The unique history of the city makes it attractive for tourists who appreciate original entertainment. This is a pirate town that in the 16th century turned into one from a quiet monastic retreat. At the same time, a unique fortress was erected. Now there are numerous "pirate" holidays. The sea world can be seen in the Grand Aquarium - there are many underwater inhabitants, and while diving, freezing in front of another pirate frigate that has died at the bottom.
Another coast that looks like green beautiful shores to the Atlantic Ocean is Aquitaine. The main resort here is Côte d'Argen (C?te d'Argen, translated as Silver Coast) with fine silvery sand. It is thanks to him that the beaches of the coast are so popular with hardened people - there are strong winds here, but this only inspires surfers and yachtsmen.
On the west coast of France, washed by the Atlantic, there are a lot of various resorts, including luxurious ones, chosen by the aristocracy since the 19th century, which is not surprising: the lush beauty of nature, both natural and man-made, extensive beaches of soft sand, there is no unbearable heat in summer, and sea water is refreshing - even at the end of summer it is only +20 gr. The only, but significant, inconvenience is the powerful tides, when the ocean sometimes recedes by more than 1 km.
The most famous fashionable resort in the whole world, where there are also thalassotherapy centers (a little more than 20 km away is the town of Brisku, famous for its sodium chloride waters). This ancient, beautiful, calm city is located in the southern part of the Atlantic coast of France, near the border with Spain. The climate here is very mild, not only beach lovers come here, but also water sports and golf. The beaches are sandy, clean, the infrastructure is excellent. There are many attractions in Biarritz, for example, the Museum of History, the Maritime Museum, the Chocolate Museum. There is a casino. From Paris you can get there by train, by car or by plane.
La Baule- no less famous resort. Located on the south coast of the Brittany region, in the cozy bay of La Baule. The city is unusually beautiful, all buried in flowers, nearby is a healing pine forest, the beaches are amazing, made of velvet sand. There are very famous thalassotherapy centers. Relatively close to La Baule is one of the New Wonders of the World - the Abbey of Saint-Michel (on the north coast of Brittany) or you can take a walk through some castles of the Loire River, also within an hour or two drive by car. Not far from Nantes there is a wonderful Puy du Fou park. A high-speed train runs from Paris to La Baule, the journey time is 3.5 hours.
Bordeaux- not only a resort, but also the "capital" of the famous Bordeaux wines, one of the oldest cities in France, and at the same time the capital of the Aquitaine region (on the southern coast of the Atlantic coast of France). For its charm, Bordeaux is called "little Paris" and "sleeping beauty". Nearby is the "capital of oysters" - the resort town of Arcachon, which is located on the largest dune in Europe. Both in Bordeaux and in Arcachon, as well as in all of Aquitaine, there are many ancient historical sights (cathedrals, theater, etc.). The Museum of Customs in Bordeaux has an excellent collection of exhibits on the history of the city and navigation. From Paris to Bordeaux, a trip by high-speed train will take 3 hours, by plane - 1 hour.
La Rochelle- a resort on the shores of the Bay of Biscay (the bay overlooks the Atlantic Ocean). It is located in the Pointe-Charentes region rich in historical monuments. Soft sandy beaches, mild climate, abundant nature, original museums, ancient sights, parks attract tourists to this resort from early spring to late autumn: a medieval port with powerful towers, Fort Bayard, the mansion of King Henry II, Futuroscope Park, an old trading Rue du Palais with palaces of the 18th century, museums of history, printing and photography, fine arts, a maritime museum, a huge aquarium with sharks in the old district of Gabu.
Poitiers- a historic city, the capital of the department of Vienne, surrounded by an ancient fortress wall with thick towers. Cathedrals, Gothic churches, palaces, wide boulevards and narrow winding streets, squares, the largest of which are noisy with city markets every day, the Palace of Justice, luxurious gardens and a park, museums and a planetarium - all this is Poitiers. Not far from it are 3 no less ancient towns: Parthenay, Saint-Savin and Chauvigny, known for the fact that some of the most important battles in the history of France once took place there.
Rochefort- a port city of the middle of the 17th century. Wide streets, boulevards, the royal arsenal of Corderi and the 17th century rope factory, the house-museum of the writer Pierre Loti, the longest building in the country - the International Maritime Center, museums, fortifications erected under Napoleon I, an innovative bridge of 1900, called the "flying ferry" across the Charente River - sights of interest to tourists.
Saint Jean de Luz- an old fishing, in particular, whaling city, which confirms its glory with the annual Tuna Festival in July. Ancient squares, cathedrals, the church where King Louis XIV married a Spanish princess, royal castles, in particular, Ravel, Chaliapin later visited one of them. The city has a thalassotherapy center.
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Deauville- a very respectable and expensive resort in Normandy: wide sandy beaches, first-class hotels, expensive restaurants and clubs, casinos. The journey from Paris by high-speed train takes 2 hours.
- a city in the bay of the same name overlooking the English Channel. It was founded by Welsh monks in the 6th century, and in the 12th century it became a haven for corsairs and remained so for several centuries. Here lived such real historical characters as the navigator Jacques Cartier, who headed in the 1530-1550s. the colonization of North America by France (he is considered one of the founders of Canada), the writer Chateaubriand, whose grave is located on a steep cliff of one of the high cliffs outside the walls of the city, the corsair Robert Surcouf, who became famous during the Napoleonic wars. Monuments were erected to Cartier and Surcouf. The oldest part of the city is called Intra Muros, i.e. “inside the walls”, because it is surrounded around the entire perimeter by powerful huge fortress walls, Intra Muros is connected to the mainland of the city by a wide dam, which even high tides do not flood. There is also the Rotneuf quarter, which also belongs to Saint-Malo. In Intra Muros, the sights will have to be seen for several days: first of all, it is the fortress wall itself surrounding it, on top of which tourists walk, then there is the old castle of Anne of Brittany, a unique aquarium, Saint-Vincent Cathedral, in which a mosaic floor painting depicts the arrival of Jacques Cartier on the shores of North America, the ancient quarter of Saint-Servant, the castle of Du Bo, many interesting museums: the memorial of the Second World War, the wax museum of corsairs, etc. Outside the walls of Intra Muros is the famous watchtower Solidor, which will house the museum of navigation, in Rotneuf - the house of Jacques Cartier, where the Corsair Museum is located and much more.
Dinar- an ancient city, located literally across the Strait of Saint-Malo opposite the fortress of Saint-Malo, i.e. out on the English Channel. Dinard was nicknamed the city-museum of the Belle Epoque architectural style. Its entire coast is a beautiful continuous soft beach. Among the famous buildings is the mansion of the wife of Napoleon III. Interesting buildings, museums (marine, historical, etc.), Alley of artists with large reproductions of landscapes of Dinard by Renoir, Picasso and other famous painters.
Atlantic France is represented by three regions - Brittany, Loire Pays and New Aquitaine, and each of them has its own unique charm, which may not be appreciated by everyone and not immediately. For many, it has long become the personification of a beautiful life, luxurious holidays and great opportunities. Cities by the ocean carry a very different message.
These places will definitely appeal to surfers who are ready to ride the rebellious waves of the Bay of Biscay, as well as connoisseurs of gastronomic pleasures, because this is where the real French oysters are grown.
We present 10 interesting cities in France located on the Atlantic coast.
List of interesting cities on the Atlantic coast of France
- Brest
- Concarneau
- Guerand
- Les Sables d'Olonne
- Rochefort
- La Rochelle
- Royan
- Biarritz
- Saint Jean de Luz
Photos taken from Instagram accounts.
Brest - the harsh charm of Brittany
Brest (photo: @clemi1064)An industrial city on the Brittany peninsula, the largest city in France in the West. Brest will not turn your head with its architecture or picturesque streets, but this city on the Atlantic coast is definitely worth a visit. The sandy beaches of Brest are great for surfing, and its restaurants offer a wonderful experience of French Brittany cuisine with its fish and seafood dishes, Breton pastries, cheeses and soups.
Concarneau - the city of fishermen
Concarneau (photo: @wendyboussard) A city in Brittany, located about 100 km from Brest. Concarneau is known as a major fishing port, and for over 100 years (since 1905) it has hosted the annual costumed Blue Net Festival, dedicated to the local fishing culture.
Gerand - salt marshes and medieval fortresses
Gerand (photo: @bernat4944) Guérande is a special city on the Atlantic coast of France. From above, it looks like a patchwork quilt, sewn from a large number of small shreds. It owes this to its geographical location, which combines architectural and natural attractions.
Guerand is surrounded by a fortress wall built in the 15th century, and historical films are often shot on its streets. The picturesque medieval center turns into salt marshes. Guerande salt marshes are considered a natural and historical heritage of the country, and the salt that is mined here is known throughout the world.
Les Sables d'Olonne - a quarter of shells and a yacht regatta
Les Sables-d'Olonne (photo: @lessablesdolonne) A small town founded by a troubadour at the beginning of the 13th century. There are many sandy beaches, Renaissance churches, a zoo and even a shell museum. There is an interesting attraction in Les Sables-d'Olonne - a whole quarter, the walls of houses of which are decorated with shells laid out in picturesque panels. It is also in this city that every four years the start and finish of the Vendée Globe, the world's only single yacht regatta, takes place.
Rochefort - architectural traditions of classicism
Rochefort (photo: @kirua7514) Geographically, Rochefort is not quite the Atlantic coast. The city is located on the right bank of the Charente River, about 15 km from its center to the coast. But if you pass through these places, for example, in La Rochelle or on the island of Oleron, you will miss the opportunity to stop by Rochefort.
This is a small but very pretty city with wide boulevards and avenues, built according to the principles of classicism. Rochefort is a former major military and modern commercial port and its history can be traced in the local Maritime Museum.
Vannes - the city of half-timbered houses
Vann (photo: @cecileseveno) If you are not an avid Francophile and traveler, you have hardly heard of this city, but it is worth paying attention to. It will win you over with its colorful streets and picturesque half-timbered houses. The city is divided into two parts. The Upper Vannes is modern and dynamic, while the Lower Vannes is ancient, medieval and atmospheric.
La Rochelle - oysters and Ford Boyard
La Rochelle (photo: @kr0910) One of the most important French trading ports interacting with Canada and the Antilles. Not far from La Rochelle there is the island of Re, famous for its oyster plantations. About 30 km from the city center, in the Antoche Strait between the islands of Ile d'Aix and Oleron, there is the famous Boyar fortress, which has taken root in Russia under the name Fort Boyard.
La Rochelle belongs to the region of Poitou-Charentes, which produces chabischu-du-poitou - from goat's milk.
Royan - a cozy town for a "wild" holiday
Royan (photo: @oywithpoodles) A small Atlantic resort, conducive to a leisurely, but very pleasant and atmospheric family vacation. There are four sandy bays, five city beaches, a harbor, casinos, hotels, cafes. In Royan, camping is a very popular type of budget holiday.
Biarritz, the Atlantic surfer's resort
Biarritz (photo: @igonzalezespada) For many years, the glory of the main Atlantic French resort has been attached to Biarritz. The city is located less than 40 km from the border with Spain. Powerful ocean waves have made Biarritz one of the capitals of European surfing.
The city was of no small importance for representatives of the Russian intelligentsia. Fyodor Chaliapin, Anton Chekhov, Vladimir Nabokov, Alexander Blok, Vasily Aksyonov came here to live and relax.
Saint-Jean de Luz - a charming French town on the Spanish border
Saint Jean de Luz (photo: @jmvoyager33) The city is 17 km west of Biarritz and 20 km from the border with Spain. Saint-Jean de Luz is known as a resort town with sandy beaches and excellent cuisine. One of the main attractions of the city is the Chateau d'Hourtoubier castle hotel.
Les Sables d'Olonne. Atlantic Ocean. Beach. Ebb and flow.
Memories of pleasant travel trips are the most interesting thing. Often this happens outside the schedule and outside of our plans and desires. Sometimes, in a series of rushing days, you suddenly stumble upon some kind of "memorable anchor": either a photograph taken there and there, or a train ticket lying around in the nightstand, or a guide found in the closet while looking for something else, or or some long-undressed piece of clothing bought on that trip ... In short, the reasons may be different, the result is more important: because of an artifact that came to hand, you willy-nilly plunge into a blissful pool of memories. Views and pictures, places and vivid impressions rush through my head. Under each of them, memory has long placed its tags and notes. Here was a view of unprecedented beauty, and there was a rainbow in the whole sky, here something impressed me very much, there I met very interesting people, but here I visited for the first time. Just about this trip there are a lot of memories with the tag "for the first time". France - for the first time, Paris - for the first time, the Atlantic Ocean - for the first time.
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Part 1. Paris. First date. Impression in pictures.
Part 2. Slowly in Paris..
Part 3. Les Sables-d'Olonne. Atlantic Ocean. Beach. Ebb and flow.
Part 4. Les Sables-d'Olonne. Vendee Globe Regattas..
Part 5. Les Sables-d'Olonne. Mal, yes removed.
Part 6. Talmont-Saint-Hilaire. The ruins of a castle with 12 centuries of history.
1. Some 3 hours by TGV train and we are transferred from the French capital to the resort of Les Sables d'Olonne, relaxed by the ocean breeze. The walk from the railway station to the apartment took no more than 15 minutes and shortened the procedure for settling in a hotel to At the very least, we are pouring into a leisurely resort life.On the way, I noticed an abundance of miniature fountains throughout the city, but my first step was to the ocean, because somehow meeting with him was very "for the first time" and it was simply unbearable to put it off.
I’ll tell you more about Les Sables d’Olonne itself next time, but now the ocean, the beach, the ebbs and flows. 
2. And here I am on a huge beach. The golden six-kilometer arc of the beach is the boundary between the town and the ocean. The Remblay promenade stretches along the beach. There are many cafes and souvenir shops on the embankment, and in the evenings walking along Remblay you can see a lot of street artists of various genres. 
3. The coast at Les Sables-d'Olonne is very gentle. That is why the tides are so noticeable here caused by the change in the position of the moon and the sun relative to the Earth at different times of the day. At low tide, the ocean recedes by 300-400 meters. The entire sandy surface of the beach , which can be seen in the picture below, will be under water at night and whispering waves will get very close to the Remblay embankment.In the picture, Remblay is distinguished by a white strip separating the hotel buildings and the sandy surface of the beach.  |
4. The main reason for coming to Les Sables d "Olonne:. But since there was not a single photographer with a waterproof camera in our small group, I did not have a single photo a la" I'm in a kayak - surf the Atlantic". Alas and alas, but there's nothing to be done. Only while walking along the beach I photographed this trio of sit-on-top kayaks. They have a very distant relation to the sea kayak, but for lack of a better one, it will do.  |
5. The resort is very popular with windsurfers and yachtsmen. Here and there were plenty of "ready to use" sailing catamarans and windsurfers. You can rent both at the local sailing club.  |
6. I also saw a lot of water bikers. With such a calm, which was almost the entire week of our stay in Les Sables d "Olonne, you can accelerate to maximum speed and, most importantly, look far and well, so as not to create a water accident. The picture shows one of the two lighthouses indicating the entrance to the harbor, or rather, to the strait, which leads from the ocean to a bizarrely formed river mouth, along the banks of which are the Arundel tower, and a little further, piers, warehouses and something else port.In the end, the mouth flows into a small lake.  |
| You can see both lighthouses here. |
I found on the Internet such a picture depicting the entrance to the harbor and the very tower of Arundel, the photograph of which I have is of such terrible quality that there is no way to expose it.  By Raphaël Toussaint, lithograph "Les Sables d"Olonne-La Tour d"Arundel". Source: raphael-toussaint.fr |
| 7. Approaching the lighthouse, it was impossible not to notice this romantic inscription on the blindingly white surface of the lighthouse. Translation from French is simple and uncomplicated: "I love you. My love. Forever." The French, what can you take from them)) It looks like the surface of the lighthouse is regularly painted in order to make room for subsequent "rock" drawings))  |
8. If you look at the local beach in Google Maps -->  , then it is easy to notice a rocky ridge approaching the shore. Up close it looks like this:  |
9. At high tide, water covers the stones and after the tide, something similar to mussels remains on the stones. I don’t know the details, unfortunately, but judging by the number of hunters for these “sort of” mussels, it can be judged that it is very edible and perhaps in a local restaurant a portion of such a delicacy is obscenely expensive))  |
10. Les Sables-d'Olonne is a quite affordable resort and primarily attracts the French themselves. Here you rarely meet Germans, Spaniards, Russians and other international audiences, except perhaps a little bit of English. This is not Nice for you, in other words There are a lot of mussel collectors among the French public, they appear here in large numbers and obviously know what to do with the catch.  |
11. A very popular activity, no less than fishing in other countries.  |
12. Catch a big shell, catch a small shell))  |
13. With a cross-country catch))  |
14. Having walked a lot near the sea-ocean, we go to the Remblay embankment in search of some cozy cafe.  |
15. The cafe is quickly located and we "land" to taste the local cuisine.  |
16. Having finished the meal, we once again go out to the ocean. The day is running out, the calm majesty of the ocean again impresses and amazes again ..  |
17. Everything is good and wonderful. This could complete the note about the first day of your stay in Les Sables-d "Olonne. But having shown an almost calm ocean, it would be wrong to remain silent about the formidable, powerful and destructive force that the ocean in Les Sables shows from time to time - d "Olone and not only. In March 2008, during a storm, strong winds from the sea "neatly" landed the Dutch cargo ship Artemis on the gently sloping beach of Les Sables d'Olonne. It took several days to tow the ship back out to sea. At low tide, around the ship there was a vigorous rescue activity, a lot of various equipment was working, including excavators and huge dump trucks.All these days, the story of the ship attracted close attention from both visitors and local residents, and in the end this event entered the city's history and became a local attraction. Now you can buy a beautiful photo in a frame with a ship "laying down" on a golden sand in a souvenir shop.  Sources of pictures used for the collage: jokeroo.com; geo.fr; flickr.com (Olivier Vasseur stream) |
18. And in 2010 there was such a powerful storm that the entire Remblay embankment in Les Sables-d'Olonne was disfigured by the sea (in the picture above - on the right). In addition to all other destruction, some yachts in the port were not lucky. And this one, that in the picture below-left in particular.  Sources of pictures used for the collage: forum.zebulon.fr; flickr.com (François RAIMBAUD stream) |
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Saint-Malo was founded by monks from Wales, Saints Aron and Brendan, in the VI century, that is, more than a hundred years earlier than Saint-Michel. But the island near the mainland and the road to it are the same, the same ebb and flow, the same gray stone from which the buildings are made. In tourist prospectuses, Saint-Malo signs with the same pomp as Saint-Michel. Objectively, Saint-Malo is not such a masterpiece as Saint-Michel, but it is unique in its own way. First, the island is bigger. Secondly, inside is not a monastery, but a whole city, surrounded by walls in accordance with all the rules. Such a geographical position completely allowed Saint-Malo in the Middle Ages, when necessary, to distance itself from everyone and everything, and at the end of the 16th century even declare itself an independent republic. From time immemorial, harsh, strong people and prone to overseas adventures were born here. Saint-Malo is the birthplace of the Canadian pioneer Jacques Cartier (XVI century), the corsair Surcouf (the turn of the XVIII and XIX centuries), as well as a group of sailors who discovered the Malvinas Islands off the coast of Argentina ("Malvinas" is a derivative of "Saint-Malo" ). Monuments to both the main adventurers, Cartier and Surcouf, are located near the gates of the citadel.
The city is divided into three districts: the island "inner city" ("Intra muros"), the mainland (the Saint-Cernan quarter stretched along the mouth of the Rane River) and the eastern suburb of Rotneuf. In "Intra Muros" there is the Cathedral of Saint-Vincent (begun in 244, completed in the 17th century, after the Second World War it was restored for a long time). The mosaic on the floor illustrates the arrival of Jacques Cartier in Canada, and here is his tomb. The König organ, installed in 1980, gathers lovers of classical music in the summer. The streets inside the walls are narrow, almost without greenery, the houses are tall, almost identical, of gray granite. A little gloomy from a distance, but inside it is very nice: boutiques, cafes, hotels and arcades. In the towers of the castle of Anna of Breton (XIV-XV centuries) there are two museums: the city museum and the gallery of wax figures of corsairs. The whole citadel looks very powerful and solid even in our post-nuclear age.
In the quarter of Saint-Servan (Saint-Servan) people lived in Roman times. And now it is the main residential area of the city. And the visiting card is the Solidor Tower (Tour Solidor, 1382), which stands almost on the shore of the strait and, as it were, watches over Intra Muros. Inside the tower is a museum of circumnavigators, the exposition of which is mainly dedicated to Bougainville. In addition, here you can visit the World War II memorial and the impressive fish show behind the glass of the Ville-Juan Aquarium.
Castle du Bos (Chateau du Bos, 1717) - a good example of classicism, inside - oak trim and Italian marble, in the adjacent park - four marble statues symbolizing the seasons. The eastern suburb of Rotheneuf is mainly known for the house of Jacques Cartier . The house is squat and long, it is built of yellow granite, and the doors are purposely painted in a bright red, a contrasting color. Inside is the Corsair Museum. A curious piece of rock sculpture is nearby. At the end of the 19th century, the obsessed local abbot Fuere carved 300 characters related to the history of the Rothneuf family in the sweat of his brow for 25 years. Ferries to England regularly depart from the port of Saint-Malo, the city's industry is represented by fish processing and shipbuilding.
Small islands near Saint-Malo. Almost on each of them you can find forts. One of them, Fort Nacional, was built in 1685 by Vauban. On the island of Grand-Be (lie du Grand-Be) is the tomb of Chateaubriand, and you can walk there at low tide from the beach of Bon Secours. Sesembre Island (lie de Cdzembre) was one of the bastions of the German defense in 1944. Its garrison surrendered only in September, while the rest of Brittany was liberated already in July.
Cancale is the second oyster center in France, which once had the privilege of a supplier to His Majesty's table - only 450 hectares of cages and a museum. The local church of Saint-Maine is named after the saint who founded the fishing village in the 11th century.
At Cape Gruin (Pointe du Grouin) you can visit the grotto in the rock and admire from afar the monastery of Saint-Michel.
Dinard is a museum of Belle Epoque architecture. There are only about 400 villas from the turn of the century. The city is located along the Ecluse beach between two capes: Malouin and Mouline. The resort infrastructure is diverse: a thalassotherapy center, an aquarium and a museum of the sea (among the exhibits is the boat of the polar explorer Charcot), the Museum of the History of Dinard (located in the villa "Eugenia", built for the wife of Napoleon III in 1868), a casino. Hotels are mostly expensive. The high-society pathos of the resort is supported by the annual English-language film festival. Directly in front of the festival center is a monument to Alfred Hitchcock (the director stands on an egg, with two ferocious birds on his shoulders).
The classics of the resort life of Dinara are evening walks from the central square to the sea. Everywhere illumination and music sounds. This promenade for vacationers is called Clair de Lune ("Claire de Lune", translated as "Moonlight"). Walks are also good during the day - along the coast along the alleys under branchy pines. In good weather, Dinard is quite comparable to the Cote d'Azur in its picturesqueness and comfort.
From Dinard to the west along the coast there is the so-called "road of artists": landscapes of Renoir, Picasso, Loiseau are placed on enameled shields exactly in the places where this or that picture was painted.
