This unique seaside resort, with its magnificent buildings and charming ambience, enjoys a lovely setting at the mouth of the river Rance, directly opposite Saint Malo. The possibilities of its fine sheltered beaches, and the attraction of the scenery, were first realised by an American about 1850, and were developed by the British. With the influx of tourists a small fishing village on the site grew rapidly into a spacious town as hotels and villas, gardens and parks, were planned and constructed.

The main beach (Plage de l’écluse) lies in a safe, sandy bay where, apart from the fine beach, you will also find the casino, an indoor heated salt-water swimming pool and several cafés/bars. Walks can be taken from here in both directions along the coastline, providing you with wonderful panoramas of sea and landscape.

To the left you will reach Saint Enogat, which has its own fine beach. To the right, you will come across the Promenade au Clair de Lune, a walk along the sea wall following the water’s edge until it reaches the Plage du Prieuré (Priory Beach), so called from the 14th century priory, of which a few ruins can still be seen, and from here the walk continues still further round the coast.

Near La Page du Prieuré there is a charming mini golf course and a beautiful park, Port Breton, which has a “chateau” in the centre and offers a keep-fit track for the more energetically-inclined.

Dinard discovered