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Day One—Sunday
We will meet you at Charles de Gaulle Airport, or the local rail station in the afternoon and transport you by large private air conditioned van to your home for the week. Enjoy a meet-and-greet featuring locally produced beverages. Then relax until it is time for a Gourmet Welcome Dinner by Chef Walter and Artistic Gourmet Adventures.
Day Two—Monday
Today, a leisurely day before gearing up. A drive along the beautiful coast line of the Emerald Coast with several historical stops along the way, an ancient Druid cemetery, a ruined castle, a fort and a lighthouse. Picnic lunch. Plenty of time for photographs. *Dinner in a seaside restaurant.
Breakfast and Picnic Lunch provided by chef Walter and Artistic Gourmet Adventures at our Longére.
Day Three—Tuesday
After breakfast, we will visit Dinard, with its Belle Époque villas and blue and white striped beach tents, it is like taking a trip back to the 19th century. Made popular by British and American visitors in the 19th century, Dinard was France’s top summer resort until the French Riviera took over in the 1930s. The former fishing village attracted wealthy celebrities (such as Alfred Hitchcock) and businessmen as well as European royalty, some of whom built fabulous villas. Tuesday is Market Day and we will wander around the vast outdoor and indoor market. *Purchase local foods and drink for your own picnic lunch to eat seaside.
Breakfast and Dinner provided by chef Walter and Artistic Gourmet Adventures at our Longére.
Day Four—Wednesday
Awake rested and ready to go. We will enjoy breakfast and head to Le Mont Saint Michel. This is not just a church on a rock; it is a whole medieval city, one of the few places in France to have preserved intact its medieval walls and defenses. The city, though small, has a mayor, and in addition to its religious monuments, has old houses, narrow streets, hotels, restaurants and shops. But on the way to Mont Saint Michel we will stop to enjoy Cancale known as the “Oyster Capital of Brittany”. *Lunch here and here you will walk among the oyster beds and sample today’s fresh catch including crab, shrimp and fish. Don’t worry if you are not a fish lover, they also serve ‘turf with the surf’! *Dinner on Mont Saint Michel.
Breakfast provided by chef Walter and Artistic Gourmet Adventures at our Longére.
Day Five—Thursday
After breakfast, we will visit Dinan, without doubt one of the most attractive and best preserved small towns in Brittany. The quay is lined with old stone houses, many of which are now waterside restaurants and chandlers’ shops. Take a walk along the old towpath or cross the 15th-century stone bridge to Lanvallay to find out about life on the river in the Maison de la Rance discovery centre. Wherever you are, you won’t miss the 131ft (40m)-high viaduct. Then make your way up the steep Rue du Petit-Fort, this cobbled hill with its half-timbered houses boasts arts and crafts shops. Dinan is filled with artists, sculptors, engravers, bookbinders, glassblowers and more. Dinan’s old town appears that time has stood still. To get your bearings, climb the 158 steps to the top of the 40m (132ft)-high Tour de l’Horloge for wonderful views over Dinan and the surrounding area – you can see as far as Mont St Michel on a clear day. The 13th-century castle now houses the town’s museum and this is the best place to start a tour of the magnificent ramparts, 8804ft long, which are the oldest and most impressive in Brittany. *Lunch in small gourmet restaurant in Dinan.
Breakfast and Dinner provided by chef Walter and Artistic Gourmet Adventures at our Longére.
Day Six—Friday
Breakfast, then we will discover Saint-Malo which became notorious as the home of the corsairs, French privateers and sometimes pirates. The corsairs of Saint-Malo not only forced English ships passing up the Channel to pay tribute, but also brought wealth from further afield. Jacques Cartier, who sailed the Saint Lawrence River and visited the sites of Quebec City and Montreal, and is thus credited as the discoverer of Canada, lived in and sailed from Saint-Malo, as did the first colonists to settle the Falkland Islands. In World War II, during fighting in late August and early September 1944, the historic walled city of Saint-Malo was almost totally destroyed by American shelling and bombing as well as British naval gunfire. Saint-Malo was rebuilt over a 12-year period from 1948-1960. We will visit the walled city with the château of Saint-Malo, (part of which is now the town museum), the Cathedral of St. Vincent, the Privateer’s House (“La Demeure de Corsaire” a ship-owner’s town house built in 1725, shows objects from the history of privateering, weaponry and ship models) and much more. *Lunch in St Malo.
Breakfast and Dinner provided by chef Walter and Artistic Gourmet Adventures at our Longére.