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Dinan is in the eastern part of Brittany, south of Saint-Malo and Dinard and north of Rennes. A highlight of a visit to Brittany, Dinan is an impressive walled town set on a hillside overlooking the river Rance.
The ramparts surrounding the town are more or less intact, and cover almost three kilometres. They are also a good place to start your visit to Dinan and although there is only one small section where you can walk on the ramparts themselves, you can often follow next to the ramparts enjoying the views - through the Promenade des Grand Fossés or along the promenade de la Duchesse Anne.
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La posizione in cui sorge Dinan è veramente unica, infatti nonostante la città si sviluppi sul fiume Rance, il centro storico non è a valle, bensì sulle colline circostanti.
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Dinan is without doubt one of the most attractive and best preserved small towns in Brittany. With its 1.8 mile (3km)-long ramparts, half-timbered houses, attractive port and cobbled streets filled with art galleries and craft shops, it’s worth a day of anyone’s time.
The most attractive part of Dinan is arguably its port, which is where you’ll arrive if you take a boat from Dinard or Saint-Malo. 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.
Dinan’s old town is a warren of narrow streets where it appears that time has stood still. The quaintest part is Place des Merciers where you’ll find the best examples of the town’s half-timbered houses; just opposite is the pedestrianised Rue de la Cordonnerie, also known as ‘thirsty street’ as it has nine bars.
The harbor district from above, with the Rance and the old stone bridge.
Das Hafenviertel von oben, mit der Rance und der alten Steinbrücke