Places to see in ( Dinard - France )
Places to see in ( Dinard - France )
Walking around Dinard, with its Belle Époque villas and stripy beach tents, is like taking a trip back to the 19th century. The most British of Brittany’s resorts is popular with families who are attracted by its sandy beaches and coastal walks. Nearby St-Briac and St-Lunaire are also worth a visit.
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 and businessmen as well as European royalty, some of whom built fabulous villas; there are now more than 400 listed buildings in the town. The tourist office runs guided tours on several themes including ‘the English touch’ and there’s a British film festival in October.
Dinard has several beaches, which range from small coves to long expanses of sand. The jewel in the crown of this Emerald Coast resort is Place de l’Écluse, which is instantly recognisable in season by its rows of stripy tents; from June to September the beach organises gym classes and kids’ clubs and many other activities. The Plage de St-Enogat is the place to go for water sports.
Dinard continues to be an upmarket resort and many well-heeled tourists choose to spend their evenings at the swish casino after spending the day in the thalassotherapy spa. However, the Promenade Clair de Lune, a lovely waterside walk illuminated in July and August, whose palms and lush tropical plants recall the Mediterranean, shows that the best things in life are often free.
The GR34 old customs officer’s path passes through Dinard and a trip on foot to St-Lunaire, a favourite resort of rich Parisians and French film stars, makes an interesting day out. The village has some nice sandy beaches, an 11th-century Romanesque church and the area of Le Décollé offers sweeping views over the coast as far as Cap Fréhel. Keen golfers should head further west again to St-Briac-sur-Mer for its waterside 18-hole course, which is said to be one of Europe’s most beautiful.
Dinard is on the coast of north-eastern Brittany, across the Rance Estuary from Saint-Malo. The origins of Dinard as a fishing village were first pushed aside at the end of the 19th century, when the rich and fashionable of the time built their luxury houses here. Dinard is affected by the warm gulf stream so has an unexpectedly mild climate for the region.
By the end of the 19th century Dinard was considered to be France’s no. 1 seaside resort and was the place to go and be seen by the rich and famous. As a result of its 19th century popularity Dinard now has lots of attractive villas and houses and because of their very individual and eclectic style many of them are protected buildings.France.
There are three pleasant beaches in the town, which are also the starting point for nice walks along the coastline, and there are several other nice sandy beaches nearby. The beaches in the centre of Dinard are the Plage de Saint-Enogat, where you can see the most imposing villas, and the Plage de l'ecluse, which has the most facilities and activities. Just a little further the Plage du Port Blanc has less amenities but tends to be quieter than the more central beaches. If you only have time to head one way out of town along the coast, head east for the views at the end of the headland called Moulinet Point (the eastern end of the plage de l'ecluse). From here you get magnificent views of St Malo across the water. Along the way admire the sumptuous villas built to enjoy the sea views.
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Dinard: the first french riviera
Vous cherchez une destination pour partir en weekend ou en vacances? Ne cherchez plus! La ville de Dinard sur la cote d’Émeraude en Bretagne devrait vous ravir! Faisant face à Saint Malo accessible en 10 min de bateau et à 30 km de la ville de Dinan, Dinard est une destination qui vous offrira de multiples paysages et activités. Du barrage de la Rance en passant par le sentier des douaniers surplombé par de magnifiques villas Belle Époque pour finir sur d'immenses plages de sable fin, il y en a pour tout les goûts et tout les ages.
A noter la présence chaque année du Festival du film britannique qui permet de justifier une statue une statue en hommage à Alfred Hitchcock et à son film Les Oiseaux...
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Dinard is on the Côte d'Émeraude of Brittany. Its beaches and mild climate make it a popular holiday destination, and this has resulted in the town having a variety of famous visitors and residents.
In modern history Dinard was first settled by Saint-Malo's shipping merchants who built some of the town's magnificent houses, very few of which survive. In the late 19th century American and British aristocrats made Dinard popular as a fashionable summer resort, and they built stunning villas on the cliff tops and exclusive hotels such as the 'Le Grand Hotel' on the seafront during the French Belle Époque.
The name Dinard comes from the words Din (hill/fort) and Arz/Art (fortified). It has been claimed, probably erroneously,that the second element means bear/Arthur); the bear in Celtic mythology is a symbol of sovereignship. The town council is in the process of removing the bear from the municipal flag, a decision disputed by the former mayor.
Originally, Dinard was part of the parish of Saint-Énogat. In the late 19th century, the resort became popular with the British wealthy who built magnificent villas on the coast. Dinard rapidly expanded and became one of the most popular seaside resorts in Europe.[citation needed] It started declining in the 1930s when the fashionable social set started preferring the Côte d'Azur. Today, Dinard is considered as one of the most British of sea resorts in France, however it has retained its French charm. There are 407 listed villas.
The official name of the town was Saint-Énogat until 1879 when the name was changed to Dinard-Saint-Énogat. The name was changed once more in 1921 to become simply Dinard. Saint-Énogat is now just the name for the western area of the town.
Dinard cannot boast much nightlife, but many bars and fine restaurants fill the town's streets. The abundance of beaches coupled with a consistently sunny weather, however, attracts many visitors during the summer holidays. The attractions include a casino with a restaurant facing the sea and a hall which hosts many expositions. The nearby towns of Saint-Briac-sur-Mer and Saint-Lunaire also feature respectively a fairly large golf course and the beach of Longchamp, renowned as a surfers' spot.
Dinard holds every year a Festival of British Cinema in the first days of October.
Visit of Dinard and Saint Malo, Bretagne, France
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With its Belle Époque villas & seaside resort ambiance, a stroll through Dinard feels like you’re taking a trip back to the 19th century!
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Check out our visit to Dinard, the heart of the Emerald Coast in Brittany.
By the end of the 19th Century, Dinard was considered to be France's No.1 seaside resort. A fishing village became the place to be for rich Aristocrats.
As a result, DInard now boasts opulent villas & houses. You can also enjoy daily markets with local produce & a lively town center. Don’t miss trying a traditional Kouign-Amann Breton cake from the markets & a bucket of mussels on the beach.
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Places to see in ( Nice - France ) Palais Lascaris
Places to see in ( Nice - France ) Palais Lascaris
The Palais Lascaris is a seventeenth-century aristocratic building in Nice, France. Currently, it is a musical instrument museum. Located in the old town of Nice, it houses a collection of over 500 instruments, which makes it France’s second most important collection.
Built in the first half of the seventeenth century and altered in the eighteenth century, the palace was owned by the Vintimille-Lascaris family until 1802. In 1942, it was bought by the city of Nice to create a museum. The restorations began in 1962 and were completed in 1970, when the museum was opened to the public. In 2001, the historical musical instrument collections of the city of Nice were transferred from the Musée Masséna to the Palais Lascaris with the project of transforming it into a music museum. In 2011, the permanent exhibition of musical instruments was finally opened to the public
The historical musical instrument collection is formed around the bequest of the nineteenth-century niçois collector Antoine Gautier (1904). Antoine Gautier was born in Nice in 1825, son of Joseph Octave Gautier, rich wood merchant, and Félicité Rossetti, daughter of the préfet Rossetti and granddaughter of the senator Rossetti.
Today the palace devotes its exhibition space to the permanent exhibit of the collection of historical musical instruments, built around the bequest of Antoine Gautier (1825-1904)
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LE PALAIS ROHAN, Strasbourg - France | Straatsburg
Normandie - die extremen Gezeiten in Granville! - Normandy - the extreme tides in Granville!
Extreme Gezeiten prägen die Normandie! Ebbe und Flut sind zwischen Bretagne und Normandie wegen des trichterförmigen Küstenverlaufs sehr stark.Granville, normannisch Graunville ist eine französische Stadt mit 13.104 Einwohnern im Département Manche in der Region Normandie mit einem Seehafen, einem Fischereihafen und einem Yachthafen mit 1100 Liegeplätzen. In dem Yachthafen kann man die extremen Gezeiten (Ebbe und Flut)sehr gut beobachten! Sehen Sie selbst wie Schiffe und Boote bei Ebbe in 10m Tiefe auf dem Meeresgrund liegen.
Die Stadt Granville liegt auf und an einem Felskap im Südwesten der Halbinsel Cotentin. Sie besteht aus der alten, von Festungsmauern umgebenen Oberstadt (haute ville) und der Unterstadt (basse ville).
Impressionen von einer sehr schönen Küstenstadt in der Normandie!
Impressions of a very beautiful coastal town in Normandy!
Impressions d'une belle ville côtière en Normandie!
Impressioni di una bella città costiera della Normandia!
Musik: Wild Theme - Mark Knopfler /Prolog - Felix Meyer
Vacances d'hiver : Où Partir ? Alpes Pyrénées Vosges Jura Massif Central
Vacances d'hiver : Où Partir à la neige ? Une multitude de possibilités en France : Les Alpes , Les Pyrénées Les Vosges Le Jura, Le Massif Central. Un bon coin en France. Des stations prestigieuses, un vaste choix en France. Des domaines skiables fantastiques.
Places to see in ( Strasbourg - France ) Musee des Beaux Arts
Places to see in ( Strasbourg - France ) Musee des Beaux Arts
The Musée des Beaux-Arts de Strasbourg is the old masters paintings collection of the city of Strasbourg, located in the Alsace region of France. The museum is housed in the first and second floors of the baroque Palais Rohan since 1898. The museum displays works by non-Upper Rhenish artists from between the 14th century and 1871 and by Upper Rhenish artist from between 1681 and 1871. The museum owns circa 865 works (as of 2009), of which 250 are on permanent display. The old masters from the upper-Rhenish area until 1681 are exhibited in the neighboring Musée de l’Œuvre Notre-Dame.
The Museum of Fine Arts of Strasbourg also owns a small but valuable collection of sculptures (mostly busts), principally from Italy and France. The first municipal art collection of the city of Strasbourg was the result of the French Revolution, and was a consequence of the expropriation of churches and cloisters. Through the years, the collection, which was founded in 1801, grew by private donations, as well as government loans from the inventory of the Louvre. On August 24, 1870, the museum, which was housed in the Aubette on Place Kléber, was set on fire by Prussian artillery fire and completely destroyed. After the end of the Franco-Prussian War, it was resolved to re-establish the museum, and the imperial art historian Wilhelm von Bode was commissioned with the task in 1889. In 1890, the museum was launched and was re-stocked since that time by acquisitions and gifts. In 1931 under the leadership of Hans Haug (1890–1965), the collection of medieval art and upper-Rhenish painting (Konrad Witz, Hans Baldung, Sebastian Stoskopff) was transferred to the newly founded Musée de l’Œuvre Notre-Dame. The collection of modern art went to the Musée d’Art Moderne et Contemporain de Strasbourg (Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Strasbourg). Haug's superior during the German occupation from 1940 to 1944 was Kurt Martin.
On August 13, 1947, fire destroyed part of the re-established collection, including works of Francesco Guardi, Thomas de Keyser, Antonio del Pollaiolo and Lucas Cranach the Elder. However with the money from the insurance, it was possible to acquire other artistically valuable paintings. The collection of the museum is also regularly being expanded by donations, notably in 1987 and 1994 by collectors Othon Kaufman and François Schlageter (Italian paintings), in 2004 by collectors Roger and Elisabeth Eisenbeth (Dutch paintings) and in 2009 by the collector Ann L. Oppenheimer (Italian, Flemish and Dutch paintings).
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