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In private car with English speaking guide-driver,
departure from PARIS
Prices are valid until October 31, 2008
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-THREE DAYS EXCURSION-TOUR MONT SAINT MICHEL and BRITTANY
Day 1. PARIS/ MONT SAINT MICHEL/ SAINT MALO.
MONT SAINT MICHEL. The "Marvel of the Western World", as it's called nowadays, was an important centre of pilgrimage during the Middle-Ages and lived its greatest apogee in the 15th century. Visit of the abbey, its extraordinary situation and its remarkable architecture made of it the most splendid abbey in France. The Mont Saint Michel is a jutting rock of about 900 mts round and 80 mts high, covered by surprising constructions of Romanesque and Gothic style which were built during the 10th and 13th centuries. It is attached to the continent by a dyke built in 1877. According to a manuscript dating from the 10th century, Aubert, archbishop of Avranches, dreamed that Saint Michel archangel asked him to built a church on the top ot the "mont Tombe". As soon as the church was built, the "mont Tombe" became "mont Saint Michel". During the Middle Ages, it was the most important pilgrimage place of the Christianity in France welcoming local, regional and European pilgrims who came there to pray the fighter against the Devil, the soldier of God.
The mont Saint Michel is surrounded by walls built in the 15th century, they give a particular aspect to the town and can be crossed during low tide. The abbey is formed by 2 superposed churches and monastic buildings. The Unesco has classified the mont Saint Michel as "World Heritage Site".
SAINT MALO. The surprising and famous "city of pirates" was built on a rocky area at the middle of calm beaches, and into ramparts that surround high buildings with inclined roofs and lofty belfries.
Saint Malo is one of the most fine fortified ensembles in France and a great crucible of celebrities: Jaques Cartier; explorer, Robert Surcouf; sailor, pirate and ship-owner, René Duguay-Trouin; pirate, François de Chateaubriand; writer, Félicité de Lamennais -writer and philosopher-, and so on. Its ramparts at the South face ship-owners' mansions built during the 18th century, which were destroyed during the Second World War and rebuilt in 1945. They are testimonies of the rich splendour obtained thanks to the maritime trade. During the visit, you will see the ramparts and the statues of some of its celebrities, the Quic-en-Croigne tower, the castle that is now the museum of Saint Malo's History, the National fort, the Saint Vincent cathedral with its stained-glasses and so on.
Overnight at the Hotel Central or Hotel Oceania.
Day 2. SAINT-MALO. Full day, excursion to CANCALE, DINAN and DINARD.
CANCALE. Small and colourful fishing port, Cancale is also enterily devoted to the cultivation and consumption of oysters. These, prized for their taste since the Romans times, belong to a variety called "bélong". Its particular taste is due to the richness of the plankton of the Mont Saint Michel bay and the strong tides that wash over them daily. A large area of the coast is covered by oyster-breeding beds, on a surface of about 360 ha, which gives a particularity to the local landscape.
DINAN. Fortified city, well known by its half-timbered medieval houses and cobbled streets in the old part of the city. At the beginning of 14th century, Dinan was a prosperous city because of its commercial exchange with England and the Flanders. But, the war of the Breton succession, 1341-1365, stopped its development. During the 17th century different religious orders opened several convents, and in the 18th century Dinan developed its commercial and economical activity. Plenty of textile confection workshops filled up its streets and the production is exported to the West Indies and Latin America.
Dinan is now an important tourist city in Brittany, its monumental ensemble is formed by the "tour d'Horloge -its clock dates from 15th century-, the "Basilique St Sauveur", the "Abbaye St Magloire", the "Chateau", the "Place des Merciers", the "Tour Ste Cathérine" and its ramparts.
DINARD. Being at the border of the Rance river mouth, Dinard benefits of a good situation that places it in front of Saint Malo. During the middle of the 19th century, Dinard was a little fishermen port with 450 inhabitants. Its development started in those days, when English tourists came there to spend their summer holidays seduced by its climate and the beauty of the place. After one or two visits, they bought or built a house to use it as
summer home. Dinard is the first city in France for the conservation of its architectural heritage, with more of 400 villas or mansions. Most of them are composed by a mixture of conventional or eccentric styles that appeared during that century, and where all the possible construction materials were used as wood, concrete, stucco, stained glasses and so on.
Breakfast and overnight at the Hotel Central or Hotel Oceania.
Day 3. SAINT MALO/ RENNES/ CHARTRES/ PARIS
RENNES. Capital of the Brittany region, Rennes is known for its "vieille ville" with medieval narrow streets and for its Classical style constructions, as well as for its university specialised in avant-garde technologies. It is only in 1491 that Rennes became part of France, thanks to the marriage of the king Charles VIII and Anne de Bretagne. In 1720, a fire destroyed a large part of the city burning hundreds of medieval houses. In the part that did not suffer from the fire, it can be admired the St Sauveur Basilica and the street with the same name with houses from the 16th and 17th century, the St Pierre cathedral, the "Portes Mordelaises" which were the main entrance gates of the city in the 15th century, the "place des Lices" where the tournaments and competitions took place, the Parliament of Brittany palace which construction lasted almost all the 18th century.
CHARTRES. It is the capital of the Beauce, agricultural region. Since the ancient times, Chartres has been an important religious place, where the worship to the water was practised and where several activities linked to the Eure River were developed. The most important place to visit in Chartres is its Gothic cathedral which towers can be seen from miles away. At the middle of both belfries, the one to the south of Romanesque style and the other to the north of Gothic style, there is the 3 portals of the façade where all the statues represent the life of Jesus. Its interior is gradually illuminated by several colours created by the wonderful stain-glasses windows; some of them date from the 12th and 13th centuries. In its nave, there is the labyrinth; it is the best conserved in France. Ancient houses and narrow streets can be seen around the cathedral. Chartres, for its cathedral, is one of the most important pilgrimage cities in France.
PARIS. Arrival at the end of the day and end of our services.
RATES are valid until October 31, 2008,
and are per person in double room and in "euros" (**):
| Number of persons | November/March and October | April/September |
|---|---|---|
| 2 pers. | 1457 | 1487 |
| 3 pers. | 1015 | 1045 |
| 4 pers. | 841 | 871 |
| 5 pers. | 699 | 729 |
| 6 pers. | 605 | 635 |
| Supl. individual | 62 | 87 |
| Reducción triple | 20 | 25 |
| (**) For a minimum of 2 participants. | ||
SERVICES INCLUDED:
- Two nights stay on bed and buffet breakfast basis.
- Three days private car at disposal service, 10 hours per day, with English
speaking guide-driver.
- Hotel and meals driver's expences during the excursion-tour.
- Entrance fees to the Mont Saint Michel's abbey.
HOTELS of MONT SAINT MICHEL and BRITTANY EXCURSION
HOTEL CENTRAL - 3*
6, Grande Rue -- 35400 Saint Malo -- FRANCE -- Phone 02 99 40 87 70
The hotel Central is situated in the heart of Sait-Malo Intra Muros, near the pleasure port, the harbour station, the Conference Hall and the Exhibition Park.
You will appreciate the comfort of a *** hotel with our 52 rooms equipped with bathroom, toilet, phone, Tv, satellite, Canal+, mini-bar, hair-dryer and private car-park.
More information about Central Hotel
HOTEL OCEANIA - 4*
2, rue Joseph Loth -- 35400 Saint Malo -- FRANCE -- Tél. 02 99 56 84 84
A stay in St Malo, on the waterfront in a hotel completely renovated in 2008 and ideally located facing the Sillon Beach, few steps from the famous walled town, from the Casino and train station : welcome to Oceania St Malo!
Everything has been thought for your well-being : a bar lounge, a breakfast room and a terrace made in teak with an open view of the sea, an open-air Jacuzzi located in a pleasant patio hedged with a vertical garden!
More information about Oceania Hotel
PAYMENT and CANCELLATION CONDITIONS
PAYMENT
Pre-payment must be received at least 30 days before the beginning of the excursion-tour.
CANCELLATION
In case of cancellation, we will apply the following fees:
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