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Visit Dol-de-Bretagne: highlights and tourist information

France This Way comment: The lovely old town in Dol-de-Bretagne ensure it remains one of the most popular destinations in Brittany

Dol-de-Bretagne is situated in the Ille-et-Vilaine department and Brittany region.

Tourist classifications for Dol-de-Bretagne include "village d'etape".

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Dol-de-Bretagne in Brittany.

Popular places to visit nearby include Cancale at 15 km and Combourg at 16 km.

Dol-de-Bretagne, France: places to visit and attractions

Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Mont-Dol

at 3 km (direction north-north-west)

Mont Dol is a small village with a hill top on which stands a...

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Cancale

at 15 km (direction north-north-west)

Cancale is the perfect place to try the famous Brittany oysters, fresh every day!...

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Combourg

at 16 km (direction south)

Combourg is best known for the Chateau de Combourg, once home to Chateaubriand, the...

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Saint-Suliac

Most Beautiful Village at 16 km (direction west)

Saint Suliac is a beautiful village on the estuary of the River Rance in...

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Mont-Saint-Michel

Heritage Site at 20 km (direction east-north-east), in the Manche department

No visit to Normandy would be complete without visiting the iconic Abbey and island...

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Emerald Coast

at 22 km (direction west-north-west)

The Emerald Coast in northern Brittany is extremely popular with visitors and contains numerous...

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Saint-Malo

at 22 km (direction west-north-west)

We were pleased to discover that Saint-Malo, often considered a ferry port, is also...

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Dinan Rue du Jerzual

at 24 km (direction west-south-west), in the Cotes-d'Armor department

The Rue du Jerzual and the port are two of the most picturesque areas...

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Dinan basilica of Saint-Sauveur

Church at 24 km (direction west-south-west), in the Cotes-d'Armor department

The basilica of Saint-Sauveur in Dinan incorporates romanesque elements from the 12th century and...

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Dinard Pointe du Moulinet

at 24 km (direction west-north-west)

The Pointe du Moulinet in Dinard is visited for the imposing neo-gothic villas and...

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Dinan church of Saint-Malo

Church at 24 km (direction west-south-west), in the Cotes-d'Armor department

The Church of Saint-Malo in Dinan is a large 15th century church with interesting...

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Dinan

at 24 km (direction west-south-west), in the Cotes-d'Armor department

The extensive medieval centre of the walled town of Dinan ensure its popularity -...

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Chateau de Dinan

Castle at 24 km (direction west-south-west), in the Cotes-d'Armor department

Dinan castle is an imposing medieval castle which also has views across the town...

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Dinard

at 24 km (direction west-north-west)

Dinard, estblished as a fashionable resort in the 19th century, is still one of...

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Markets in and near Dol-de-Bretagne

Market days in Dol-de-Bretagne: weekly market: Saturday;

• Dol-de-Bretagne: market Saturday (0km)
• Combourg: market Monday (16km)
• Cancale: market Sunday (16km)
• Pontorson: market Wednesday (18km)
• Saint-Malo: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday & Friday (23km)
• Dinard: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday (24km)
• Dinan: market Thursday (24km)
• Tinteniac: market Wednesday (25km)
• Carolles: market Thursday (26km)
• Saint-Lunaire: market Sunday - seasonal market only (28km)

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Tourist attractions near Dol-de-Bretagne, France

What to do at Dol-de-Bretagne? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Dol-de-Bretagne.

Grand sites of France

• Baie du Mont Saint-Michel (20km)

Heritage sites

• Mont-Saint-Michel (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (20km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Dinan (24km)
• Granville (34km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin du château de La Ballue (20km)
• Jardins du château de la Bourbansais (20km)
• Parc du château de Bonnefontaine (22km)
• Jardins de Montmarin (23km)
• Parc du château de Caradeuc (32km)
• Parc floral de Haute-Bretagne (40km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Île des Rimains (16km)
• Estuaire de la Rance (16km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale du Marais de Sougeal (19km)
• Île des Landes (19km)
• Embouchure - Couesnon (19km)
• Couesnon (19km)
• Côte de Cancale à Paramé (19km)
• Pointe du Grouin (19km)
• Îlots Notre-Dame et Chevret (19km)
• Île du Guesclin (20km)
• Havre de Rothéneuf (21km)
• Île Besnard (22km)
• Pointe de la Varde (23km)
• Rance (fleuve) (24km)
• Embouchure - Rance (24km)
• Étangs du canal d'Ille-et-Rance (24km)
• Cézembre (27km)
• Baie de Lancieux, baie de l'Arguenon, archipel de Saint-Malo et Dinard (32km)
• Chausey (34km)
• Îlot de la Colombière (34km)
• Abbaye Notre-Dame du Nid-au-Merle (39km)
• Complexe forestier Rennes-Liffré-Chèvre, étang et lande d'Ouée, forêt de Haute-Sève (41km)
• Forêt de Rennes (42km)
• Cap Frehel (44km)
• Forêt de Fougères (47km)
• Forêt de Chevré (51km)
• Étang de Châtillon-en-Vendelais (55km)

Towns of Art and history

• Dinard (24km)
• Fougeres (46km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Saint-Brice-en-Cogles (32km)
• Ducey (35km)
• Bedee (44km)
• Villedieu-les-Poeles (50km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Saint-Malo (23km)
• Saint-Juvat (31km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Champrepus (44km)

Geography and distances

Dol-de-Bretagne is in the north-west of France at 49 kilometres from Rennes, the department capital (general information: Dol-de-Bretagne is 303 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors Most UK visitors arrive by car with the cross-channel ferry port at Saint Malo keeping driving time to a minimum. For driving distances to Dol-de-Bretagne from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Baguer-Morvan, Baguer-Pican, Epiniac, Le Vivier-sur-Mer, Mont-Dol and Roz-Landrieux.

This page in French: Visiter Dol-de-Bretagne