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Emerald Coast

- Natural and emblematic sites and beautiful "Art et Histoire" cities
- Elegant seaside resorts, many occasion to bath !
- Oysters, mussels, and scallops, an exquisite cooking from the sea and from the country.

Flavours of the Emerald Coast.

Charming and authentic hotels welcome you with an exquisite cuisine. They are our stopovers for you to discover, cycling, the natural and architectural treasures of this invigorating coast, with its remarkable sea landscapes and its particular history.

Day 1 : SAINT MALO.
Discovering trip of Saint Malo and its surroundings: 5 Km.

Arrival in the early afternoon. You can spend the rest of the day visiting, on foot or by bike, the innerwall city of Saint Malo or bathing and swimming on one of the numerous beaches along the ramparts (just in front of the hotel!). Dinner a few steps from the hotel, in a famous selected restaurant.

Day 2 : CANCALE AND THE COAST ROAD.
Cancale and the coast road towards Saint Malo : 44 Km.

Departure for the port of Cancale, regional capital city for gourmets: the oyster is a tradition here. Return to Saint Malo along the coast road. These 20 km are punctuated with interests sites and unrestricted views.

Day 3 : DINARD AND THE EMERALD COAST
Dinard~Saint Cast : 37 Km.

Just the once won't hurt, you will start the day on ... a ferry boat! By crossing the harbour of Saint Malo to reach Dinard, you will have a wonderful view from the seaon the ramparts and on the Emerald Coast.

Disembark in Dinard and back on the bike! This lovely seaside resort had its glorious days in the 19th century with tennis and nautic sports appreciated by the british colony.
Your ride will lead you to wild creeks and fishermen's villages on the seaside to end at the beautiful beach of Saint Cast le Guildo, your stopping place for the next two nights.

Day 4: RESTING DAY OR THE CAP FREHEL AND FORT LA LATTE.
Resting day
Option Fort La Latte and the Cap Frehel : 58 Km

Today you can choose to relax on the beautiful beaches of the seaside resort of Saint Cast le Guildo and rest a bit in the middle of the cycling week. The bravest ones will go off on the roads of the picturesque countryside without any major difficulty. You will reach the coast to enjoy the exceptional ladscapes in Fort La Latte and Cap Frehel. Return to the hotel in the afternoon.

Day 5: DINAN.
Le Val d'Arguenon : 47 Km

After a generous breakfast, you will ride to Dinan. Between earth and sea, the Val d'Arguenon is rich of megaliths, heritage from the Roman antiquity, castels and chapels. Some stretches of the road are a bit hilly, but no major difficulty on your way to Dinan, medieval citadel overhanging the valley of the river Rance.

Day 6 : DINAN~SAINT MALO.
The Rance valley: 44 Km

Way back to Saint Malo. Along the river Rance you will discover a lot of various sites : manors, "malouinières", chapels, little villages...

Restaurant "l'Âtre", in Saint Malo...

Day 7: SAINT MALO.

Breakfast. Last morning to enjoy the narrow and picturesque lanes of the corsair city or the turquoise water surrounding the ramparts. End of our services.