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26 grounds of with a modern 28
sculp ture park linked by a
Josselin trail over lawns and beside Côte d’Emeraude
a river.
! B3 ⌂ Morbihan @ ! B2 ⌂ Ille-et-Vilaine &
n 21 rue Olivier de Clisson; Château de Josselin Côtes d’Armor k Dinard-
www.josselin-tourisme.fr St-Malo £ @ g n Dinard;
" # Apr–Sep: 2–6pm daily www.ot-dinard.com
Overlooking the River Oust, ∑ chateaudejosselin.com Between Le Val­André and
Josselin is dominated by the
EXPERIENCE Brittany which has been owned by the 27 beaches, rocky headlands
medieval Château de Josselin,
the Pointe du Grouin sandy
de Rohan family since the end
and a number of classic sea­
Forêt de Paimpont
side resorts stretch along the
of the 15th century. Only four
of its original nine towers sur­
north shore of Brittany.
! B3 ⌂ Ille-et-Vilaine
Known as the Emerald
vive. The elaborate inner
k Rennes £ Monfort-sur-
façade incorporates the letter
“A” – a tribute to the much­
of the sea, its most beautiful
Roi St-Judicael, Paimpont;
loved Duchess Anne of Brittany Meu @ Rennes n Place du Coast because of the colour
spot is the aristocratic resort
www.tourisme-
(1477–1514), who presided broceliande.bzh of Dinard, “discovered” in the
over the “Golden Age” of 1850s and still playing host to
Brittany. Tours of the fine Also known as the Forêt de the international rich.
19th­century interior are Brocéliande, this is a remnant To its west are other resorts,
given, and include the former of the dense primeval woods including St­Jacut­de­la­Mer,
stables, where the Musée des that once covered a large part St­Cast­le­Guildo, Sables d’Or­
Poupées has 600 dolls. of Armorica. It has long been les­Pins and Erquy, all with
In the town, the Basilique associated with the legends of tempting beaches. In the Baie
Notre­Dame­du­Roncier con­ King Arthur, and visitors still
tains the mauso leum of the come on a quest to search for
château’s most famous owner, the magical spring where the
Olivier de Clisson (1336–1407). sorcerer Merlin first met the
West of Josselin, Lady of the Lake.
at Kerguéhennec, an A good base for exploring
18th­century chât­ both the forest and its myths
eau, are the lovely is the pleasant little village
land scaped of Paimpont.

Château Josselin reflected
in the Oust, and (inset) one
of its grand beamed room
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