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| Page Views: 174 Last Visit to Dol-de-Bretagne: August, 1992 | A Different Cathedral and Local History Too by hquittner - last update: Oct 18, 2007 |
Why We Have Visited Dol | The Cathedral in the Distance |
We have visited Dol twice (in the same year). It is a small town (pop.5K) not on the coast. It would be off the beaten path except that it is a good place to stop enroute to Mont St. Michel (20 miles east). There are even modest places to sleep over and dine, but we made it part of a day trip onward because we wanted to see its fine cathedral which can be seen far off over the reclaimed marshlands, its flat towers looking like a big grain storage silo in the midwest of the USA. However as we shall describe, the 13C church has much of interest. If you were staying here, a walk in the town and local museum might occupy postprandial assistance. |
| View from Mont Dol onto the Polders |
|  | The Environs of Dol There are two other sights near Dol that might be of interest. One is the giant menhir "Champ-Dolent" and the other is a climb (ride) up onto Mont Dol where St. Michel and Satan once wrestled. Aside from the mythical evidences and imaginative story there is a splendid view of the land reclaimation round about. (Will this be the first victim of global warming?) These are described as "Off the Beaten Path" |
| | There is a Town The town is right beyond the church. |
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| Pros: | "Interesting church and environs out of town" | | Cons: | "You can not be in a hurry to enjoy this" | | In A Nutshell: | "This is what we visit France for" |
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Segolily Sun Nov 25, 2007 23:56 UTC
I'm sorry I didn't see your picture and directions to the Menhir before our trip. I really wanted to to see it, but didn't know if we would be able to find it in the time frame we had (MSM to Fontevraud via Samur was already a long day already). | Mariajoy Fri Nov 2, 2007 20:05 UTC
looks beautiful. I'd love to explore more of France one of these days. Have a great weekend, Maria :) |
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