Dol-De-Bretagne: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

Saint-Samson Cathedral is a Gothic building. After the fire of 1203, its reconstruction began; by around 1265, it had been completed with the choir.

Culture and history

The Cathédraloscope has been housed in its current building since 1999 and serves as an interpretation centre for cathedrals. Models, films, projections, audio guides, construction games and works by journeymen convey the history of the journeymen’s craft during the period when the cathedral was built.

The double fountain beside Saint-Samson Cathedral has an inner fountain connected by an underground gallery to an outer fountain. The fountain has been dated to the Gallo-Roman period, was incorporated during the cathedral’s expansion in the 13th century and reopened in 2009.

Other historic buildings include the Grande Tour des Carmes, a 15th-century fortification tower with a diameter of 14 metres. The Couvent des Carmes was founded in 1401 and destroyed in 1804. The Grande Rue des Stuarts was given its name in 1967 in memory of the Dolois seneschal and the origins of the Stuart family. La Grisardière is a 12th-century house that was restored in 1965.

Landscape and old fortifications

The Promenade des Remparts Jules Revert runs for around 800 metres along the wooded northern section of the 15th-century fortifications of Dol-de-Bretagne. From there, there are views of the Marais de Dol and Mont-Dol.

About one kilometre south-east of Dol-de-Bretagne stands the Menhir du Champ Dolent. It dates from the late Neolithic period and the beginning of the Bronze Age and rises 9.30 metres above the ground.

Routes and trails

The “À la découverte du patrimoine” route begins in Dol-de-Bretagne, is 7.8 kilometres long and includes 11 points of interest. The trail in the Vallée du Guyoult showcases a wetland, a pike-spawning area and an old aqueduct; it also includes a sports trail with 10 stations.

For cycling tours, the Chemin des Évêques No. 21 begins in Dol-de-Bretagne. The easy cycling route is 9.1 kilometres long and takes 45 minutes. Another connection runs via Combourg–Dol-de-Bretagne: from Dol-de-Bretagne, it provides access to the Vélomaritime (EV4) in the Bay of Mont-Saint-Michel.

Market and railway station

The Dol-de-Bretagne market offers local products through short supply chains and direct sales, including vegetables, cheese, fish, flowers and handicrafts.

Dol-de-Bretagne railway station is open. It is located at 5 Place de la Gare, 35120 Dol-de-Bretagne, and has lifts and lifting platforms for people with reduced mobility.

More local pages

Saint-Méloir-Des-Ondes, Saint-Gilles, Dourdan, Tressé, Plouasné, Châteaubourg, La Baussaine

To the broader travel overview: Ille-Et-Vilaine.

More about the destination

Further information about the destination:

Normandy and Brittany: coast and route.