The small city of Dol-de-Bretagne possesses a beautiful heritage: the Saint-Samson cathedral, a building of Flamboyant Gothic style home to a magnificent 13th-century window; the Grande-Rue des Stuarts street with its old timber-framed houses, the Douves walk...
Cathédraloscope is cathedral museum that explains the construction, architecture and symbolism of France's cathedrals through a specially-designed exhibition.
A small town of about 5 600 inhabitants, Dol-de-Bretagne is located in Brittany, in the department of Ille-et-Vilaine. Situated halfway between the fortified town of Saint-Malo and Mont-Saint-Michel, a UNESCO World Heritage site, it is situated on the edge of a cliff, about fifty kilometers from Rennes.
Populated since at least the Neolithic, as evidenced by some vestiges of the time, the commune of Dol-de-Bretagne is founded in the 6th century, in full Celtic period. Long occupied by the Vikings, the city did not really resume its freedom until the XIIth century. Normande for some years, Dol-de-Bretagne quickly joins Brittany. Formerly Dol, it takes its current name in 1924.
In the old center, it is possible to discover a rich historical and architectural heritage and in very good condition. Full of charm, Dol-de-Bretagne also highlights its traditions and its love of culture through different places of knowledge.
