Wow - Dinan Medieval Walled Old Town, Brittany - Bucket List France 4K

See the medieval walled old town of Dinan, Brittany in this France travel 4K video. It should be on your medieval bucket list. Appreciate some history to complements its sights, including: Place du Guesclin, Old Town Center with half-timbered buildings, medieval Clock Tower, beautiful Rue du Jerzual cobblestone street, Port of Dinan from St. Catherine’s Tower, Rampart Gates, and Dinan Market. Episode 4 of Beautiful Villages of France.
For more information including self-guided walk, checkout my Dinan web page: www.haswelltravelled.com/dinan
Be sure to watch my other videos on Villages of Northern France (see links below).
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SmartSound Music (Licenced) (www.smartsound.com):
1. Delight - Piano Emotions album
2. Top Of The Morning - Core Ultimate album
3. Bubble Bath - Play Time album
KZbin Audio Library Attribution (kzbin.infomusic):
1) Frozen in Love by Aakash Gandhi
Wikimedia Image Attribution (www. commons.wikimedia.org):
1) Statue of Bertrand du Guesclin in Dinan (cropped)
by Avi1111 dr. avishai teicher, [CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/...)]
2) Détail de la statue équestre de Bertrand du Guesclin (têtes), Dinan, France
by Édouard Hue (User:EdouardHue), [CC BY-SA 3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/...)]
3) Statue of Bertrand du Guesclin in Dinan (1)
by Avi1111 dr. avishai teicher, [CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/...)]
4) Louvre-peinture-francaise-paire-de-chevaliers-romantiques-p1020301, Eugène Delacroix [Public domain]
5) Bayeux Tapestry scene19 detail Castle Dinan by Myrabella [Public domain]
Other Video Media:
1) Video Map Animation Software: Vasco da Gama and Vasco Street Maps, By Motion Studios: motionstudios.de
Historical Reference:
1) Dinan chapter in: Rick Steves France 2016, by Rick Steves and Steve Smith, Avalon Travel Publishing

[@andrewknudsen8913]

I got to say I actually preferred this level of production over an over produced travel video because this felt so real and authentic like it’s an actual place you could go to instead of a movie set version. Definitely subscribing

[@HaswellTravelled]

Hello there and welcome to my channel! Glad you enjoyed my Dinan video - one of my favorite medieval villages. Your wonderful comment is well appreciated 😀. Thanks for watching, and have a great day 👍

[@ealo4673]

Great video. Glad I found your channel. Thank you

[@HaswellTravelled]

Hello there! Glad you enjoyed enjoy my video style. Your wonderful comment is well appreciated 😀. FYI, I also have a website that you may find easier to browse and play my videos from a desktop: www.haswelltravelled.com/ Thanks for watching, and have a great day 👍

[@mohdfairuzkhanbinpretkhanc2663]

OMG this is so picturesque! I'll be visiting France in September and looking for a day trip from Rennes. I think I just found it! Thanks so much for sharing

[@HaswellTravelled]

Hello there! Glad you enjoyed my Dinan video. Try to spend a night there if you can - I wish we did. Would be magical in the evening. We stayed in Mont St Michele, which is awesome, but may be a bit too far from Renes for you: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hmaxcoavh82ShZY and its Abby was great: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oJaYeWeids96qas Thanks for watching, your wonderful comment and support. 😀 Take care and enjoy your weekend 👍

[@TomProductions007]

Amazing video! Like nº 551 👍👍👍!!

[@HaswellTravelled]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching, stay safe and take care 😀👍

[@annalouis4915]

I live near there and it’s beautiful

[@HaswellTravelled]

You are very fortunate to live near Dinan. I wish I could have spent more time there. My wife and I love France, but it is a 9-hour airplane ride for us to get to. Hope to visit again some year. Your wonderful comment is well appreciated 😀. Thanks for watching, and hope you enjoy my other videos as well. Take care 👍

[@markus57ch]

I will be there in a month.... Thanks for your video - makes me even happier to go :-) :-)

[@HaswellTravelled]

You will love Dinan. I wish we had spent more time there. Your wonderful comment is well appreciated 😀. Thanks for watching, and have a great day 👍

[@relaxingvideosnorthwest3646]

Great video!

[@HaswellTravelled]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching, stay safe and take care 😀👍

[@edb3255]

Wonderful video of Dinan. Southern France has of course many beautiful and historical cities and towns and blessed with a lot of sun. But regions in the northwest and northeast of France like Brittany, Normandy and Alsace are amazing too, with their well-preserved half-timbered houses from around the 15th and 16th centuries, the high-pitched roofs. In many ways (i.e. architecturally), northern France looks more like its European neighbors to the north while southern France looks more like it's European neighbors to the south.

[@HaswellTravelled]

Glad you liked my Dinan video! You are right - different regions of France have different architecture - and all terrific. We also loved the Dordogne region of France such as my Beynac and La Roque videos with stone hill-town villages - maybe more similar to those in the south. I have yet to visit Alscase, but it is on my bucket list! Your wonderful comment is well appreciated 😀. Thanks for watching, and have a great day 👍

[@Kaeruya.]

Time to as always It's a wonderful place⭐️🌿 I feel like I'm sightseeing together🌸 I had a very enjoy watching🍀 Have a wonderful day⭐️🌿

[@HaswellTravelled]

Hello my friend! Sorry for the late reply. I hope you are doing well. Thanks for watching and take care 👍

[@StrawberryMilkkTeaa]

Very charming town. I'm absolutely in love the architecture styles of olden days Europe. Thank you for this video! I enjoyed it.

[@HaswellTravelled]

Hi there! Glad you enjoyed it. You may also want to check out my other videos of Europe as well - if you haven't already. Your wonderful comment is well appreciated 😀. Thanks for watching, and have a great day 👍

[@StrawberryMilkkTeaa]

​@@HaswellTravelled I'll be sure to watch all of them! I love your content. Keep it up! Thank you for the wonderful videos and you have a great day as well.

[@ivanozella1734]

Ho avuto la fortuna di visitare Dinan anni fa, magnifica cittadina come molte della Bretagna (viaggio che mi è rimasto nel cuore). Bellissimo video, con cenni storici da me molto apprezzati. Complimenti!

[@HaswellTravelled]

Hello there! Glad you enjoyed my Dinan video and it brought back fond memories of your visit there. Thanks for watching, your wonderful comment and support. 😀 Take care and enjoy your weekend 👍

[@LeslieBigos]

Cool graphics

[@HaswellTravelled]

Glad you enjoyed it! Your wonderful comment is well appreciated 😀. Thanks for watching, and have a great day 👍

[@valderezasada7582]

A legitimate Medieval city! Beautiful

[@HaswellTravelled]

Glad you enjoyed it! Your wonderful comment is well appreciated 😀. Thanks for watching, and have a great day 👍

[@emmablassel843]

Thank you for this video about a town where I worked as a temporary doctor a few years ago. I didn’t know how much lucky I was. I took all this beauty and history for granted ❤

[@HaswellTravelled]

Glad you enjoyed it! And a wonderful experience to have spent good time in Dinan. Thanks for watching, stay safe and take care 😀👍

[@WereintheRockies]

We're going here as well!

[@HaswellTravelled]

Hello there! You will absolutely love Dinan. I wish we had stayed overnight. We visited in the morning and headed to Mont Saint Michele in the afternoon - I recommend visiting there too. Thanks for watching, your wonderful comment and support. 😀 Take care and enjoy your weekend 👍

[@WereintheRockies]

@@HaswellTravelled that’s exactly what we are doing! Can’t wait

[@mammajanat6071]

Énième vidéo sur les villes de France Et leur histoire ,joli tour et remparts Bravo cher Monsieur

[@HaswellTravelled]

Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching, stay safe and take care 😀👍

[@ZBYGLUS]

It is always a great pleasure to watch your videos. Fantastically beautiful video with fantastic images. I enjoyed it very much. Thank you for the beautiful moments. With best wishes and all the best.

[@HaswellTravelled]

Glad you liked it! Your wonderful compliment is well appreciated 😀. Thanks for watching, best wishes to you too and and have a great day 👍

[@naturallyme7812]

Big Like.. I Couldnt go this place when I went to Europe..I missed.. I need to visit this one too

[@HaswellTravelled]

Also a favorite of mine - I would go back and spend a night if we ever are in the area again. Your wonderful comment is well appreciated 😀. Take care 👍

[@diarmaiddillon1568]

Really good channel

[@HaswellTravelled]

Hello there! Glad you like my video style. Your wonderful comment is well appreciated 😀. Thanks for watching, and have a great day 👍

[@BluemoonTraveler]

Very nice place and beautiful scenery. Your trip video is so great always. Dinan Medieval Old Town is so beautiful. Full view and Big liked. Have a happy weekend...👍👍

[@HaswellTravelled]

Glad you liked it! Your wonderful comment is well appreciated 😀. Thanks for watching, and have a great day 👍

[@YTDRONE]

I like a lot your intro Very cool I leave in France a long time ago France is really beautiful country! I love food as well. Fully watched as always and Like no 26 Happy Holidays!

[@HaswellTravelled]

Hello friend! Glad you liked it, and my intro. Dinan was in my first series of videos where I used a green screen to record my "talking head" as I called it - Lol. But I found it took too much effort and time (also multiple takes), so I went to straight voice-over. Thanks for watching, your wonderful comment and support. 😀 Take care and enjoy your day👍

[@fabienneraths61]

Bonjour, j'ai un ami qui habite dans cette magnifique ville, remplie d'histoire , merci à cet ami, bisous de succès pour tout

[@HaswellTravelled]

Glad you enjoyed it! Your wonderful comment is well appreciated 😀. Thanks for watching, and all the best to you 👍

[@popularairtravel2905]

Greetings! One of the best videos on youtube today! Great footage of the beautiful cities of Brittany, Dinan!!! Relaxing music playing! Beautiful work that captures the viewer's attention! Incredible narrow streets with medieval architecture and buildings!!! I am thrilled that you showed the history you are preserving for our descendants! Great mood to you!😃👍

[@HaswellTravelled]

Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching, your wonderful comment and support. 😀 Take care and enjoy your day👍

[@dnbtravels]

Enjoying again my friend ✌️such a wonderful old town, great place to visit and explore👍have a lovely week

[@HaswellTravelled]

Hello friend! Glad you liked it. Thanks for watching, your wonderful comment and support. 😀 Take care and enjoy your day 👍

[@clarissahopkins1148]

Extraordinary!!!

[@HaswellTravelled]

Hello there! Glad you enjoyed my Dinan video. It is one of my favorite places, and my only regret was not spending a night there. Your wonderful comment is well appreciated 😀. Thanks for watching, and have a great weekend 👍

[@thomaswhite4344]

St Malo and Dinan are excellent City/Towns

[@HaswellTravelled]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching, stay safe and take care 😀👍

[@JenniferLupine]

Enjoyed the tour! What a wonderful town, truly a step back in time! I love how the buildings were built over the sidewalks on the upper floors. The architecture is fascinating!! 👍👍👍

[@HaswellTravelled]

Glad you liked it! Dinan is a favorite of mine. Thanks for watching, your wonderful comment and support. 😀 Take care and enjoy your day👍

[@dnbtravels]

Wonderful my friend, great job on video again👍👍

[@HaswellTravelled]

Glad you liked it! My wife and I have a love of those old town villages of France. Your wonderful comment is well appreciated 😀. Thanks for watching, and have a great day 👍

[@billcasso5428]

Great tour thanks! I like the way that you started off with the map. Wikitree tells me that William the Conqueror was my ancestor, so I guess this is a little family history😃

[@HaswellTravelled]

Hi Bill. Glad you liked my Dinan video and appreciate my map at the beginning. Congrats on being a descendent of William the Conqueror. You will enjoy my video on Bayeux with a condensed story of William's invasion as shown in the Tapestry: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ip6chqiAqNmsrrM Your wonderful comment is well appreciated 😀. Thanks for watching, and have a great day 👍

[@jecrischannel]

wow, i like this kind of places the old and historical places. very interested in the history of this old town. thanks for sharing and thank you for the wonderful tour

[@HaswellTravelled]

Glad you liked it! Some of my previous videos have more narration on history when there is a good story to tell. Take care my friend 😀👍

[@jecrischannel]

@@HaswellTravelled yes you are right friend, and im enjoying it.

[@Hyla.]

Thank you as always🌸 It's a wonderful place💫💞 I feel like I'm traveling together🍀😄

[@HaswellTravelled]

Hello friend! Glad you liked it. Thanks for watching, your wonderful comment and support. 😀 Take care and enjoy your day 👍

[@red123me]

Love your videos. Just visited France in Dec 2021. Can’t wait to return and explore more.

[@HaswellTravelled]

Hello there! Glad you enjoy my videos! France is a favorite of ours too. We long to return as well. So many more wonderful places to visit. Your wonderful comment is well appreciated 😀. Thanks for watching, and have a great day 👍

[@delmiller4184]

Just discovered your channel. I loved how you presented Dinan with great information and clear voice. I have subscribed and look forward to exploring with you.

[@HaswellTravelled]

Hello Del! Glad you enjoyed my Dinan video, and I hope you will like other videos on my channel as well. Thanks for watching, your wonderful comment and support. 😀 Take care and enjoy your weekend 👍

[@GillanTravels]

Wow what a beautiful medieval town! Beautiful structures , even the design of the door handle is unique. Love the cobble stone on the streets. We would love to see one like this in the future. That bell is huge, ringing every 15 mins must be hard for the locals:) The market looks so busy.

[@HaswellTravelled]

Glad you liked it! We loved the villages in France we visited. Your wonderful comment is well appreciated 😀. Thanks for watching, and have a great day 👍

[@laurenandseth]

Dinan looks like such a peaceful place! (Except back in the day when they were dueling in the square 😆). The Basilica of Saint Savior is stunning. Great video! 👍

[@HaswellTravelled]

Glad you liked it! Dinan was one of my favorite French villages and wished we stayed overnight. Your wonderful comment is well appreciated 😀. Thanks for watching, and have a great day 👍

[@stevehutchesson1321]

I must be doing the list backwards, I have already seen the next one. This is an attractive old town, much more realistic than some footage I have seen from Germany where the old towns look like chocolate boxes. The basilica was very interesting, very classy piece of architecture.

[@HaswellTravelled]

Hi Steve! Glad you liked it. Dinan was one of my favorite villages and wish we stayed a night there. It was just a quick morning visit on our way to Mont St Michel. You're right, the half-timbered buildings here are different architecture than the fairly-tale Bavarian buildings in Germany/Austria. Take care my friend 😀👍

[@yung4eva]

The building that burned down is under reconstruction! They rebuild it identically, I saw it this summer.

[@HaswellTravelled]

Wow - great to hear! Thanks for letting me know. Your wonderful comment is well appreciated 😀. Thanks for watching, and have a great day 👍

[@adelaqueirolo3628]

Que pueblo tan interesante y bonito, con sus casas entramadas, me gustó mucho la explicación, gracias.

[@HaswellTravelled]

Hola! ¡Me alegra que te haya gustado! Tu maravilloso comentario es muy apreciado 😀. Gracias por mirar, y que tengas un gran día 👍

[@Indotransheritage]

Old Town🌇

[@HaswellTravelled]

Thanks for watching and glad you liked it! 😀👍

[@christinescarff4920]

It’s called DINAN, not Dinone ! La Mere Pourcel is a lovely restaurant but book ahead as it gets VERY busy . Don’t attempt the Rue du Jerzual in high heeled shoes ! Stayed at the Port in a cottage there and in at least 4 other properties in high town. And I’ve with family in Lehon which is really lovely too .

[@HaswellTravelled]

Hi there! Apologies for my pronunciation. I had understood the French pronunciation to be more like "Dino". You are much more acquainted with it than I. I would love to visit longer stays as you have, spend time at the port, and visit Leohn nearby. Your wonderful comment is well appreciated 😀. Thanks for watching, and have a great day 👍

[@christinescarff4920]

@@HaswellTravelled Sorry, I shouldn’t have criticised your accent ! 😢 BTW, if you have more time to spend there, take a little house or apartment in Lehon in the old ‘ chateau ‘ there. I’ve stayed there too several times, and it’s lovely and peaceful, an easy trip into Dinan , though I think the walk along the riverside is still closed due to rockfall, and in Lehon there is a tiny family run French restaurant virtually outside the door called La Marmite !

[@HaswellTravelled]

Thanks for the suggestion in Lehon - I will keep it in mind if we happen to be in the area again some year. Take care and enjoy your travels. 😀

[@jerrysmith7166]

Stunning, I wish to visit Europe someday. Happy travels to you!

[@HaswellTravelled]

Glad you liked it! Your wonderful comment is well appreciated 😀. Thanks for watching, and have a great day 👍

[@rrocketman]

Absolutely fantastic! I want to visit this area👍

[@HaswellTravelled]

Glad you liked it! Your wonderful comment is well appreciated 😀. Thanks for watching, and have a great day 👍

[@TheOutdoorSeeker]

Nice trick to lower the property taxes. Your videos are very well done.

[@HaswellTravelled]

Hello friend! Glad you liked it. Thanks for watching, your wonderful compliment and support. 😀 Take care and enjoy your weekend 👍

[@jonnykaykorn3060]

If Wales/ireland/scotland mixed with France.

[@HaswellTravelled]

Hi there! I like your analogy. We miss travelling to Europe. Your wonderful comment is well appreciated 😀. Thanks for watching, and have a great day 👍

[@gwarlow]

How is the parking situation? I imagine there are places outside of the old city? Thanks for sharing this video. Cheers.

[@HaswellTravelled]

Hello there! I'm not very knowledgeable on Dinan parking, but I do know the area we visited with access to Dinan's Old Town. There is two parking lots beside each other: Place Duguesclin and Place du marché. However, both of these are taken on Thursday morning for the Market as shown in my video. We arrived very early, maybe an hour or so before the market opened (was being setup), and we had difficulty finding a parking spot - ending up parking along Rue Joseph Lesage, south of the area 😀. Dinan is one place we would love to go back to and spend a night or two. Thanks for watching, and have a great day 👍

[@gwarlow]

@@HaswellTravelled Thanks for your reply. Much appreciated! Cheers.

[@deejay6016]

Your video is awesome! Can I ask what town/city you rented a car from? How is parking in Dinan itself? Is it free or is it a paid parking with time limits? Really hesitant to rent a car in France but looking at public transport, it looks like a major pain even from Paris. I rented a car in Germany several times during work trips and I found the rental car companies (rented from Hertz) to be too picky and overly scrutinize the car when you return it, not to mention how slow the return process is. Even the slightest scratch from removing luggage from the trunk is a big deal for them. Makes car rental in Europe, a negative experience for me.

[@HaswellTravelled]

Hi Dee. There is a large parking lot in Dinan (paid - I'm not sure how much) close to old town. It is where they hold the market. So only Market days it is unavailable, and I parked on a street a few blocks away as shown in the video. I have no problem with car rental in France. On this trip, I rented at Charles de Gaul airport and drove a rather long trip. I rent cars in Europe through www.autoeurope.com/ and select non-deductible. It is more expensive for non-deductible, but I like it worry-free. That way it shouldn't be a negative experience. To me it is worth it.

[@deejay6016]

@@HaswellTravelled Thank you much for the info.

[@melindadennis8759]

Trip to London

[@HaswellTravelled]

Hello there! We are hoping to make it to London this year too. Thanks for watching, stay safe and take care 😀👍