Dinard: the first french riviera

Vous cherchez une destination pour partir en weekend ou en vacances? Ne cherchez plus! La ville de Dinard sur la cote d’Émeraude en Bretagne devrait vous ravir! Faisant face à Saint Malo accessible en 10 min de bateau et à 30 km de la ville de Dinan, Dinard est une destination qui vous offrira de multiples paysages et activités. Du barrage de la Rance en passant par le sentier des douaniers surplombé par de magnifiques villas Belle Époque pour finir sur d'immenses plages de sable fin, il y en a pour tout les goûts et tout les ages.
A noter la présence chaque année du Festival du film britannique qui permet de justifier une statue une statue en hommage à Alfred Hitchcock et à son film Les Oiseaux...
English:
Dinard is on the Côte d'Émeraude of Brittany. Its beaches and mild climate make it a popular holiday destination, and this has resulted in the town having a variety of famous visitors and residents.
In modern history Dinard was first settled by Saint-Malo's shipping merchants who built some of the town's magnificent houses, very few of which survive. In the late 19th century American and British aristocrats made Dinard popular as a fashionable summer resort, and they built stunning villas on the cliff tops and exclusive hotels such as the 'Le Grand Hotel' on the seafront during the French "Belle Époque".
The name Dinard comes from the words "Din" ("hill"/"fort") and Arz/Art ("fortified"). It has been claimed, probably erroneously,that the second element means "bear"/"Arthur"); the bear in Celtic mythology is a symbol of sovereignship. The town council is in the process of removing the bear from the municipal flag, a decision disputed by the former mayor.
Originally, Dinard was part of the parish of Saint-Énogat. In the late 19th century, the resort became popular with the British wealthy who built magnificent villas on the coast. Dinard rapidly expanded and became one of the most popular seaside resorts in Europe.[citation needed] It started declining in the 1930s when the fashionable social set started preferring the Côte d'Azur. Today, Dinard is considered as one of the most "British" of sea resorts in France, however it has retained its French charm. There are 407 listed villas.
The official name of the town was Saint-Énogat until 1879 when the name was changed to Dinard-Saint-Énogat. The name was changed once more in 1921 to become simply Dinard. Saint-Énogat is now just the name for the western area of the town.
Dinard cannot boast much nightlife, but many bars and fine restaurants fill the town's streets. The abundance of beaches coupled with a consistently sunny weather, however, attracts many visitors during the summer holidays. The attractions include a casino with a restaurant facing the sea and a hall which hosts many expositions. The nearby towns of Saint-Briac-sur-Mer and Saint-Lunaire also feature respectively a fairly large golf course and the beach of Longchamp, renowned as a "surfers' spot".
Dinard holds every year a Festival of British Cinema in the first days of October.