オカリュー周辺のアトラクション＆必見スポット - トップ20

その並外れて保存状態の良い文化遺産により、ディナンは1986年にフランス文化省から「芸術と歴史の街」の称号を授与されました。旧市街は現在、ブルターニュで最も重要な史跡の一つであり、中世の都市での生活を忠実に再現しています。

旧市街は、フランスで最も保存状態の良い中世の都市中心部のひとつです。その起源は11世紀に遡り、ランス川沿いの有利な立地のおかげで、重要な商業および手工業の中心地へと発展しました。今日に至るまで、狭く舗装された路地、数多くの木骨造りの家々、そして門や塔を備えたほぼ完全に保存された城壁が、歴史的な街並みを特徴づけています。旧市街のランドマークには、市街地と港を結ぶ急なジェズアル通り（Rue du Jerzual）、サン・シュルヴェール大聖堂（Basilique Saint-Sauveur）、サン・マロ教会（Église Saint-Malo）、時計塔などがあります。

とても美しい教会です。特に窓が気に入りました。

I was particularly impressed by the church windows.

Dinan was founded in the 11th century at a strategic location on the Rance River. It developed into a fortified trading and market town during the Middle Ages. In the 14th century, Dinan played an important role in the Hundred Years' War and was repeatedly contested. The town is known for its well-preserved medieval old town with half-timbered houses, city walls, and the Saint-Sauveur Basilica.

The Basilica of Saint-Sauveur was founded around 1112 and combines Romanesque and Gothic architecture. It is famous as the burial place of the hero Bertrand du Guesclin. It has been a historic monument since 1862 and was elevated to a minor basilica in 1954. Noteworthy are the Romanesque west portal, the Gothic chapels, and the relief of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary.

This church was not dedicated to one of the many people we venerate as blessed or saints and ask for their heavenly intercession with God, or - like so many French churches - to the Mother of God (“Notre-Dame”). The patronage here was chosen to be the incarnate Son of God, Jesus Christ himself, and the church in Dinan was dedicated to him under the title “SAINT SAUVEUR” - that is, as the Redeemer and Savior (Latin: “Salvator”).

A towpath, which runs alongside the river or canal, was an essential part of the transport infrastructure in earlier times. Before ships could move using motor power, horses ran along the bank and pulled the ship against the current. This was called "treideln" (towing), and this is how the "towpath" that has been preserved to this day got its name.