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DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 DAY 4 DAY 5

Day 1: Arrive in Saint Malo. The town is easily accessible from Paris by TGV. Youstay in a beautiful 3* hotel in the center of Saint Malo. Orientation at 6pm and dinner on your own.
To visit in Saint Malo: The walled city (La Ville Intra-Muros); The château of Saint-Malo with The Solidor tower of Saint-Servan.

Day 2: Saint Malo-Cancale 30 km: For your first riding day, you\'ll cycle along the Emerald Coast up to La Pointe du Grouin, where you will have a stunning viewpoint on the ocean. On a clear day, you can even see the outline of the Mont Saint Michel! Your destination today is Cancale, a picturesque fishing village famous for its oysters. History has it that Louis XIV had his oysters brought to Versailles from Cancale. Centuries later, the farming of oysters is still a major activity in the port and there are oyster beds covering about 7.3 square kilometres easily seen from the pier at the harbour. You\'ll stay in a lovely 3* hotel. Dinner on your own.(B)

Day 3:Cancale-Mont Saint Michel 54km. Today, youwill cycle to the Mont Saint Michel. Before reaching the Mont, you will stop at the charming town of Dol de Bretagne, one of the oldest towns in Brittany. From its ecclesiastical supremacy, Dol-de-Bretagne has kept its cathedral. A masterpiece of Gothic Norman art in Brittany, it is one of the most important religious buildings in Brittany. You will spend the night in a 3* hotel located on the Mont Saint Michel itself! Dinner is included.50 km. (B,D)

Day 4: Mont Saint Michel 28 km option: You have two options today. You can either take the whole day to visit the Mont Saint Michel, or you can go cycle around the Mont. If you choose to ride, today\'s itinerary will take you to the Mont Saint Michel\'s bay. Return to your hotel on the Mont. Dinner included. (B,D)

Day 5: Departure day. You can take your time with breakfast and catch a bus that will bring you back to Rennes, from where you can catch a TGV to Paris. You have a bus at 9:30am that will allow you to catch a 11:05am train to Paris.(B)


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