Below are towns and villages found in Cotes D'Armor that are worthy of special mention.

Dinan

Dinan, with it's narrow, cobbled streets, is best explored on foot. The old ramparts, castle and the river port are a delight to stroll around, with lots of shops and restaurants to browse through.

If the hilly streets prove too tiring, the Petit Train runs from the Tourist Office or Place Duclos to and from the port with a commentary. Of particular interest are the château museum, Place des Merciers et des Cordeliers and the ancient Rue du Jerzual with its craft shops. Weekly market day is Thursday.

The town has attracted artists and craftsmen for years and the rue du Jerzual is where you'll find the majority of them. Items designed of glass, wood, silk, leather and clay are available. A great place for an original gift.

La Baule

Star of the Côte d'Armor coast and gifted with a breathtaking 5-km (3-miles) beach. Like Le Touquet and Dinard, La Baule is a 19th-century creation, founded in 1879 to make the most of the excellent sandy beaches that extend around the broad, sheltered bay between Pornichet and Le Pouliguen. A pine forest, planted in 1840, keeps the shifting local sand dunes firmly at bay. All in all, this can offer an idyllic stay for those who will enjoy a day on the beach, an afternoon at the shops on avenue du Général-de-Gaulle and avenue Louis-Lajarrige, and an evening at the Casino.

Lamballe

A large commercial centre, Lamballe is most famous for its national stud farm in the centre of town. Guided tours can be arranged through the tourist office to visit the stables, tack rooms and forge – the best time is after June when the stallions are in residence.

Lannion

Lannion lies on the estuary of the River Léguer. The town is built on a hillside and embraces both a host of medieval houses and narrow streets, and a thriving telecommunications industry. The town also has an airport and the Pléumeur-Bodou satellite communications centre, which can be visited between April and October.

Perros Guirec

Perros Guirec on the picturesque Pink Granite Coast, with its many sheltered beaches, is a tourist trap in season. A thalasso spa centre, various water sports and a casino add to the attractions. Boats leave here for Sept Iles, an important bird sanctuary. St Jacques church is classed as a national monument and has a wooden altarpiece dating from the 17th century. The wax museum, by the yacht harbour, is open mid June to mid September.

St Briac sur Mer Saint-Brieuc

Close by the sea and Dinard and St Lunaire and on the estuary of the Fremur, St. Briac has a lively seafront area which sports interesting restaurants. Looks very pretty at nightime and has lots of little lanes to fascinate the visitor. Festival of Breton music is held here in September of each year.

St Malo

The outskirts aren’t so attractive; however, once you arrive in the old town you will be enchanted by the place. The city walls were heavily bombed during WWII but they have been completely restored and you can walk all the way around the old town atop them. Inside the walls there are a wide range of tourist shops to be browsed and restaurants to be savoured.

The walk around the walls of St Malo's old town will take around an hour depending on how often you stop to see the views (and there are plenty!).

St. Cast

The seaside resort of St. Cast has seven beaches, popular since the beginning of the 20th century when seabathing began to catch on. Various artists such as Buffet made it fashionable. At the end of the main beach is a small hill with excellent views from the summit over the Emerald Coast and Cap Fréhel. Coastal walks along the jagged cliffs are particularly impressive.

Trébeurden

A small, pleasant fishing village that is now a summer resort town, Trébeurden makes a good base for exploring the pink-granite cliffs of the Corniche Bretonne, starting with the rocky point at nearby Le Castel. Take a look at the profile of the dramatic rocks off the coast near Trégastel and Perros-Guirec.

The scene changes with the sunlight and the sweep and retreat of the tide, whose caprices can strand fishing boats among islands that were, only hours before, hidden beneath the sea. The famous footpath, the Sentier des Douaniers, starts up at the west end of the Trestraou beach in the town of Perros-Guirec, 3 km east of Trébeurden; from there it is a two-hour walk through fern forests and past cliffs and pink granite boulders to the pretty beach at Ploumanac'h.

On a hillside perch above Ploumanac'h is the village of La Clarté, home to the little Chapelle Notre Dame de la Clarté, built of local pink granite and decorated with 14 stations of the cross painted by the master of the Pont-Aven school, Maurice Denis.