The Blue Minutes
At sunrise and sunset, in autumn and winter, when the sky is painted with bluish shades, a unique and magical hour appears: the blue hour. It's a fleeting moment, both creative and poetic, where Côtes d'Armor decides to break the routine.
What if you had new unusual visit experiences?
Les Minutes Bleues is a program of exclusive visits, off the beaten track, open to all.
From Sunday October 29 to Saturday November 4, 2023, when winter time changes, this event takes you for the second consecutive year, on a unique journey through 17 emblematic places in the Côtes d'Armor, bathed in the blue light of dawn or dusk.
Local guides will accompany you to reveal the history and secrets of each site. You will also have the opportunity to share moments of conviviality with other participants, while tasting local specialties.
Don't miss this opportunity to visit Brittany in an original way!
Among these original meetings:
Make your taste buds travel in Roman Antiquity
Put on your toga for a few blue minutes, and let yourself be transported back 1800 years thanks to a virtual reality headset. You will discover the temple of Mars during a Roman ceremony. Well imbued with this atmosphere, all you have to do is enter the triclinium – the dining room of the time – for the banquet. Here, no chairs, but beds and a few rules of common decorum to adopt before discovering the palette of tastes of ancient Rome. Ready for the banquet? Ave!
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Nature at dawn and breakfast in the grass
Let yourself be amazed by the awakening of nature, while strolling along the banks of the Rance. The local fauna and wild plants that you will come across on your way will no longer hold any secrets for you! To end this morning break in style, a breakfast in the grass will be offered to you.
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Awaken Dinan Castle
As the first rays of day penetrate the medieval skylights of the Château du Duc Jean IV, you discover with Solène spaces and details usually hidden from visitors. After climbing one of the tallest towers in Dinan, you will share breakfast with the castle team.
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History & Delicacies in Dinan
Treat yourself to a historic getaway full of sweet treats. At dusk, follow a passionate guide through the charming cobbled streets of Dinan, and learn the hidden faces of its half-timbered houses, its ramparts and its castle. At the end of your guided tour, a pleasant gourmet break awaits you in a charming tea room, located in the heart of the historic center.
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Put Dinan Castle to sleep
You will accompany Solène during her last round to close the doors of the castle and plunge it into its nocturnal sleep. Anecdotes and hidden details will be revealed to the rhythm of the clicking of keys. After climbing one of the tallest towers in Dinan, the castle team invites you to share a friendly aperitif.
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Sunrise at the Temple of Mars
What do you say about a walk at sunrise, between nature and history, towards the Temple of Mars? Equipped with trowels, you transform yourself into an archaeologist and unearth objects from the Gallo-Roman era. Then, in turn, place an object from your daily life in a time capsule for the archaeologists of the future, before warming up with a Breton breakfast.
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Learn more?
Choose from 25 unusual new experiences, specially concocted for you, by 17 exceptional sites.
