Dinard, a garden “à l'anglaise”

In the mid-19th century, as they came back from their fishing campaigns in Newfounland, local fishermen used to plant a palm tree in their garden. Probably a means to draw attention !
No one ever found out their real motive, though… But never mind, it so happened that palmtrees made their entry into our seaside town, and that the first tourists were able to marvel at the subtropical flora when they started holidaying in the early 1900’s.

Among the large choice of potential posters for this 17th edition of the Dinard British Film Festival, we have picked this view out of Elsie Herberstein’s travel book. Although some might think the artist sketched it somewhere in the Caribbean, it is indeed a view of our own local shores. Whether our neighbours in St Malo agree or not, Dinard’s microclimate provides us with a cool, balmy, environment, and gives our British-built town its characteristic exuberance : a garden-town by the sea.

Sylvie Mallet, Deputy Mayor, in charge of Cultural Affairs

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