IN case you missed the news, Wales are now the only home nation still in the tournament and England’s ignominious exit at the hands of Iceland has been the main talking point in Dinard.

The pubs and bars in the small Brittany town were packed on Monday night to witness the scarcely believable scenes from Nice.

And, while not matching the wild celebrations of the Wales squad at their team hotel, the reaction of the Welsh press pack was certainly less than sympathetic towards Roy Hodgson’s side.

When asked about the Three Lions exit and that video from inside the camp, Newport’s Chris Gunter and Swansea City defender Neil Taylor tried to convince us that the Wales boys were just supporting the underdog.

And, after Gunter was quizzed about missing his brother’s wedding, Taylor revealed that he too has had to change his plans this week – he’ll be missing a Beyonce gig in Cardiff on Thursday night.

Honestly, Wales’ incredible progress at Euro 2016 has produced more twists and turns than an Alfred Hitchcock thriller.

And that’s appropriate as there’s a statue of the legendary English film director less than a mile from the team hotel.

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It is claimed locally that Hitchcock visited Dinard and based Norman Bates’ house in Psycho on a villa standing over the Plage de l'écluse.

In 2004 the original statue, depicting the portly auteur with two birds on his shoulders, blew away in a gale but it was recently replaced by a sturdier one in bronze.

And Hitchcock is not the only famous visitor to Dinard.

In the late 19th century, the resort became popular with wealthy Brits who built magnificent villas on the coast.

Dinard rapidly expanded and became one of the most popular seaside resorts in Europe.

And its reputation as the "Cannes of the North" has attracted a wide variety of stars.

Joan Collins is a frequent visitor and Winston Churchill enjoyed holidaying nearby on the River Rance.

Lawrence of Arabia lived in Dinard as a small child and Picasso painted here in the 1920s.

While Debussy is supposed to have had the idea for "La Mer" during a visit to Saint-Énogat in 1902. Oscar Wilde also visited, and mentions it in his De Profundis.

Gareth Bale is not the only genius to take a shine to Dinard.

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