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In this video, we take you on a tour of the beautiful capital of Brittany, Rennes. Known for its medieval half-timbered houses and its huge cathedral, Rennes...
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- Leggett Immobilier
Mar 30, 2015 · Rennes is the capital of the region of Brittany, as well as the Ille-et-Vilaine department. The city is the tenth largest in France, with a metropolitan area of about 700,000 inhabitants. With...
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- Michael Jiroch
Rennes (Things to do - Places to Visit) - RENNES Top Tourist Places City in France Rennes is the capital city of Brittany, northwest France. It's known for its medieval half-timbered...
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- Top Tourist Places
- The Old Town of Rennes
- Parc Du Thabor
- Palais Du Parlement de Bretagne
- Museum of Fine Arts of Rennes
- Écomusée Du Pays de Rennes
- Parc Des Gayeulles
- Les Champs Libres
- Marché Des Lices
- Rennes Cathedral
- Opéra de Rennes
The city of Rennes was almost entirely wiped out by a great fire in 1720. This is why you would find several dignified late 1700s houses when you visit. Around the cathedral, however, is a network of streets where half-timbered houses survived the raze. Rue du Chapitre and Rue de la Psalette have delightfully buckled houses that stay over the small...
On Rennes’ highest hill is ten hectares of the most superb gardens you may ever see. Parc du Thabor is a marvel. If you need to be swayed, think about the rose gardens in summer, where over 2,000 varieties bloom yearly. Until the French Revolution, the garden was in possession of the Abbey of Saint-Melaine, just outside the city walls. In the 1800s...
After the unification of Brittany and France in 1532, the city’s influence soared almost suddenly, and it assumed the home of one of the country’s 17 regional administrations. This added repute and attracted the aristocracy, steeping Rennes with mansions and a courtly ambiance it now retains. The construction of Palais du Parlement commenced in 161...
Like a good number of French regional museums, the city’s Musée des Beaux-Arts opened after the French Revolution, with artworks confiscated from religious buildings and massive homes in the area. In the collections of the 1700s historian- Christophe-Paul de Robien- are some exquisite Egyptian, Roman, Etruscan, Greek artifacts that are all still on...
On Rennes’ southern end is a well-maintained historic farm, showing 500 years of Breton agricultural heritage. There are arable crops, a kitchen garden, fruit orchards, beehives, and all the farmyard animals on the property. The animals, like Bretobbe Pie Noir and Froment du Leon, are Breton bred. The farmhouse dates to the 16th-century, and it sho...
Sprawling across a large part of northeastern Rennes, this garden is a great way of going all out into nature without having to go beyond the city’s N136 ring road. If you do not want to miss a workout while vising Rennes, you Parc des Gayelles is a solid option. It is a hundred acres of woodland and green fields. You will find many facilities as w...
This inventive cultural hub in the city center took thirteen years to be completed between 1993 and 2006. Christian Portzamparc designed it. The work blends the Museum of Brittany with Rennes’ new library and science center and will thrill any urban design enthusiast. It is exciting to see how the three elements contain one another and blend to mak...
Rennes has about 20 markets- a whopping number for a mid-sized city. Marché des Lices is the biggest, and it opens place on Saturday mornings. Since 1622, it has been a city institution and is the third-largest in France with 300 producers, artisans, and traders. If you have lined up a picnic for the weekend or staying at a holiday rental, you shou...
Rennes’ cathedral, with its somber neoclassical frontal, is not the most stunning in the country; however, it has a captivating story to tell. Since the 500s, this has been the site of the city’s cathedral. However, the one built in the 12th-century collapsed gradually between 1490 and 1754. At that time, it was entirely demolished to be built all ...
Rennes’ opera halls stand beautiful on Place de la Mairie, facing the city’s also remarkable 1700s baroque city hall. Tagged as a French ‘monument historique’, Opéra de Rennes is from 1836 with a hall painted in the early 1900s by the legendary painter Jean-Julian Lemordant. If you do not mind seeing a performance, it is worth planning ahead becaus...
But to French people, Rennes is a hidden gem in France that voted one of the top places to live in France by a national newspaper. So let’s look at the best things to do in Rennes and what you can expect on a trip here.
Aug 6, 2023 · You are planning to visit Rennes, the capital of Brittany (Bretagne in French) for a week-end or a short holiday? In order to help you plan your stay, I have created this city guide with all the points of interest and must-see attractions in Rennes and its surroundings.
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