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Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Rennes
Attractions in Rennes

Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Rennes, the pick of Rennes

The middle of Rennes has 38 places to visit within 1 km. Look within 5 km of its centre and the list grows by 5 beyond the 56 in Rennes. Among them are 12 galleries, 10 attractions and 10 museums. 15 of those in town are listed historic monuments. For a full day, there is La Roche-aux-Fées, 28 km away.

Photo: Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Rennes, Man vyi (Public domain)
In Rennes
56
inside the commune
Within 5 km
5
in the communes around
Museums & galleries
22
in town and nearby
Châteaux & heritage
17
in town and nearby
Historic monuments
15
in town, listed (Mérimée)
Best known

Top of the list in Rennes

After Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Rennes, look out for 2 museums, 2 attractions and a garden.

AttractionCathédrale Saint-Pierre de Rennesin townMuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Rennesin townAttractionPalais du parlement de Bretagnein townGardenGardenParc du Thaborin townMuseumMusée de Bretagnein townAttractionAttractionPalais Saint-Georgesin town

Best known first: by how many Wikipedia and sister-site articles cover each place (Wikidata’s count). It isn’t a ranking of how good they are.

Map

Around Rennes, mapped

Close by, the 5 mostly lie to the southwest.

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The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Rennes; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN

By kind

The list by type

The two biggest groups: museums or galleries (22) and châteaux or heritage sites (17).

Museums & galleries 12 galleries · 10 museums20 in town · 2 nearby
Châteaux & heritage 4 châteaux · 3 churches · 3 forts · 3 monasteries · 2 houses · 1 abbey · 1 ship16 in town · 1 nearby
Gardens 10 gardens9 in town · 1 nearby
Zoos, parks & days out 2 zoos2 in town
Other attractions 10 attractions9 in town · 1 nearby

Dark: in Rennes. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.

Every place

Everything on the list

56 in town lead, with 5 more within 5 km of its centre after them.

The 56 places in Rennes first, then those within 5 km of its centre.

The history of Rennes → · Parks and trails in Rennes →

Further afield

Further away

The 11 days out are led by La Roche-aux-Fées, 28 km away.

MuseumMuseumLa Roche-aux-Fées28 km southeast, in EsséChâteauChâteauChâteau de Vitré34 km east, in VitréChâteauChâteau de Combourg34 km north, in CombourgChâteauChâteauChâteau des Rochers-Sévigné38 km east, in VitréAttractionAttractionTombeau de Merlin33 km west, in PaimpontChâteauChâteauChâteau de Boutavent28 km west, in IffendicChâteauChâteauChâteau de Bonnefontaine40 km north, in Val-CouesnonManor houseManor houseChâteau de Comper37 km west, in ConcoretChâteauChâteauChâteau de Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier27 km northeast, in Saint-Aubin-du-CormierMuseumMuseumCentre de l'imaginaire arthurien37 km west, in ConcoretAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Saint-Méen39 km west, in Saint-Méen-le-Grand

Places within 40 km of Rennes with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.

Visiting Rennes: questions

What is there to see in Rennes?

The first on our list in Rennes are Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Rennes, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rennes, Palais du parlement de Bretagne and Parc du Thabor. We list 56 places in town. Another 5 are within 5 km of the centre.

Are there museums in or near Rennes?

22 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rennes, Musée de Bretagne, Écomusée de la Bintinais and Musée géologique de Rennes.

Which places in Rennes are listed historic monuments?

15 places on this page in Rennes are listed or registered historic monuments (Mérimée), including Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Rennes, Palais du parlement de Bretagne, Palais Saint-Georges and Opéra de Rennes.

What well-known places are within a day out of Rennes?

The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: La Roche-aux-Fées (28 km), Château de Vitré (34 km), Château de Combourg (34 km), Château des Rochers-Sévigné (38 km).

How is this list made?

From OpenStreetMap and Wikidata: named museums, galleries, châteaux, abbeys, gardens, zoos, theme parks and other visitor attractions whose mapped point lies inside the commune of Rennes, then those in the communes within 5 km of its centre, and well-known places within 40 km. Houses, ruins and gardens need a sign they’re open to visitors; places marked private, closed or disused are left out. The historic-monument link is the Culture ministry’s Mérimée record. A place that isn’t mapped isn’t listed, so this isn’t everything there is to see.

Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: descriptions, websites, Wikipedia articles), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries. Distances are from the commune’s centre point.

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (14)

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.