Department guide
Ille-et-Vilaine
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Ideas to get you started
Available guides: 2
Ideas to get you started
A selection of city guides to help you choose your base.
Rennes
Rennes was the capital of Brittany for much of the ducal period, and its centre still contains evidence of that political role. Medieval defences and timber-framed houses sit near formal civic buildin…
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Saint-Malo
Saint-Malo faces the English Channel on the Ille-et-Vilaine coast, with its historic centre enclosed by ramparts. Seafaring shaped the city: shipowners financed voyages towards the New World, privatee…
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Places to visit in Ille-et-Vilaine
This department-level directory is a starting point for exploring places of interest in Ille-et-Vilaine, within Bretagne. The material is organised by city, keeping each local guide separate and making it easier to focus on the part of the department relevant to your trip.
City guides
Two city directories are available:
- Rennes provides the next level of the directory for places listed in Rennes.
- Saint-Malo leads to the corresponding selection for Saint-Malo.
Finding the relevant page
Choose a city above to continue to its dedicated page. Each link stays within the English travel guide and takes you directly to the supplied city route. If your plans include both places, consult the two directories in turn rather than treating this department page as a complete list of individual sights. This page is deliberately concise: its purpose is to direct travellers to the more specific geographic level where the available visitor entries are grouped.
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