Rennes Travel Guide

The town of Rennes is located in Brittany, in the west of France. It counts nearly 208000 inhabitants. Tourism is very active in the area. The main activities to be practised are the discovery of the cultural heritage of Brittany or excursions towards tourist big cities of Brittany like Saint Malo or Vannes. The main tourist places of Rennes are the Parliament of Brittany, the Champs libres, the Beaux-Arts museum, the city hall, the Saint-Yves vault, the Opera, the houses of the Lices, the Saint-Georges Palate. Rennes is also famous for its gastronomy. Discover the local specialities like buckwheat wafers or crepes with wheat, the cider. It is also a very festive city where the festivals are numerous like Tombées de la Nuit in July, the Trans Musical ones in December.