Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Ille-et-Vilaine

Château Médiéval et Renaissance
35500 Vitré

The castle of Vitré, imposing castle of the 11th–15th centuries, dominates the valley of Vilaine in Vitré (Ille-et-Vilaine). Symbol of seigneurial power, it combines medieval military architecture and Renaissance residences in Brittany.

Tour
35400 Saint-Malo

The Solidor Tower is a 14th century fortified dungeon in Saint-Malo, Brittany, controlling the Rance estuary. Composed of three towers, it was used for maritime surveillance and tax collection.

Moulin à vent
35120 Mont-Dol

The Moulin du Tertre, built in 1843 in Mont-Dol, Brittany, is a windmill in granite, still functional, classified as a historical monument since 1977.

Menhirs
35120 Dol-de-Bretagne

The Menhir de Champ-Dolent, built in Neolithic near Dol-de-Bretagne (British), is a 9.30 m granite monolith, classified as a historical monument since 1889. An iconic megalithic symbol, it dominates local marshes.

Hotel particulier classé
35000 Rennes

The hotel de la Moussaye, a 17th-century mansion in Rennes, combines a wood-paned facade with an interior courtyard, a witness to the architecture of Lavallois in Brittany.

Malouinière
35400 Saint-Malo

The Malouinière de la Chipaudière, built at the beginning of the eighteenth century in Saint-Malo, is a large marina built by a corsair shipowner, typical of the Malouin Golden Age. Ranked a historic monument in 1982, it combines majestic architecture and French gardens attributed to Le Nôtre.

Tour Papegault
35160 Montfort-sur-Meu

The Papegault tower, a 14th-century vestige in Montfort-sur-Meu in Brittany, is the former dungeon of a destroyed castle, having served as a prison and traditional bourgeois shooting site.

Château fort
35400 Saint-Malo

The castle of Saint-Malo, built between the 15th and 18th centuries, is a military fortress located to the east of the closed town of Saint-Malo, in Brittany, bearing witness to the defensive architecture of Brittany and France.