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

Château fort
35390 Grand-Fougeray

Grand-Fougeray Castle, built in the 13th and 15th centuries, is a Breton castle located in Grand-Fougeray, Ille-et-Vilaine, famous for its medieval dungeon listed as a Historic Monument since 1913.

Château fort
35300 Fougères

The castle of Fougères, imposing medieval castle of the 12th–15th centuries, dominates the town of Fougères in Ille-et-Vilaine (Bretagne). Its three enclosures and 13 towers illustrate the evolution of Breton military architecture over 400 years.

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.

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.

Château de style Renaissance
35560 Val-Couesnon

The castle of Bonne-Fontaine, built in the 16th century in Antrain (Ille-et-Vilaine), is a Renaissance monument combining architectural elegance and Breton history, surrounded by a romantic park designed by Bühler and André.

Porte-de-ville
35000 Rennes

The Mordelaise Gate is a 15th century fortified castle in Rennes, a vestige of the medieval ramparts of Brittany. It served as the main entrance to the city, with drawbridges and machicolis, and symbolized the ducal power.

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.

Eglise néo-gothique
35300 Fougères

The church Saint-Léonard de Fougères, a religious building of the 12th, 15th and 16th centuries, is a flamboyant Gothic jewel located in Brittany, in the upper town of Fougères, marked by major transformations in the 19th century.