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

Eglise gothique
35130 La Guerche-de-Bretagne

The Notre-Dame-de-l'Assumption Basilica of La Guerche-de-Bretagne, a Gothic building from the 13th to the 16th centuries in Brittany, combines medieval architecture and 19th-century restorations in a historical Marian pilgrimage site.

Tour
35000 Rennes

The Duchesne Tower, built in the 15th century in Rennes, is a vestige of the medieval city walls. Integrated into the fortified enclosure, it served as a prison and dwelling for local figures such as Jehan du Chesne.

Porte-de-ville
35300 Fougères

The Porte Notre-Dame, built in the 13th and 15th centuries in Fougères, Brittany, is the only vestige of the city's urban walls. This defensive monument, classified in 1862, links historical districts and combines military and religious architecture.

Eglise gothique
35600 Redon

The Saint-Sauveur Abbey of Redon, an ancient Benedictine abbey church of the 12th-17th centuries, is a Breton Gothic jewel located in Redon, Ille-et-Vilaine. Its radiant bedside and isolated bell tower make it an emblematic monument to medieval religious architecture.

Patrimoine défensif
35400 Saint-Malo

Fort de la Conchée, built by Vauban at the end of the 17th century on a rocky island near Saint-Malo, is a strategic military work designed to protect the city from British maritime attacks. This jewel of Breton defensive architecture, classified as a historical monument, illustrates the military genius of the time.

Château fort
35270 Combourg

The castle of Combourg, a medieval fortress of the 11th to 11th centuries located in Combourg in Ille-et-Vilaine, is famous for its link with François-René de Chateaubriand and its feudal architecture transformed in the 19th century.

Phare classé MH
35400 Saint-Malo

The Grand Jardin lighthouse, built in the 2nd quarter of the 20th century in Saint-Malo, Brittany, is a marine lighthouse rebuilt after 1944, classified as a historical monument since 2012 and emblematic of the Malouin coastal mark.

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.