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

Patrimoine défensif
35800 Dinard

Harbour Island is a 17th-century fortified island located in Dinard, Brittany, home to a fort classified as a historic monument, a former element of the defensive system of Saint-Malo.

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.

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.

Château de style néo-gothique
35450 Val-d'Izé

The château du Bois-Cornillé, built in the 15th century in Val-d'Izé, Brittany, is a historic monument renovated in the Gothic style, surrounded by an English park and an 18th century chapel.

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.

Patrimoine défensif
35400 Saint-Malo

Fort du Petit Bé, built in the 17th century on an island near Saint-Malo, is a military work designed by Vauban to protect the city from British or Dutch maritime attacks.

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.

Patrimoine défensif
35400 Saint-Malo

Fort National, a 17th-century bastion in Saint-Malo, Brittany, is a military work designed by Vauban to defend the private city. Accessible at low tide, it embodies Louis XIV's defensive architecture.