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

Fortification
35260 Cancale

The former Doles guard corps, built in the 17th century in Cancale (British), is a coastal military post typical of Vauban's defensive architecture, classified as a historical monument in 1955.

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.

Malouinière
35350 Saint-Coulomb

The Malouinière de la Ville Ring, built in the 17th to 19th centuries in Saint-Coulomb (Bretagne), is a historic residence typical of the Malouin shipowners, surrounded by a classified park and a semi-enclosed chapel.

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.

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.

Château fort
35410 Châteaugiron

Châteaugiron Castle, a medieval fortress from the twelfth to the eighteenth centuries in Châteaugiron (Ille-et-Vilaine), dominates the Yaigne River and now houses a museum and a cultural centre in its historic enclosure.

Rempart
35500 Vitré

The walls of Vitré, built between the 13th and 16th centuries, form an exceptional fortified complex in Brittany, protecting the medieval city on a rocky spur. Ranked among the best preserved in the region, they span 8 hectares with deep ditches and iconic defensive towers.

Moulin à eau
35430 Saint-Père-Marc-en-Poulet

The Beauchet mill, a tidal mill from the 4th quarter of the 19th century, is located in Saint-Père-Marc-en-Poulet in Ille-et-Vilaine, on the estuary of the Rance. Reconstructed in 1882, it was a mill until 1981.