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

Medieval and Renaissance Castle
35630 Les Iffs

The castle of Montmuran, medieval fortress of the 12th–15th centuries, dominates Les Ifffs en Ille-et-Vilaine. Composed of Romanesque towers, a Gothic chestnut and a classic home, it was linked to Du Guesclin and Laval.

Castle
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.

Castle
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.

Castle
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.

Castle
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.

Classic style castle
35190 Longaulnay

The castle of Caradeuc, built in the 18th century and renovated in the 19th and 20th centuries, is a classic castle surrounded by a 37-hectare landscaped park, situated on horseback in the communes of Longaulnay, Bécherel, Saint-Pern (Ille-et-Vilaine) and Plouasne (Côtes-d‐Armor) in Brittany.

Renaissance style castle
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.

Classic style church
35000 Rennes

Saint-Pierre de Rennes Cathedral, a neo-classical building dating from the 16th to the 16th century, dominates the centre of Brittany. Seat of the archdiocese, it combines baroque granite facade and sumptuous interior, marked by frescoes and a 16th century Flemish altarpiece.