Things to see and do Ille-Et-Vilaine

There is nothing like a guided tour of the historic heart of a city to fully grasp the spirit of the streets and buildings that surround us. As a city of art and history, Rennes allows us to discover through this way some parts of its past. From the Jacobins Convent to the Palace of the Parliament of Brittany, it is a journey through time that is proposed to you. From the beautiful mansions of the Place des Lices to the City Hall, passing in front of the defenses of the Portes Mordelaises and in the Saint-Pierre cathedral. The eras are crossed until you gradually return to the year 2022, right on time to go to lunch, the opportunity to stroll once again in the streets with this time a wise eye.

This state forest will offer you many outdoor activities: a mountain bike trail, a loop in loop (3:30 a. m.), an arboretum, the Old Oak site and a landscaped picnic area. The GR 37 also passes through it. Notice to hikers! Horse riding enthusiasts will appreciate the important network of equestrian circulations: they join in multiple crosses.

" Qualiclub ", the federation offers year-round training or development courses for challenges, great games and hikes to discover the country's heritage of the marsh, water mills, canal… and if you feel like it, you can discover the natural site of the Lower Valley of the Valley. West on a night trip! It also informs that the possibilities of passing its BAFA to become animator and also present the summer stays for young people, as well as the reception of leisure, young space or welcoming young people for holidays.

There are two beautiful granite houses. One of them, called the house of the Hanged because of the ten different masks with cleistothecium eyes, which are carved on its facade, has a large gate stone. The other, dated 1604, was perhaps that of a wealthy merchant before becoming the king's house.

The Village offers specific programming in its galleries of contemporary art. The fire arts at Rapinel Gallery, small formats and limited series at Thebault gallery and productions of artists in residence at the Creation Centre. A multimedia point is also available. In the spring, the cultural and artistic season highlights a foreign culture, through the reception of artists in residence, programming of shows, projections, workshops, meetings… To know, the Village is also interested in discovering the design through an exhibition during the autumn. During the summer, the invited artists look at the local heritage (architectural, landscaping, human, oral…). Don't hesitate to visit this Village!

Located in Antrain, the church of Saint-André was built in the Romanesque period, but it has more modern, and therefore Gothic, elements. Some Romanesque vestiges remain: most of the nave, the transept, and an apse in the north. The church and the chevet were restored in the 16th century. The upper part of the bell tower and the sacristy date from the 18th century. The north chapel overlooking the choir dates from the end of the 19th century. The south door of the nave was named "Porte des Femmes" (Women's Door) because it was used by women to get up after giving birth.

On the north-west of Glass, near the Val d'Ancona. A beautiful th century together with a remarkable park with water parts. The gardens were designed at the beginning of the th century in the style of French gardens.

This museum presents the rural heritage of the Glass Country, its architecture and furnishings, in particular, furniture and documents, but also works of art, paintings, drawings, especially of Pierre de Belay, landscapes and scenes of daily life.

La Roche-aux-fées is one of the most impressive megaliths in France. It is a funerary monument dating from the Neolithic period. The nearest quarry being 4 km away, the hypothesis is that these enormous stones were brought in with wooden rollers. On an alley 20 meters long and 4 meters wide, about forty blocks of red schist, the heaviest of which weighs 45 tons, form a vestibule 1.20 meters high and a room divided into 4 by projecting blocks. Legend has it that the stones fell from the fairies' apron.

The Home Country of Fougères, which works for the development of the region's heritage, has two poles, development and commercial, but also has a reservation center of cottages for groups, parallel to the site of Gîtes de France, and organizes stays throughout the country of Fougères.

More than 2 000 square metres of exposure from 1850 to 1950 with park and three buildings to be visited by all the time, to familiarize themselves with the peasant world, its way of life, its daily work, the traditional agricultural material of the dolois country that you discover is refreshing with a bolée of cider offered at the end of the visit. Educational workshops and guided tours from April 1 st to October 31st.

The Comité Régional de Tourisme Equestre en Bretagne is a tourist office located in Cardroc. It offers a wide range of information and services related to equestrian tourism in Brittany. They also offer a map of the Equibreizh, an itinerary for touring Brittany on horseback. This itinerary mainly uses public roads and private property with the agreement of the owners. Orange plastic beacons are used to mark the Equibreizh route.