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Musée des Beaux Arts
20 quai Emile Zola
}02 23 62 17 45; www.mbar.org
Like the city itself, the museum’s collection is an odd assortment. Art objects range from an Egyptian mummy—the oldest …
Jardin du Thabor
5 Boulevard de la Duchesse Anne
}02 99 28 56 62
A former orchard, these lush grounds are now some of the most beautiful in France. The Jardin du Thabor is rich with fou…
Parc des Gayeulles
Avenue des Gayeulles
As woodsy as it gets here, Parc des Gayeulles is the only place in Rennes where Frenchmen feel comfortable jogging. Ever…
Cathédrale Saint-Pierre
Carrefour de la Cathédrale
Some people may say that God is unmoving, but His churches certainly move all the time. Cathédrale Saint-Pierre is the t…
Portes Mordelaises
rue des Portes Mordelaises
Dukes and earls once gathered before these gates, restored in 1440, to pledge their fidelity to the rights and freedom o…
Place des Lices
Place des Lices
Before it turned into the place where the heavily caffeinated get their next hit, and the slighly tipsy fight the urge t…
Saint Melaine Abbey
Place St. Melaine
Right next to Jardins du Thabor, this abbey is the only surviving example of Romanesque architecture in Rennes. The abbe…
Ty-Koz
3 rue Saint-Guillaume
Built in 1505, this timber-framed house hides it age well with bright red paint but seems to have trouble standing uprig…