Rennes Travel Guide

 Mikebond Says:  The Jardin du Thabor was the kitchen garden of the Benedictines, who called it like the Palestinian mount. In the 18th century, the garden was opened to the public and today it's the largest park in Rennes. You can find there a French and a botanical garden. Have a look at... 

 codrutz Says:  Rennes is the capital of Brittany (one of the 26 admintrative regions of France). The court of justice was established in 1554 by King Henry II and the name was the "Parlement" of Brittany (Bretagne). In 1561 the Parlement was set up in Rennes so it needed a building.... 

 codrutz Says:  This is I guess the largest building in Rennes. Built on the bank of the Villaine river relatively recent - 1885-1929 - it was raised to obscure the smaller buildings behind and give the city a more modern look.It housed the commodities exchange and the postal and telegraph... 

 grayfo Says:  In February 1994, a fire tore through the 17th-century Parliament building, arguably the most famous building in Rennes, the capital of the French province of Brittany. Now rebuilt it houses the Rennes Court of Appeal. 

 Mikebond Says:  This church is not important, but you will see it when you go to spend some time at the jardin du Thabor (see next tip).Sainte-Mélaine was the church of the Benedictine abbey The only original parts that have remained until today are the transept (11th century) and the tower... 

 Mikebond Says:  Saint-Germain is a Gothic church built in the 15th and 16th centuries. You should look at the large 16th-century window in the right transept, which depicts scenes from the lives of the Virgin, Saint John the Baptist and Jesus Christ. You see it in the second photo and a... 

 chess_machine Says:  La rue de la soif, literally Thirst street, is Rennes most famous street. Had heard many times about this street and went there last Friday night. Well, it is said to be really animated, which means sometimes there are also some fights. Last Friday was not animated and the... 

 gwened Says:  excellent service of buses in the city, bike rentals and metro at Rennesone metro line and 65 bus lines crisscross the city on the network STAR22 inter urban and 43 urban bus lines and 16 stops of metrohttp://www.star.fr/price is 1,40€ and you can get the 10 tickets too for... 

 gwened Says:  very nice train station gateway to Brittany, I link up here many times with trains going to Paris or elsewhere. Its a medium size station with escalators, and easy to find yourself.the purchasing site in France iswww.voyages-Sncf.combut the best schedules in Brittany see the... 

 gwened Says:  The visitor leaving the train station walks straight out on ave Jean Janvier and come to this beauty the Palais Saint-Georges, with a facade of 90 meters long. The Palais Saint-Georges was built on the site of an abbey benedictine around 1032AD by Duke Alain III to received... 

 gwened Says:  well there i come from the Paris region,and now in Bretagne,so this is the closest to mingle with expats Americans in the region,and celebrate amongst other things Thanksgivinghttp://www.ifa-rennes.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8&Itemid=19&lang=enmany... 

 gwened Says:  From the transport train hub to the bus gare routiére to the bike rental stand to the boulevards along the river Vilaine,another nice city to walk in Brittany.Its a nice way to see the city, feels its buildings and know more about it and its people.Rennes is no difference,... 

 Mikebond Says:  The Jardin du Thabor is the park of Rennes, the lungs of the town. However, don't think it is just a park with trees and some benches. No, no, no! This is a religious place, not because it belonged to the Benedictines who gave it the name of the byblical Palestinian mount,...