Sights around us
Rennes, historical heritage and cultural life
Brécé is 20min (by car) or 12min (by train) from the city center of Rennes, the historic capital of Brittany.
Rennes has a historic, preserved and commercial city centre, a built heritage, lively restaurants and bars, numerous cultural scenes, which will occupy your days and evenings.
Unmissable visits in the Rennes area
Quick access to the highway allows you to organize your day trips to the must-see tourist sites around Rennes:
The Vilaine river valley, which you can discover from Rennes by following a towpath converted into a cycle path.
You will quickly reach the Apigné leisure base, the “guinguettes”, and you may walk & bike further along the river. The cycle path is never far from the Rennes-Redon railway line, which allows you to leave for the day, and return late by train.
The treasures of the “Portes de Bretagne” (Brittany’s gates)
Less than 20 minutes from Brécé, you will also have remarkable sites of Breton heritage to visit:
Les jardins de Rocambole : how a vegetable garden became a place of expression of art in the heart of nature, over 9,000m2!
https://www.jardinsrocambole.fr/
Walks around Brécé
when your day of work or visits ends, Brécé offers you a calm and relaxing setting.
Enjoy the garden, sit under the lime trees, and refresh yourself with local products (apple juice, farm cider, craft beer, etc.)
Get some fresh air on the surrounding paths:
> around the Mainguère, several paths to the mill of Brécé : flexible walk according to your desires, from a few minutes to 1 hour walk
> La Barbotière circuit, around Brécé (8.6km, 2h30)
> The loop of the Gué, in Servon, between castle, river and countryside (7.5km, 2h15)
Those willing to sweat may run around the village (we will recommend a few routes), and finish with the fitness trail (recent apparatus for arms, legs, abs, Nordic walking, etc. installed in the shade of a grove in Brécé)