Availles-sur-Seiche tourism and travel guide

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Visit Availles-sur-Seiche: highlights and tourist information

Availles-sur-Seiche is situated in the Ille-et-Vilaine department and Brittany region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Availles-sur-Seiche in Brittany.

Popular places to visit nearby include Vitre at 18 km and Chateaugiron at 25 km.

Availles-sur-Seiche, France: places to visit and attractions

Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Vitre

at 18 km (direction )

A town not be missed, Vitré has a superb historic centre with numerous fascinating...

See Vitre guide

Chateaugiron

at 25 km (direction west-north-west)

The castle and towers in the heart of old Chateaugiron help explain why it...

See Chateaugiron guide

Laval

at 34 km (direction east-north-east), in the Mayenne department

The castle, the river and the historic centre make the substantial town of Laval...

See Laval guide

Rennes

at 40 km (direction west-north-west)

An unmissable highlight in the region, Rennes has a very picturesque medieval centre...

See Rennes guide

Fougeres

at 43 km (direction west-north-west)

The castle and historic lower town are the main attraction, but be sure to...

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Saint-Brice-en-Cogles

at 52 km (direction north-north-west)

Most visitors to Saint-Brice-en-Cogles also enjoy the tour of the local castles and manor...

See Saint-Brice-en-Cogles guide

Les Jardins des Renaudies

Garden at 55 km (direction north-east), in the Mayenne department

Les Jardins des Renaudies is a pretty garden in north-west France...

See Les Jardins des Renaudies guide

Langon

at 55 km (direction west-south-west)

Langon is home to an ancient chapel with a Roman fresco...

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Mayenne (town)

at 58 km (direction east-north-east), in the Mayenne department

Quite a small town, the highlight of a visit to Mayenne is the nearby...

See Mayenne (town) guide

Chateau Plessis-Bourre

Castle at 63 km (direction east-south-east), in the Maine-et-Loire department

The most unusual feature of Chateau Plessis-Bourre is the way it combines medieval and...

See Chateau Plessis-Bourre guide

Combourg

at 64 km (direction north-west)

Combourg is best known for the Chateau de Combourg, once home to Chateaubriand, the...

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Reserve excursions near Availles-sur-Seiche

Map of places to visit near Availles-sur-Seiche

Markets in and near Availles-sur-Seiche

• La Guerche-de-Bretagne: market Tuesday (4km)
• Vitre: market Monday (18km)
• Renaze: market Friday (21km)
• Janze: market Wednesday (22km)
• Chateaubourg: market Friday (22km)
• Craon: market Monday (23km)
• Port-Brillet: market Tuesday (23km)
• Pouance: market Thursday (25km)
• Chateaugiron: market Thursday (25km)
• Laval: market Tuesday & Saturday all day (34km)

More information about Availles-sur-Seiche, Brittany

Tourist attractions near Availles-sur-Seiche, France

What to do at Availles-sur-Seiche? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Availles-sur-Seiche.

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Vitre (18km)
• Chateau-Gontier (40km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc et jardins du château de Craon (22km)
• Jardin des fontaines et parc de l’Athanor (30km)
• Parc et jardin de Clivoy (38km)
• Jardins de la Pellerine (41km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Étang de la Valière (15km)
• Forêt du Pertre (15km)
• Étang de Paintourteau (18km)
• Étang de la Cantache (20km)
• Étang de Haute-Vilaine (22km)
• Forêt de Chevré (27km)
• Étang de Châtillon-en-Vendelais (30km)
• Complexe forestier Rennes-Liffré-Chèvre, étang et lande d'Ouée, forêt de Haute-Sève (37km)
• Forêt de Rennes (38km)
• Abbaye Notre-Dame du Nid-au-Merle (40km)
• Source - Couesnon (40km)
• Étangs du canal d'Ille-et-Rance (54km)

Towns of Art and history

• Laval (34km)
• Rennes (40km)
• Fougeres (43km)
• Mayenne (58km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Grand-Fougeray (48km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Juvigne (32km)
• Cesson-Sevigne (35km)
• Chartres-de-Bretagne (39km)
• Coudray (45km)
• Le Rheu (47km)
• Chenille-Change (49km)

Geography and distances

Availles-sur-Seiche is in the north-west of France at 40 kilometres from Rennes, the department capital (general information: Availles-sur-Seiche is 280 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors Most UK visitors arrive by car with the cross-channel ferry port at Saint Malo keeping driving time to a minimum. For driving distances to Availles-sur-Seiche from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 10 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Cuille, Domalain, Fontaine-Couverte, Gennes-sur-Seiche, La Guerche-de-Bretagne, La Selle-Guerchaise, Mousse, Moutiers, Rannee and Saint-Germain-du-Pinel.

This page in French: Visiter Availles-sur-Seiche