Etrelles tourism and travel guide

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Visit Etrelles: highlights and tourist information

Etrelles 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 Etrelles in Brittany.

Popular places to visit nearby include Vitre at 7 km and Chateaugiron at 23 km.

Etrelles, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Vitre

at 7 km (direction north-north-west)

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

See Vitre guide

Chateaugiron

at 23 km (direction west)

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

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Laval

at 31 km (direction east), in the Mayenne department

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

See Laval guide

Fougeres

at 32 km (direction east)

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

See Fougeres guide

Rennes

at 37 km (direction west)

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

See Rennes guide

Saint-Brice-en-Cogles

at 41 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 45 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

Mayenne (town)

at 51 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

Combourg

at 57 km (direction west-north-west)

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

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Langon

at 62 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Langon guide

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Ille-et-Vilaine

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Reserve excursions near Etrelles

Map of places to visit near Etrelles

Markets in and near Etrelles

• Vitre: market Monday (7km)
• La Guerche-de-Bretagne: market Tuesday (14km)
• Chateaubourg: market Friday (16km)
• Port-Brillet: market Tuesday (17km)
• Chateaugiron: market Thursday (24km)
• Janze: market Wednesday (25km)
• Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier: market Thursday (27km)
• Liffre: market Friday (29km)
• Craon: market Monday (30km)
• Thorigne-Fouillard: market Sunday (31km)

More information about Etrelles, Brittany

Tourist attractions near Etrelles, France

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

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Vitre (7km)
• Chateau-Gontier (45km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin des fontaines et parc de l’Athanor (25km)
• Parc et jardins du château de Craon (30km)
• Parc et jardin de Clivoy (30km)
• Jardins de la Pellerine (30km)
• Parc floral de Haute-Bretagne (40km)
• Parc du château de Bonnefontaine (50km)
• Jardin du château de La Ballue (50km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Étang de la Valière (4km)
• Étang de Paintourteau (8km)
• Forêt du Pertre (9km)
• Étang de la Cantache (10km)
• Étang de Haute-Vilaine (11km)
• Étang de Châtillon-en-Vendelais (19km)
• Forêt de Chevré (19km)
• Source - Couesnon (30km)
• Complexe forestier Rennes-Liffré-Chèvre, étang et lande d'Ouée, forêt de Haute-Sève (30km)
• Forêt de Rennes (32km)
• Abbaye Notre-Dame du Nid-au-Merle (33km)
• Forêt de Fougères (37km)
• Étangs du canal d'Ille-et-Rance (46km)

Towns of Art and history

• Laval (31km)
• Fougeres (32km)
• Rennes (37km)
• Mayenne (51km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Saint-Brice-en-Cogles (41km)
• Grand-Fougeray (55km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Juvigne (22km)
• Cesson-Sevigne (31km)
• Chartres-de-Bretagne (38km)
• Le Rheu (45km)
• Coudray (50km)
• Chenille-Change (56km)
• Saint-Loup-du-Gast (58km)

Geography and distances

Etrelles is in the north-west of France at 37 kilometres from Rennes, the department capital (general information: Etrelles is 276 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 Etrelles from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 5 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Argentre-du-Plessis, Erbree, Saint-Germain-du-Pinel, Torce and Vergeal.

This page in French: Visiter Etrelles