Gennes-sur-Seiche tourism and travel guide

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Visit Gennes-sur-Seiche: highlights and tourist information

Gennes-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 Gennes-sur-Seiche in Brittany.

Popular places to visit nearby include Vitre at 16 km and Laval at 28 km.

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

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

Vitre

at 16 km (direction north-north-west)

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

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Laval

at 28 km (direction east-north-east), in the Mayenne department

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

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Chateaugiron

at 29 km (direction west)

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

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Fougeres

at 41 km (direction north-north-west)

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

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Rennes

at 44 km (direction west-north-west)

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

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Les Jardins des Renaudies

Garden at 50 km (direction north-east), in the Mayenne department

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

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Saint-Brice-en-Cogles

at 50 km (direction north-north-west)

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

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Mayenne (town)

at 52 km (direction east-north-east), in the Mayenne department

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

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Jublains

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

Here in Jublains you can visit the roman ruins of the ancient city that...

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Chateau Plessis-Bourre

Castle at 61 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...

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Combourg

at 66 km (direction west-north-west)

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

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Lassay-les-Chateaux

at 68 km (direction north-east), in the Mayenne department

Small town with two 15th century castles and a popular public garden...

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Map of places to visit near Gennes-sur-Seiche

Markets in and near Gennes-sur-Seiche

• La Guerche-de-Bretagne: market Tuesday (10km)
• Vitre: market Monday (16km)
• Port-Brillet: market Tuesday (18km)
• Craon: market Monday (21km)
• Renaze: market Friday (22km)
• Chateaubourg: market Friday (24km)
• Janze: market Wednesday (28km)
• Pouance: market Thursday (28km)
• Laval: market Tuesday & Saturday all day (28km)
• Chateaugiron: market Thursday (29km)

More information about Gennes-sur-Seiche, Brittany

Tourist attractions near Gennes-sur-Seiche, France

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

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Vitre (16km)
• Chateau-Gontier (36km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc et jardins du château de Craon (20km)
• Parc et jardin de Clivoy (32km)
• Jardin des fontaines et parc de l’Athanor (33km)
• Jardins de la Pellerine (37km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Forêt du Pertre (10km)
• Étang de la Valière (12km)
• Étang de Paintourteau (14km)
• Étang de Haute-Vilaine (18km)
• Étang de la Cantache (20km)
• Étang de Châtillon-en-Vendelais (27km)
• Forêt de Chevré (28km)
• Source - Couesnon (36km)
• Complexe forestier Rennes-Liffré-Chèvre, étang et lande d'Ouée, forêt de Haute-Sève (39km)
• Forêt de Rennes (40km)
• Abbaye Notre-Dame du Nid-au-Merle (42km)
• Forêt de Fougères (45km)
• Étangs du canal d'Ille-et-Rance (55km)

Towns of Art and history

• Laval (28km)
• Fougeres (41km)
• Rennes (44km)
• Mayenne (52km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Grand-Fougeray (54km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Juvigne (27km)
• Cesson-Sevigne (38km)
• Coudray (42km)
• Chartres-de-Bretagne (44km)
• Chenille-Change (47km)
• Saint-Loup-du-Gast (59km)

Geography and distances

Gennes-sur-Seiche is in the north-west of France at 44 kilometres from Rennes, the department capital (general information: Gennes-sur-Seiche is 274 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 Gennes-sur-Seiche from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 8 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Availles-sur-Seiche, Brielles, Cuille, Gastines, La Selle-Guerchaise, Laubrieres, Saint-Germain-du-Pinel and Saint-Poix.

This page in French: Visiter Gennes-sur-Seiche