Guipel tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Combourg at 12 km from Guipel
Visit Guipel: highlights and tourist information
Guipel 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 Guipel in Brittany.
Popular places to visit nearby include Combourg at 12 km and Becherel at 16 km.
Guipel, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Combourg
at 12 km (direction north-north-west)Combourg is best known for the Chateau de Combourg, once home to Chateaubriand, the...
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Becherel
at 16 km (direction west)Becherel is a pretty town and a centre for books....
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Rennes
at 21 km (direction south-south-east)An unmissable highlight in the region, Rennes has a very picturesque medieval centre...
See Rennes guide
Dol-de-Bretagne
at 28 km (direction south-south-east)The lovely old town in Dol-de-Bretagne ensure it remains one of the most popular...
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Saint-Brice-en-Cogles
at 29 km (direction east-north-east)Most visitors to Saint-Brice-en-Cogles also enjoy the tour of the local castles and manor...
See Saint-Brice-en-Cogles guide
Chateau de Dinan
Castle at 29 km (direction west-north-west), in the Cotes-d'Armor departmentDinan castle is an imposing medieval castle which also has views across the town...
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Dinan basilica of Saint-Sauveur
Church at 29 km (direction west-north-west), in the Cotes-d'Armor departmentThe basilica of Saint-Sauveur in Dinan incorporates romanesque elements from the 12th century and...
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Dinan Rue du Jerzual
at 29 km (direction west-north-west), in the Cotes-d'Armor departmentThe Rue du Jerzual and the port are two of the most picturesque areas...
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Dinan
at 29 km (direction west-north-west), in the Cotes-d'Armor departmentThe extensive medieval centre of the walled town of Dinan ensure its popularity -...
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Dinan church of Saint-Malo
Church at 30 km (direction west-north-west), in the Cotes-d'Armor departmentThe Church of Saint-Malo in Dinan is a large 15th century church with interesting...
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Mont-Dol
at 30 km (direction west-north-west)Mont Dol is a small village with a hill top on which stands a...
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Chateaugiron
at 32 km (direction south-east)The castle and towers in the heart of old Chateaugiron help explain why it...
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Saint-Suliac
Most Beautiful Village at 35 km (direction north-west)Saint Suliac is a beautiful village on the estuary of the River Rance in...
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Fougeres
at 39 km (direction east)The castle and historic lower town are the main attraction, but be sure to...
See Fougeres guide
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Markets in and near Guipel
- Tinteniac: market Wednesday (9km)
- Melesse: market Thursday (9km)
- Combourg: market Monday (12km)
- Betton: market Sunday (14km)
- Pace: market Wednesday (17km)
- Liffre: market Friday (18km)
- Thorigne-Fouillard: market Sunday (19km)
- Rennes: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday & Friday (21km)
- Cesson-Sevigne: market Saturday (22km)
- Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier: market Thursday (24km)
More information about Guipel, Brittany
Tourist attractions near Guipel, France
What to do at Guipel? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Guipel.
Grand sites of France
- Baie du Mont Saint-Michel (41km)
Heritage sites
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
Remarkable gardens
- Parc du château de Caradeuc (16km)
- Jardins du château de la Bourbansais (17km)
- Jardin du château de La Ballue (21km)
- Parc du château de Bonnefontaine (25km)
- Jardin des fontaines et parc de l’Athanor (25km)
- Jardins de Broceliande (30km)
- Parc floral de Haute-Bretagne (37km)
- Jardins de Montmarin (40km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Étangs du canal d'Ille-et-Rance (7km)
- Abbaye Notre-Dame du Nid-au-Merle (14km)
- Forêt de Rennes (16km)
- Complexe forestier Rennes-Liffré-Chèvre, étang et lande d'Ouée, forêt de Haute-Sève (17km)
- Forêt de Chevré (28km)
- Réserve naturelle régionale du Marais de Sougeal (29km)
- Estuaire de la Rance (34km)
- Étang de la Cantache (38km)
- Vallée du Canut (38km)
- Embouchure - Couesnon (39km)
- Couesnon (39km)
- Îlots Notre-Dame et Chevret (39km)
- Étang de Châtillon-en-Vendelais (41km)
- Forêt de Fougères (43km)
- Île des Rimains (43km)
- Rance (fleuve) (45km)
- Embouchure - Rance (45km)
- Côte de Cancale à Paramé (46km)
- Forêt de Paimpont (46km)
- Forges de Paimpont (46km)
- Île du Guesclin (46km)
- Havre de Rothéneuf (46km)
- Île Besnard (47km)
- Pointe de la Varde (47km)
- Étang de la Valière (47km)
- Étang de Haute-Vilaine (48km)
- Étang de Paintourteau (48km)
- Cézembre (49km)
- Baie de Lancieux, baie de l'Arguenon, archipel de Saint-Malo et Dinard (50km)
- Îlot de la Colombière (51km)
- Cap Frehel (61km)
Towns of Art and history
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Bedee (21km)
- Dol-de-Bretagne (28km)
- Saint-Brice-en-Cogles (29km)
- Ducey (48km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Cesson-Sevigne (22km)
- Le Rheu (23km)
- Saint-Juvat (25km)
- Chartres-de-Bretagne (29km)
- Saint-Malo (45km)
Geography and distances
Guipel is in the north-west of France at 21 kilometres from Rennes, the department capital (general information: Guipel is 306 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Guipel
Canton: Hédé
Arrondissement: Rennes
Department: Ille-et-Vilaine
Region: Brittany
Postcode: 35440
Distance to Guipel
from Rennes (prefecture): 21 km
from Paris: 306 km
from Calais: 391 km
from Nice: 861 km
from Bordeaux: 395 km
from Strasbourg: 699 km
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 Guipel from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Feins, Hede, Montreuil-le-Gast, Montreuil-sur-Ille, Saint-Germain-sur-Ille, Saint-Medard-sur-Ille and Vignoc.
This page in French: Visiter Guipel