Maxent tourism and travel guide

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Visit Maxent: highlights and tourist information

Maxent 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 Maxent in Brittany.

Popular places to visit nearby include Paimpont at 11 km and Rennes at 30 km.

Maxent, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Paimpont

at 11 km (direction west-north-west)

Paimpont is well known for its 'magical forest', part of the ancient forests that...

See Paimpont guide

Rennes

at 30 km (direction east-north-east)

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

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Langon

at 32 km (direction south-east)

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

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Becherel

at 35 km (direction north-north-east)

Becherel is a pretty town and a centre for books....

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Redon

at 37 km (direction south)

Combining and active port with the cobbled streets of the old town, Redon is...

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Josselin

at 38 km (direction west), in the Morbihan department

The castle and the river are the centre of your visit to the historic...

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Chateau de Josselin

Castle at 38 km (direction west), in the Morbihan department

The Chateau de Josselin has a 1000 year history and includes both medieval and...

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Rochefort-en-Terre

at 39 km (direction south-west), in the Morbihan department

Now listed as one of the 'most beautiful villages in France' you will enjoy...

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Chateaugiron

at 40 km (direction east)

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

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Combourg

at 52 km (direction north-north-east)

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

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Moncontour

at 61 km (direction west-north-west), in the Cotes-d'Armor department

The highlight in Moncontour is exploring the streets of half-timbered houses within the medieval...

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Saint-Brice-en-Cogles

at 69 km (direction east-north-east)

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

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Map of places to visit near Maxent

Markets in and near Maxent

• Plelan-le-Grand: market Sunday (6km)
• Maure-de-Bretagne: market Sunday (11km)
• Mordelles: market Tuesday (17km)
• Montfort-sur-Meu: market Friday (18km)
• Bruz: market Friday (22km)
• Mauron: market Friday (22km)
• Montauban-de-Bretagne: market Wednesday all day (24km)
• La Gacilly: market Saturday (25km)
• Saint-Meen-le-Grand: market Saturday (26km)
• Pace: market Wednesday (27km)

More information about Maxent, Brittany

Tourist attractions near Maxent, France

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

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins de Broceliande (14km)
• Parc du château de Caradeuc (35km)
• Jardin des fontaines et parc de l’Athanor (41km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Forges de Paimpont (8km)
• Vallée du Canut (10km)
• Forêt de Paimpont (11km)
• Île-aux-Pies (31km)
• Forêt de Rennes (41km)
• Abbaye Notre-Dame du Nid-au-Merle (43km)
• Complexe forestier Rennes-Liffré-Chèvre, étang et lande d'Ouée, forêt de Haute-Sève (45km)
• Marais de Vilaine (45km)
• Étangs du canal d'Ille-et-Rance (49km)
• Source - Rivière de Noyalo (50km)
• Source - Rance (51km)

Towns of Art and history

• Rennes (30km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Bedee (23km)
• Grand-Fougeray (37km)
• Josselin (38km)
• Elven (50km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Le Rheu (22km)
• Chartres-de-Bretagne (25km)
• La Gacilly (25km)
• Cesson-Sevigne (35km)
• Rochefort-en-Terre (39km)
• Saint-Juvat (41km)
• La Vraie-Croix (50km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique du château de Branféré (51km)

Geography and distances

Maxent is in the north-west of France at 30 kilometres from Rennes, the department capital (general information: Maxent is 338 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 Maxent from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 4 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bovel, Campel, Loutehel and Plelan-le-Grand.

This page in French: Visiter Maxent