Mece tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Vitre at 14 km from Mece

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Visit Mece: highlights and tourist information

Mece 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 Mece in Brittany.

Popular places to visit nearby include Vitre at 14 km and Fougeres at 15 km.

Mece, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Vitre

at 14 km (direction south-east)

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

See Vitre guide

Fougeres

at 15 km (direction north-east)

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

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Saint-Brice-en-Cogles

at 20 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

Chateaugiron

at 26 km (direction south-west)

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

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Rennes

at 31 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Rennes guide

Combourg

at 38 km (direction west-north-west)

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

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Les Jardins des Renaudies

Garden at 38 km (direction east-north-east), in the Mayenne department

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

See Les Jardins des Renaudies guide

Laval

at 44 km (direction east-south-east), in the Mayenne department

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

See Laval guide

Mont-Saint-Michel

Heritage Site at 47 km (direction north-north-west), in the Manche department

No visit to Normandy would be complete without visiting the iconic Abbey and island...

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Becherel

at 48 km (direction west)

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

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Dol-de-Bretagne

at 48 km (direction north-west)

The lovely old town in Dol-de-Bretagne ensure it remains one of the most popular...

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Mont-Dol

at 50 km (direction north-west)

Mont Dol is a small village with a hill top on which stands a...

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Saint-Suliac

Most Beautiful Village at 62 km (direction west-north-west)

Saint Suliac is a beautiful village on the estuary of the River Rance in...

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Domfront

at 63 km (direction east-north-east), in the Orne department

The castle forms an excellent backdrop to the cobbled streets in the old town...

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Reserve excursions near Mece

Map of places to visit near Mece

Markets in and near Mece

• Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier: market Thursday (8km)
• Vitre: market Monday (14km)
• Fougeres: market Saturday (15km)
• Liffre: market Friday (15km)
• Chateaubourg: market Friday (16km)
• Thorigne-Fouillard: market Sunday (23km)
• Cesson-Sevigne: market Saturday (26km)
• Chateaugiron: market Thursday (26km)
• Betton: market Sunday (26km)
• Port-Brillet: market Tuesday (28km)

More information about Mece, Brittany

Tourist attractions near Mece, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Baie du Mont Saint-Michel (47km)

Heritage sites

• Mont-Saint-Michel (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (47km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Vitre (15km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc floral de Haute-Bretagne (20km)
• Jardins de la Pellerine (21km)
• Jardin des fontaines et parc de l’Athanor (21km)
• Parc du château de Bonnefontaine (28km)
• Jardin du château de La Ballue (29km)
• Parc et jardin de Clivoy (32km)
• Jardins de Broceliande (47km)
• Jardins du château de la Bourbansais (48km)
• Parc et jardins du château de Craon (50km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Étang de Châtillon-en-Vendelais (9km)
• Étang de la Cantache (11km)
• Forêt de Chevré (13km)
• Étang de Haute-Vilaine (17km)
• Complexe forestier Rennes-Liffré-Chèvre, étang et lande d'Ouée, forêt de Haute-Sève (17km)
• Étang de Paintourteau (18km)
• Étang de la Valière (19km)
• Source - Couesnon (20km)
• Abbaye Notre-Dame du Nid-au-Merle (20km)
• Forêt de Fougères (20km)
• Forêt de Rennes (20km)
• Forêt du Pertre (25km)
• Étangs du canal d'Ille-et-Rance (28km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale du Marais de Sougeal (34km)
• Embouchure - Couesnon (45km)
• Couesnon (45km)
• Vallée du Canut (53km)

Towns of Art and history

• Fougeres (15km)
• Rennes (31km)
• Laval (44km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Saint-Brice-en-Cogles (20km)
• Ducey (42km)
• Dol-de-Bretagne (48km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Juvigne (20km)
• Cesson-Sevigne (26km)
• Chartres-de-Bretagne (37km)
• Le Rheu (40km)
• Saint-Fraimbault (53km)

Geography and distances

Mece is in the north-west of France at 31 kilometres from Rennes, the department capital (general information: Mece is 277 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 Mece from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 8 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bille, Combourtille, Dourdain, Livre-sur-Changeon, Montreuil-Des-Landes, Saint-Christophe-Des-Bois, Saint-Georges-de-Chesne and Taillis.

This page in French: Visiter Mece