Melesse tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Rennes at 11 km from Melesse
Visit Melesse: highlights and tourist information
Melesse 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 Melesse in Brittany.
Popular places to visit nearby include Rennes at 11 km and Becherel at 20 km.
Melesse, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Rennes
at 11 km (direction south)An unmissable highlight in the region, Rennes has a very picturesque medieval centre...
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Becherel
at 20 km (direction west-north-west)Becherel is a pretty town and a centre for books....
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Combourg
at 22 km (direction north-north-west)Combourg is best known for the Chateau de Combourg, once home to Chateaubriand, the...
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Chateaugiron
at 24 km (direction south-east)The castle and towers in the heart of old Chateaugiron help explain why it...
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Saint-Brice-en-Cogles
at 33 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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Chateau de Dinan
Castle at 37 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 37 km (direction 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 37 km (direction 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 37 km (direction 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 37 km (direction 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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Dol-de-Bretagne
at 37 km (direction north-west)The lovely old town in Dol-de-Bretagne ensure it remains one of the most popular...
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Vitre
at 37 km (direction east)A town not be missed, Vitré has a superb historic centre with numerous fascinating...
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Fougeres
at 39 km (direction east-north-east)The castle and historic lower town are the main attraction, but be sure to...
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Mont-Dol
at 40 km (direction north-north-west)Mont Dol is a small village with a hill top on which stands a...
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Markets in and near Melesse
Market days in Melesse: weekly market: Thursday;
- Melesse: market Thursday (0km)
- Betton: market Sunday (5km)
- Pace: market Wednesday (10km)
- Thorigne-Fouillard: market Sunday (11km)
- Rennes: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday & Friday (12km)
- Cesson-Sevigne: market Saturday (13km)
- Liffre: market Friday (14km)
- Tinteniac: market Wednesday (16km)
- Mordelles: market Tuesday (20km)
- Montfort-sur-Meu: market Friday (21km)
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Tourist attractions near Melesse, France
What to do at Melesse? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Melesse.
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardin des fontaines et parc de l’Athanor (17km)
- Parc du château de Caradeuc (20km)
- Jardins de Broceliande (23km)
- Jardins du château de la Bourbansais (25km)
- Jardin du château de La Ballue (28km)
- Parc du château de Bonnefontaine (31km)
- Parc floral de Haute-Bretagne (40km)
- Jardins de Montmarin (48km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Abbaye Notre-Dame du Nid-au-Merle (9km)
- Forêt de Rennes (10km)
- Complexe forestier Rennes-Liffré-Chèvre, étang et lande d'Ouée, forêt de Haute-Sève (12km)
- Étangs du canal d'Ille-et-Rance (14km)
- Forêt de Chevré (22km)
- Vallée du Canut (31km)
- Étang de la Cantache (33km)
- Réserve naturelle régionale du Marais de Sougeal (36km)
- Étang de Châtillon-en-Vendelais (38km)
- Forges de Paimpont (41km)
- Forêt de Paimpont (42km)
- Étang de la Valière (42km)
- Estuaire de la Rance (43km)
- Étang de Paintourteau (43km)
- Étang de Haute-Vilaine (44km)
- Forêt de Fougères (44km)
- Embouchure - Couesnon (46km)
- Couesnon (47km)
- Îlots Notre-Dame et Chevret (48km)
- Îlot de la Colombière (59km)
Towns of Art and history
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Bedee (19km)
- Saint-Brice-en-Cogles (33km)
- Dol-de-Bretagne (37km)
- Ducey (54km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Cesson-Sevigne (13km)
- Le Rheu (15km)
- Chartres-de-Bretagne (20km)
- Saint-Juvat (30km)
Geography and distances
Melesse is in the north-west of France at 11 kilometres from Rennes, the department capital (general information: Melesse is 306 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Melesse
Canton: Saint-Aubin-d'Aubigné
Arrondissement: Rennes
Department: Ille-et-Vilaine
Region: Brittany
Postcode: 35520
Distance to Melesse
from Rennes (prefecture): 11 km
from Paris: 306 km
from Calais: 397 km
from Nice: 855 km
from Bordeaux: 386 km
from Strasbourg: 698 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 Melesse from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Betton, Chapelle-Des-Fougeretz, Chevaigne, La Meziere, Montreuil-le-Gast and Saint-Germain-sur-Ille.
This page in French: Visiter Melesse