Mernel tourism and travel guide

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Visit Mernel: highlights and tourist information

Mernel 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 Mernel in Brittany.

Popular places to visit nearby include Paimpont at 20 km and Langon at 22 km.

Mernel, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Paimpont

at 20 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Paimpont guide

Langon

at 22 km (direction south-south-east)

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

See Langon guide

Redon

at 29 km (direction south-south-west)

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

See Redon guide

Rennes

at 32 km (direction north-east)

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

See Rennes guide

Rochefort-en-Terre

at 35 km (direction west-south-west), in the Morbihan department

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

See Rochefort-en-Terre guide

Chateaugiron

at 39 km (direction east-north-east)

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

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Chateau de Josselin

Castle at 44 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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Josselin

at 44 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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Becherel

at 44 km (direction west)

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

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La Roche-Bernard

at 49 km (direction south-west), in the Morbihan department

The river harbour and historic old town centre make La Roche-Bernard a lovely little...

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Reserve excursions near Mernel

Map of places to visit near Mernel

Markets in and near Mernel

• Maure-de-Bretagne: market Sunday (3km)
• Plelan-le-Grand: market Sunday (15km)
• La Gacilly: market Saturday (19km)
• Mordelles: market Tuesday (21km)
• Bruz: market Friday (22km)
• Bain-de-Bretagne: market Monday (22km)
• Montfort-sur-Meu: market Friday (27km)
• Redon: market Saturday & Monday all day & Friday (29km)
• Pace: market Wednesday (31km)
• Mauron: market Friday (31km)

More information about Mernel, Brittany

Tourist attractions near Mernel, France

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

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins de Broceliande (18km)
• Jardin des fontaines et parc de l’Athanor (41km)
• Parc du château de Caradeuc (44km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Vallée du Canut (10km)
• Forges de Paimpont (17km)
• Forêt de Paimpont (20km)
• Île-aux-Pies (23km)
• Marais de Vilaine (37km)
• Forêt de Rennes (44km)
• Abbaye Notre-Dame du Nid-au-Merle (46km)
• Complexe forestier Rennes-Liffré-Chèvre, étang et lande d'Ouée, forêt de Haute-Sève (47km)
• Source - Rivière de Noyalo (50km)
• Forêt de Chevré (50km)
• Source - Rance (61km)

Towns of Art and history

• Rennes (32km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Grand-Fougeray (26km)
• Bedee (31km)
• Josselin (44km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• La Gacilly (19km)
• Chartres-de-Bretagne (25km)
• Le Rheu (26km)
• Rochefort-en-Terre (35km)
• Cesson-Sevigne (36km)
• La Vraie-Croix (49km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique du château de Branféré (46km)

Geography and distances

Mernel is in the north-west of France at 32 kilometres from Rennes, the department capital (general information: Mernel is 336 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 Mernel from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bovel, Campel, La Chapelle-Bouexic, Les Brulais, Lieuron, Maure-de-Bretagne and Saint-Seglin.

This page in French: Visiter Mernel