Montfort-sur-Meu tourism and travel guide

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Visit Montfort-sur-Meu: highlights and tourist information

Montfort-sur-Meu 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 Montfort-sur-Meu in Brittany.

Popular places to visit nearby include Becherel at 18 km and Paimpont at 21 km.

Montfort-sur-Meu, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Becherel

at 18 km (direction )

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

See Becherel guide

Paimpont

at 21 km (direction west-south-west)

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

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Rennes

at 21 km (direction east)

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

See Rennes guide

Combourg

at 34 km (direction north-east)

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

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Chateaugiron

at 35 km (direction east)

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

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Chateau de Dinan

Castle at 36 km (direction north-north-west), in the Cotes-d'Armor department

Dinan castle is an imposing medieval castle which also has views across the town...

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Dinan basilica of Saint-Sauveur

Church at 36 km (direction north-north-west), in the Cotes-d'Armor department

The basilica of Saint-Sauveur in Dinan incorporates romanesque elements from the 12th century and...

See Dinan basilica of Saint-Sauveur guide

Dinan

at 36 km (direction north-north-west), in the Cotes-d'Armor department

The extensive medieval centre of the walled town of Dinan ensure its popularity -...

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Dinan church of Saint-Malo

Church at 36 km (direction north-north-west), in the Cotes-d'Armor department

The Church of Saint-Malo in Dinan is a large 15th century church with interesting...

See Dinan church of Saint-Malo guide

Dinan Rue du Jerzual

at 36 km (direction north-north-west), in the Cotes-d'Armor department

The Rue du Jerzual and the port are two of the most picturesque areas...

See Dinan Rue du Jerzual guide

Langon

at 47 km (direction south-south-east)

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

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Plancoet

at 48 km (direction north-west), in the Cotes-d'Armor department

Quiet when compared with the coast towns in Brittany, Plancoet and the nearby valley...

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Dol-de-Bretagne

at 48 km (direction north-north-east)

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

See Dol-de-Bretagne guide

Josselin

at 48 km (direction west-south-west), in the Morbihan department

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

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Reserve excursions near Montfort-sur-Meu

Map of places to visit near Montfort-sur-Meu

Markets in and near Montfort-sur-Meu

Market days in Montfort-sur-Meu: weekly market: Friday;

• Montfort-sur-Meu: market Friday (0km)
• Montauban-de-Bretagne: market Wednesday all day (10km)
• Mordelles: market Tuesday (11km)
• Pace: market Wednesday (14km)
• Saint-Meen-le-Grand: market Saturday (18km)
• Plelan-le-Grand: market Sunday (18km)
• Bruz: market Friday (20km)
• Rennes: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday & Friday (21km)
• Melesse: market Thursday (21km)
• Tinteniac: market Wednesday (23km)

More information about Montfort-sur-Meu, Brittany

Tourist attractions near Montfort-sur-Meu, France

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

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Dinan (36km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins de Broceliande (12km)
• Parc du château de Caradeuc (18km)
• Jardins du château de la Bourbansais (29km)
• Jardin des fontaines et parc de l’Athanor (32km)
• Jardin du château de La Ballue (46km)
• Parc du château de Bonnefontaine (50km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Vallée du Canut (19km)
• Forêt de Paimpont (21km)
• Forges de Paimpont (21km)
• Forêt de Rennes (29km)
• Abbaye Notre-Dame du Nid-au-Merle (30km)
• Complexe forestier Rennes-Liffré-Chèvre, étang et lande d'Ouée, forêt de Haute-Sève (32km)
• Étangs du canal d'Ille-et-Rance (32km)
• Forêt de Chevré (40km)
• Source - Rance (47km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale du Marais de Sougeal (53km)

Towns of Art and history

• Rennes (21km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Bedee (5km)
• Josselin (48km)
• Saint-Brice-en-Cogles (53km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Le Rheu (13km)
• Chartres-de-Bretagne (21km)
• Saint-Juvat (25km)
• Cesson-Sevigne (26km)
• La Gacilly (43km)

Geography and distances

Montfort-sur-Meu is in the north-west of France at 21 kilometres from Rennes, the department capital (general information: Montfort-sur-Meu is 327 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 Montfort-sur-Meu from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bedee, Breteil, Iffendic, La Nouaye, Pleumeleuc, Saint-Uniac and Talensac.

This page in French: Visiter Montfort-sur-Meu