Montours tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Saint-Brice-en-Cogles at 5 km from Montours

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Visit Montours: highlights and tourist information

Montours 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 Montours in Brittany.

Popular places to visit nearby include Saint-Brice-en-Cogles at 5 km and Fougeres at 13 km.

Montours, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Saint-Brice-en-Cogles

at 5 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Saint-Brice-en-Cogles guide

Fougeres

at 13 km (direction south-east)

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

See Fougeres guide

Mont-Saint-Michel

Heritage Site at 26 km (direction north-west), in the Manche department

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

See Mont-Saint-Michel guide

Combourg

at 33 km (direction west)

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

See Combourg guide

Les Jardins des Renaudies

Garden at 35 km (direction east), in the Mayenne department

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

See Les Jardins des Renaudies guide

Dol-de-Bretagne

at 35 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Dol-de-Bretagne guide

Vitre

at 36 km (direction south-south-east)

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

See Vitre guide

Mont-Dol

at 36 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Mont-Dol guide

Rennes

at 46 km (direction south-west)

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

See Rennes guide

Chateaugiron

at 46 km (direction south-south-west)

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

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Cancale

at 46 km (direction west-north-west)

Cancale is the perfect place to try the famous Brittany oysters, fresh every day!...

See Cancale guide

Granville

Seaside resort at 49 km (direction north-west), in the Manche department

Granville is best known for its long sandy beach, and the 19th century villas...

See Granville guide

Becherel

at 50 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Becherel guide

Saint-Suliac

Most Beautiful Village at 51 km (direction west-north-west)

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

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Reserve excursions near Montours

Map of places to visit near Montours

Markets in and near Montours

• Saint-James: market Monday (9km)
• Fougeres: market Saturday (14km)
• Louvigne-du-Desert: market Friday (14km)
• Pontorson: market Wednesday (19km)
• Ducey: market Tuesday (20km)
• Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier: market Thursday (21km)
• Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouet: market Wednesday (22km)
• Avranches: market Saturday (27km)
• Liffre: market Friday (29km)
• Ernee: market Tuesday (32km)

More information about Montours, Brittany

Tourist attractions near Montours, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Baie du Mont Saint-Michel (26km)

Heritage sites

• Mont-Saint-Michel (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (26km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Vitre (37km)
• Granville (49km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc floral de Haute-Bretagne (5km)
• Parc du château de Bonnefontaine (13km)
• Jardin du château de La Ballue (17km)
• Jardins de la Pellerine (24km)
• Jardin des fontaines et parc de l’Athanor (40km)
• Parc et jardin de Clivoy (40km)
• Jardins du château de la Bourbansais (44km)
• Jardins de Broceliande (60km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Forêt de Fougères (12km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale du Marais de Sougeal (16km)
• Source - Couesnon (24km)
• Couesnon (25km)
• Embouchure - Couesnon (25km)
• Étang de Châtillon-en-Vendelais (25km)
• Étangs du canal d'Ille-et-Rance (27km)
• Complexe forestier Rennes-Liffré-Chèvre, étang et lande d'Ouée, forêt de Haute-Sève (31km)
• Abbaye Notre-Dame du Nid-au-Merle (32km)
• Forêt de Chevré (33km)
• Forêt de Rennes (34km)
• Étang de la Cantache (34km)
• Étang de Haute-Vilaine (36km)
• Étang de Paintourteau (38km)
• Étang de la Valière (40km)
• Forêt du Pertre (45km)
• Forêt de Saint-Sever (46km)
• Île des Rimains (46km)
• Île des Landes (49km)
• Pointe du Grouin (50km)
• Île du Guesclin (52km)
• Côte de Cancale à Paramé (52km)

Towns of Art and history

• Fougeres (13km)
• Rennes (46km)
• Laval (57km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Saint-Brice-en-Cogles (5km)
• Ducey (20km)
• Dol-de-Bretagne (35km)
• Villedieu-les-Poeles (44km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Juvigne (31km)
• Cesson-Sevigne (42km)
• Saint-Fraimbault (45km)
• Le Rheu (52km)
• Chartres-de-Bretagne (53km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Champrepus (44km)

Geography and distances

Montours is in the north-west of France at 46 kilometres from Rennes, the department capital (general information: Montours is 273 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 Montours from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 8 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Cogles, La Selle-en-Cogles, Le Chatellier, Le Ferre, Poilley, Saint-Brice-en-Cogles, Saint-Etienne-en-Cogles and Saint-Germain-en-Cogles.

This page in French: Visiter Montours