Montreuil-sur-Ille tourism and travel guide

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Visit Montreuil-sur-Ille: highlights and tourist information

Montreuil-sur-Ille 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 Montreuil-sur-Ille in Brittany.

Popular places to visit nearby include Combourg at 13 km and Becherel at 20 km.

Montreuil-sur-Ille, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Combourg

at 13 km (direction north-west)

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

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Becherel

at 20 km (direction west)

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

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Rennes

at 21 km (direction south)

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

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Saint-Brice-en-Cogles

at 25 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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Dol-de-Bretagne

at 28 km (direction north-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 30 km (direction north-north-west)

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

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Chateaugiron

at 31 km (direction south-south-east)

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

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Dinan Rue du Jerzual

at 32 km (direction west-north-west), in the Cotes-d'Armor department

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

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Dinan basilica of Saint-Sauveur

Church at 32 km (direction west-north-west), in the Cotes-d'Armor department

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

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Chateau de Dinan

Castle at 32 km (direction west-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

at 32 km (direction west-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 32 km (direction west-north-west), in the Cotes-d'Armor department

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

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Fougeres

at 35 km (direction east)

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

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Saint-Suliac

Most Beautiful Village at 37 km (direction north-west)

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

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Reserve excursions near Montreuil-sur-Ille

Map of places to visit near Montreuil-sur-Ille

Markets in and near Montreuil-sur-Ille

• Melesse: market Thursday (10km)
• Tinteniac: market Wednesday (12km)
• Combourg: market Monday (13km)
• Betton: market Sunday (14km)
• Liffre: market Friday (16km)
• Thorigne-Fouillard: market Sunday (18km)
• Pace: market Wednesday (19km)
• Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier: market Thursday (21km)
• Cesson-Sevigne: market Saturday (22km)
• Rennes: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday & Friday (22km)

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Tourist attractions near Montreuil-sur-Ille, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Baie du Mont Saint-Michel (38km)

Heritage sites

• Mont-Saint-Michel (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (38km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Dinan (32km)
• Vitre (40km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin du château de La Ballue (18km)
• Jardins du château de la Bourbansais (20km)
• Parc du château de Caradeuc (20km)
• Parc du château de Bonnefontaine (22km)
• Jardin des fontaines et parc de l’Athanor (24km)
• Jardins de Broceliande (32km)
• Parc floral de Haute-Bretagne (33km)
• Jardins de Montmarin (42km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Étangs du canal d'Ille-et-Rance (4km)
• Abbaye Notre-Dame du Nid-au-Merle (12km)
• Forêt de Rennes (15km)
• Complexe forestier Rennes-Liffré-Chèvre, étang et lande d'Ouée, forêt de Haute-Sève (15km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale du Marais de Sougeal (26km)
• Forêt de Chevré (26km)
• Étang de la Cantache (35km)
• Estuaire de la Rance (36km)
• Embouchure - Couesnon (36km)
• Couesnon (37km)
• Étang de Châtillon-en-Vendelais (37km)
• Forêt de Fougères (39km)
• Îlots Notre-Dame et Chevret (40km)
• Vallée du Canut (40km)
• Île des Rimains (43km)
• Étang de la Valière (45km)
• Étang de Haute-Vilaine (45km)
• Étang de Paintourteau (45km)
• Côte de Cancale à Paramé (46km)
• Rance (fleuve) (46km)
• Embouchure - Rance (46km)
• Île du Guesclin (46km)
• Île des Landes (47km)
• Pointe du Grouin (47km)
• Havre de Rothéneuf (47km)
• Île Besnard (47km)
• Pointe de la Varde (48km)
• Forêt de Paimpont (49km)
• Forges de Paimpont (49km)
• Cézembre (51km)
• Baie de Lancieux, baie de l'Arguenon, archipel de Saint-Malo et Dinard (52km)
• Forêt du Pertre (52km)
• Îlot de la Colombière (53km)

Towns of Art and history

• Rennes (21km)
• Fougeres (35km)
• Dinard (46km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Bedee (25km)
• Saint-Brice-en-Cogles (25km)
• Dol-de-Bretagne (28km)
• Ducey (45km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Cesson-Sevigne (22km)
• Le Rheu (25km)
• Saint-Juvat (28km)
• Chartres-de-Bretagne (30km)
• Saint-Malo (46km)

Geography and distances

Montreuil-sur-Ille is in the north-west of France at 21 kilometres from Rennes, the department capital (general information: Montreuil-sur-Ille is 302 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 Montreuil-sur-Ille from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Aubigne, Dinge, Feins, Guipel, Saint-Aubin-d'Aubigne and Saint-Medard-sur-Ille.

This page in French: Visiter Montreuil-sur-Ille