Moutiers tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Vitre at 17 km from Moutiers

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Visit Moutiers: highlights and tourist information

Moutiers 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 Moutiers in Brittany.

Popular places to visit nearby include Vitre at 17 km and Chateaugiron at 23 km.

Moutiers, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Vitre

at 17 km (direction )

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

See Vitre guide

Chateaugiron

at 23 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Chateaugiron guide

Laval

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

The castle, the river and the historic centre make the substantial town of Laval...

See Laval guide

Rennes

at 38 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Rennes guide

Fougeres

at 43 km (direction west-north-west)

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

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Saint-Brice-en-Cogles

at 51 km (direction north-north-west)

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

See Saint-Brice-en-Cogles guide

Langon

at 55 km (direction west-south-west)

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

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Les Jardins des Renaudies

Garden at 55 km (direction north-east), in the Mayenne department

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

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Mayenne (town)

at 58 km (direction east-north-east), in the Mayenne department

Quite a small town, the highlight of a visit to Mayenne is the nearby...

See Mayenne (town) guide

Combourg

at 63 km (direction north-west)

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

See Combourg guide

Chateau Plessis-Bourre

Castle at 64 km (direction east-south-east), in the Maine-et-Loire department

The most unusual feature of Chateau Plessis-Bourre is the way it combines medieval and...

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Reserve excursions near Moutiers

Map of places to visit near Moutiers

Markets in and near Moutiers

• La Guerche-de-Bretagne: market Tuesday (3km)
• Vitre: market Monday (17km)
• Janze: market Wednesday (21km)
• Chateaubourg: market Friday (21km)
• Renaze: market Friday (22km)
• Chateaugiron: market Thursday (24km)
• Port-Brillet: market Tuesday (24km)
• Craon: market Monday (24km)
• Pouance: market Thursday (25km)
• Cesson-Sevigne: market Saturday (34km)

More information about Moutiers, Brittany

Tourist attractions near Moutiers, France

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

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Vitre (17km)
• Chateau-Gontier (41km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc et jardins du château de Craon (24km)
• Jardin des fontaines et parc de l’Athanor (28km)
• Parc et jardin de Clivoy (38km)
• Jardins de la Pellerine (41km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Étang de la Valière (15km)
• Forêt du Pertre (16km)
• Étang de Paintourteau (18km)
• Étang de la Cantache (19km)
• Étang de Haute-Vilaine (22km)
• Forêt de Chevré (25km)
• Étang de Châtillon-en-Vendelais (30km)
• Complexe forestier Rennes-Liffré-Chèvre, étang et lande d'Ouée, forêt de Haute-Sève (36km)
• Forêt de Rennes (36km)
• Abbaye Notre-Dame du Nid-au-Merle (39km)
• Source - Couesnon (40km)
• Étangs du canal d'Ille-et-Rance (53km)

Towns of Art and history

• Laval (35km)
• Rennes (38km)
• Fougeres (43km)
• Mayenne (58km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Grand-Fougeray (47km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Juvigne (32km)
• Cesson-Sevigne (34km)
• Chartres-de-Bretagne (38km)
• Le Rheu (46km)
• Coudray (47km)
• Chenille-Change (50km)

Geography and distances

Moutiers is in the north-west of France at 38 kilometres from Rennes, the department capital (general information: Moutiers is 281 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 Moutiers from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 8 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Availles-sur-Seiche, Bais, Domalain, La Guerche-de-Bretagne, La Selle-Guerchaise, Mousse, Rannee and Saint-Germain-du-Pinel.

This page in French: Visiter Moutiers