Plelan-le-Grand tourism and travel guide

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Visit Plelan-le-Grand: highlights and tourist information

Plelan-le-Grand 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 Plelan-le-Grand in Brittany.

Popular places to visit nearby include Paimpont at 5 km and Josselin at 33 km.

Plelan-le-Grand, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Paimpont

at 5 km (direction west-north-west)

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

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Josselin

at 33 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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Chateau de Josselin

Castle at 34 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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Rennes

at 34 km (direction east-north-east)

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

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Becherel

at 35 km (direction north-north-east)

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

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Langon

at 37 km (direction south-east)

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

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Rochefort-en-Terre

at 38 km (direction south-west), in the Morbihan department

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

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Redon

at 39 km (direction south)

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

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Chateaugiron

at 45 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 50 km (direction east), in the Cotes-d'Armor department

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

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Combourg

at 52 km (direction north-east)

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

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Moncontour

at 56 km (direction north-west), in the Cotes-d'Armor department

The highlight in Moncontour is exploring the streets of half-timbered houses within the medieval...

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Vannes

at 62 km (direction west-south-west), in the Morbihan department

An unmissable highlight in this region of Brittany, the half-timbered houses in the centre...

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Markets in and near Plelan-le-Grand

Market days in Plelan-le-Grand: weekly market: Sunday;

• Plelan-le-Grand: market Sunday (0km)
• Maure-de-Bretagne: market Sunday (15km)
• Mauron: market Friday (16km)
• Montfort-sur-Meu: market Friday (18km)
• Mordelles: market Tuesday (21km)
• Saint-Meen-le-Grand: market Saturday (22km)
• Montauban-de-Bretagne: market Wednesday all day (22km)
• Ploermel: market Friday (23km)
• La Gacilly: market Saturday (27km)
• Bruz: market Friday (27km)

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Tourist attractions near Plelan-le-Grand, France

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

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins de Broceliande (18km)
• Parc du château de Caradeuc (35km)
• Jardin des fontaines et parc de l’Athanor (45km)
• Jardins du château de la Bourbansais (46km)
• Jardin du Colombier (60km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Forges de Paimpont (3km)
• Forêt de Paimpont (6km)
• Vallée du Canut (16km)
• Île-aux-Pies (32km)
• Forêt de Rennes (45km)
• Source - Rance (46km)
• Abbaye Notre-Dame du Nid-au-Merle (46km)
• Source - Rivière de Noyalo (48km)
• Complexe forestier Rennes-Liffré-Chèvre, étang et lande d'Ouée, forêt de Haute-Sève (48km)
• Étangs du canal d'Ille-et-Rance (51km)

Towns of Art and history

• Rennes (34km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Bedee (23km)
• Josselin (33km)
• Grand-Fougeray (42km)
• Elven (47km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Le Rheu (25km)
• La Gacilly (27km)
• Chartres-de-Bretagne (30km)
• Rochefort-en-Terre (38km)
• Cesson-Sevigne (39km)
• Saint-Juvat (39km)
• La Vraie-Croix (48km)

Geography and distances

Plelan-le-Grand is in the north-west of France at 34 kilometres from Rennes, the department capital (general information: Plelan-le-Grand is 342 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 Plelan-le-Grand from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 5 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Beignon, Maxent, Paimpont, Saint-Malo-de-Beignon and Saint-Peran.

This page in French: Visiter Plelan-le-Grand