Saint-Christophe-Des-Bois tourism and travel guide

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Visit Saint-Christophe-Des-Bois: highlights and tourist information

Saint-Christophe-Des-Bois 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 Saint-Christophe-Des-Bois in Brittany.

Popular places to visit nearby include Vitre at 12 km and Fougeres at 14 km.

Saint-Christophe-Des-Bois, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Vitre

at 12 km (direction south-south-east)

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

See Vitre guide

Fougeres

at 14 km (direction north-north-east)

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

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Saint-Brice-en-Cogles

at 22 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

Chateaugiron

at 27 km (direction south-west)

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

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Rennes

at 34 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Rennes guide

Les Jardins des Renaudies

Garden at 36 km (direction east-north-east), in the Mayenne department

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

See Les Jardins des Renaudies guide

Laval

at 40 km (direction east-south-east), in the Mayenne department

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

See Laval guide

Combourg

at 42 km (direction west-north-west)

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

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Mayenne (town)

at 48 km (direction east), in the Mayenne department

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

See Mayenne (town) guide

Mont-Saint-Michel

Heritage Site at 49 km (direction north-north-west), in the Manche department

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

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Dol-de-Bretagne

at 52 km (direction west-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 54 km (direction west-north-west)

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

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Domfront

at 60 km (direction east-north-east), in the Orne department

The castle forms an excellent backdrop to the cobbled streets in the old town...

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Reserve excursions near Saint-Christophe-Des-Bois

Map of places to visit near Saint-Christophe-Des-Bois

Markets in and near Saint-Christophe-Des-Bois

• Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier: market Thursday (12km)
• Vitre: market Monday (12km)
• Fougeres: market Saturday (14km)
• Chateaubourg: market Friday (17km)
• Liffre: market Friday (19km)
• Port-Brillet: market Tuesday (24km)
• Ernee: market Tuesday (25km)
• Thorigne-Fouillard: market Sunday (26km)
• Chateaugiron: market Thursday (28km)
• Cesson-Sevigne: market Saturday (29km)

More information about Saint-Christophe-Des-Bois, Brittany

Tourist attractions near Saint-Christophe-Des-Bois, France

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

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Vitre (12km)
• Chateau-Gontier (60km)
• Domfront (60km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins de la Pellerine (18km)
• Parc floral de Haute-Bretagne (21km)
• Jardin des fontaines et parc de l’Athanor (24km)
• Parc et jardin de Clivoy (28km)
• Parc du château de Bonnefontaine (31km)
• Jardin du château de La Ballue (32km)
• Parc et jardins du château de Craon (48km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Étang de Châtillon-en-Vendelais (5km)
• Étang de la Cantache (10km)
• Étang de Haute-Vilaine (13km)
• Forêt de Chevré (15km)
• Étang de Paintourteau (15km)
• Étang de la Valière (16km)
• Source - Couesnon (17km)
• Forêt de Fougères (20km)
• Complexe forestier Rennes-Liffré-Chèvre, étang et lande d'Ouée, forêt de Haute-Sève (21km)
• Forêt du Pertre (22km)
• Forêt de Rennes (24km)
• Abbaye Notre-Dame du Nid-au-Merle (24km)
• Étangs du canal d'Ille-et-Rance (32km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale du Marais de Sougeal (37km)
• Embouchure - Couesnon (48km)
• Couesnon (48km)

Towns of Art and history

• Fougeres (14km)
• Rennes (34km)
• Laval (40km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Saint-Brice-en-Cogles (22km)
• Ducey (44km)
• Dol-de-Bretagne (52km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Juvigne (16km)
• Cesson-Sevigne (29km)
• Chartres-de-Bretagne (40km)
• Le Rheu (43km)
• Saint-Fraimbault (50km)

Geography and distances

Saint-Christophe-Des-Bois is in the north-west of France at 34 kilometres from Rennes, the department capital (general information: Saint-Christophe-Des-Bois is 274 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 Saint-Christophe-Des-Bois from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 8 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Chatillon-en-Vendelais, Combourtille, Mece, Montreuil-Des-Landes, Parce, Saint-Georges-de-Chesne, Taillis and Val-d'Ize.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Christophe-Des-Bois