Saint-Michel-de-la-Roe tourism and travel guide

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Visit Saint-Michel-de-la-Roe: highlights and tourist information

Saint-Michel-de-la-Roe is situated in the Mayenne department and Pays de la Loire 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-Michel-de-la-Roe in Pays de la Loire.

Popular places to visit nearby include Vitre at 28 km and Chateaugiron at 34 km.

Saint-Michel-de-la-Roe, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Vitre

at 28 km (direction north-north-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

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

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Chateaugiron

at 34 km (direction west-north-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

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

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Laval

at 34 km (direction east-north-east)

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

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Rennes

at 49 km (direction west-north-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

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

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Chateau Plessis-Bourre

Castle at 54 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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Mayenne (town)

at 61 km (direction north-east)

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

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Chateau d'Angers

Castle at 62 km (direction south-east), in the Maine-et-Loire department

The mighty fortified walls of Chateau d'Angers form an interesting contrast with the more...

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Apocalypse Tapestry

at 62 km (direction south-east), in the Maine-et-Loire department

The Apocalypse Tapestry is a remarkable 14th century tapestry, 100 metres long, telling the...

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Angers Cathedral

Cathedral at 63 km (direction south-east), in the Maine-et-Loire department

The cathedral in Angers is the earliest example of Angevin gothic architecture in France...

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Collegiate Church of Saint-Martin

Church at 63 km (direction south-east), in the Maine-et-Loire department

The Collegiate Church of Saint-Martin in Angers combines 1500 years of religious architecture with...

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Angers

at 63 km (direction south-east), in the Maine-et-Loire department

Most famous for its castle, Angers also has a cathedral and many other interesting...

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Jublains

at 63 km (direction east-north-east)

Here in Jublains you can visit the roman ruins of the ancient city that...

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Map of places to visit near Saint-Michel-de-la-Roe

Markets in and near Saint-Michel-de-la-Roe

• La Guerche-de-Bretagne: market Tuesday (10km)
• Renaze: market Friday (11km)
• Craon: market Monday (14km)
• Pouance: market Thursday (16km)
• Vitre: market Monday (28km)
• Port-Brillet: market Tuesday (28km)
• Segre: market Wednesday & Saturday (29km)
• Janze: market Wednesday (29km)
• Chateau-Gontier: market Thursday & (32km)
• Chateaubourg: market Friday (33km)

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Tourist attractions near Saint-Michel-de-la-Roe, France

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

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Vitre (27km)
• Chateau-Gontier (32km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc et jardins du château de Craon (14km)
• Jardin des fontaines et parc de l’Athanor (39km)
• Parc et jardin de Clivoy (43km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Forêt du Pertre (22km)
• Étang de la Valière (24km)
• Étang de Paintourteau (26km)
• Étang de Haute-Vilaine (30km)
• Étang de la Cantache (31km)
• Forêt de Chevré (37km)
• Étang de Châtillon-en-Vendelais (39km)
• Complexe forestier Rennes-Liffré-Chèvre, étang et lande d'Ouée, forêt de Haute-Sève (47km)
• Forêt de Rennes (48km)
• Abbaye Notre-Dame du Nid-au-Merle (50km)
• Île Saint-Aubin (60km)

Towns of Art and history

• Laval (34km)
• Rennes (49km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Grand-Fougeray (48km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Coudray (37km)
• Juvigne (39km)
• Chenille-Change (40km)
• Cesson-Sevigne (44km)
• Chartres-de-Bretagne (47km)

Geography and distances

Saint-Michel-de-la-Roe is in the center of France at 34 kilometres from Laval, the department capital (general information: Saint-Michel-de-la-Roe is 279 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors arrive here from the cross channel ports of Saint Malo and Caen, the jorney only taking a couple of hours. For driving distances to Saint-Michel-de-la-Roe from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 5 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Brains-sur-les-Marches, Fontaine-Couverte, La Roe, La Rouaudiere and Saint-Aignan-sur-Roe.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Michel-de-la-Roe