Sens-de-Bretagne tourism and travel guide

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Visit Sens-de-Bretagne: highlights and tourist information

Sens-de-Bretagne 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 Sens-de-Bretagne in Brittany.

Popular places to visit nearby include Saint-Brice-en-Cogles at 15 km and Combourg at 18 km.

Sens-de-Bretagne, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Saint-Brice-en-Cogles

at 15 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Saint-Brice-en-Cogles guide

Combourg

at 18 km (direction west-north-west)

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

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Fougeres

at 25 km (direction east)

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

See Fougeres guide

Rennes

at 27 km (direction south-south-west)

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

See Rennes guide

Dol-de-Bretagne

at 29 km (direction north-west)

The lovely old town in Dol-de-Bretagne ensure it remains one of the most popular...

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Becherel

at 30 km (direction west)

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

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Mont-Dol

at 31 km (direction north-west)

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

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Chateaugiron

at 32 km (direction south)

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

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Vitre

at 34 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Vitre guide

Mont-Saint-Michel

Heritage Site at 34 km (direction east-south-east), in the Manche department

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

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Dinan Rue du Jerzual

at 39 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...

See Dinan Rue du Jerzual guide

Dinan basilica of Saint-Sauveur

Church at 40 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 40 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 40 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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Reserve excursions near Sens-de-Bretagne

Map of places to visit near Sens-de-Bretagne

Markets in and near Sens-de-Bretagne

• Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier: market Thursday (13km)
• Liffre: market Friday (13km)
• Melesse: market Thursday (17km)
• Combourg: market Monday (18km)
• Betton: market Sunday (19km)
• Thorigne-Fouillard: market Sunday (20km)
• Tinteniac: market Wednesday (22km)
• Pontorson: market Wednesday (25km)
• Cesson-Sevigne: market Saturday (25km)
• Fougeres: market Saturday (25km)

More information about Sens-de-Bretagne, Brittany

Tourist attractions near Sens-de-Bretagne, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Baie du Mont Saint-Michel (34km)

Heritage sites

• Mont-Saint-Michel (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (34km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Vitre (34km)
• Dinan (40km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin du château de La Ballue (12km)
• Parc du château de Bonnefontaine (15km)
• Parc floral de Haute-Bretagne (23km)
• Jardin des fontaines et parc de l’Athanor (25km)
• Jardins du château de la Bourbansais (28km)
• Parc du château de Caradeuc (30km)
• Jardins de la Pellerine (36km)
• Jardins de Broceliande (40km)
• Jardins de Montmarin (47km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Étangs du canal d'Ille-et-Rance (8km)
• Abbaye Notre-Dame du Nid-au-Merle (13km)
• Complexe forestier Rennes-Liffré-Chèvre, étang et lande d'Ouée, forêt de Haute-Sève (14km)
• Forêt de Rennes (16km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale du Marais de Sougeal (20km)
• Forêt de Chevré (22km)
• Forêt de Fougères (28km)
• Étang de Châtillon-en-Vendelais (29km)
• Étang de la Cantache (29km)
• Embouchure - Couesnon (32km)
• Couesnon (32km)
• Source - Couesnon (35km)
• Étang de Haute-Vilaine (37km)
• Étang de la Valière (38km)
• Étang de Paintourteau (38km)
• Estuaire de la Rance (40km)
• Île des Rimains (44km)
• Îlots Notre-Dame et Chevret (45km)
• Forêt du Pertre (45km)
• Île des Landes (47km)
• Pointe du Grouin (48km)
• Vallée du Canut (48km)
• Côte de Cancale à Paramé (48km)
• Île du Guesclin (48km)
• Havre de Rothéneuf (50km)
• Île Besnard (50km)
• Rance (fleuve) (50km)
• Embouchure - Rance (51km)
• Pointe de la Varde (51km)
• Cézembre (55km)
• Forges de Paimpont (59km)

Towns of Art and history

• Fougeres (25km)
• Rennes (27km)
• Dinard (51km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Saint-Brice-en-Cogles (15km)
• Dol-de-Bretagne (29km)
• Bedee (35km)
• Ducey (37km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Cesson-Sevigne (25km)
• Le Rheu (32km)
• Chartres-de-Bretagne (35km)
• Saint-Juvat (38km)
• Juvigne (39km)
• Saint-Malo (50km)

Geography and distances

Sens-de-Bretagne is in the north-west of France at 27 kilometres from Rennes, the department capital (general information: Sens-de-Bretagne is 292 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 Sens-de-Bretagne from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Andouille-Neuville, Chauvigne, Gahard, Marcille-Raoul, Romazy and Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon.

This page in French: Visiter Sens-de-Bretagne