Thourie tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Chateaugiron at 22 km from Thourie
Visit Thourie: highlights and tourist information
Thourie 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 Thourie in Brittany.
Popular places to visit nearby include Chateaugiron at 22 km and Langon at 31 km.
Thourie, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Chateaugiron
at 22 km (direction )The castle and towers in the heart of old Chateaugiron help explain why it...
See Chateaugiron guide
Langon
at 31 km (direction west-south-west)Langon is home to an ancient chapel with a Roman fresco...
See Langon guide
Rennes
at 33 km (direction north-west)An unmissable highlight in the region, Rennes has a very picturesque medieval centre...
See Rennes guide
Vitre
at 36 km (direction north-east)A town not be missed, Vitré has a superb historic centre with numerous fascinating...
See Vitre guide
Redon
at 50 km (direction west-south-west)Combining and active port with the cobbled streets of the old town, Redon is...
See Redon guide
Becherel
at 60 km (direction north-west)Becherel is a pretty town and a centre for books....
See Becherel guide
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Ille-et-Vilaine
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Reserve excursions near Thourie
Map of places to visit near Thourie
Markets in and near Thourie
- Janze: market Wednesday (12km)
- Bain-de-Bretagne: market Monday (15km)
- La Guerche-de-Bretagne: market Tuesday (21km)
- Chateaugiron: market Thursday (22km)
- Pouance: market Thursday (26km)
- Bruz: market Friday (27km)
- Chateaubourg: market Friday (29km)
- Cesson-Sevigne: market Saturday (31km)
- Renaze: market Friday (32km)
- Rennes: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday & Friday (32km)
More information about Thourie, Brittany
Tourist attractions near Thourie, France
What to do at Thourie? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Thourie.
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Vitre (36km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardin des fontaines et parc de l’Athanor (29km)
- Jardins de Broceliande (36km)
- Parc et jardins du château de Craon (40km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Forêt de Chevré (33km)
- Vallée du Canut (34km)
- Étang de la Cantache (35km)
- Étang de la Valière (36km)
- Forêt de Rennes (38km)
- Forêt du Pertre (39km)
- Étang de Paintourteau (39km)
- Complexe forestier Rennes-Liffré-Chèvre, étang et lande d'Ouée, forêt de Haute-Sève (39km)
- Abbaye Notre-Dame du Nid-au-Merle (41km)
- Étang de Haute-Vilaine (43km)
- Étang de Châtillon-en-Vendelais (47km)
Towns of Art and history
- Rennes (33km)
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Grand-Fougeray (24km)
- Bedee (50km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Chartres-de-Bretagne (27km)
- Cesson-Sevigne (31km)
- Le Rheu (36km)
- Juvigne (53km)
Geography and distances
Thourie is in the north-west of France at 33 kilometres from Rennes, the department capital (general information: Thourie is 304 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Thourie
Canton: Retiers
Arrondissement: Rennes
Department: Ille-et-Vilaine
Region: Brittany
Postcode: 35134
Distance to Thourie
from Rennes (prefecture): 33 km
from Paris: 304 km
from Calais: 420 km
from Nice: 820 km
from Bordeaux: 343 km
from Strasbourg: 688 km
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 Thourie from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 8 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Coesmes, Erce-en-Lamee, La Couyere, Lalleu, Sainte-Colombe, Soulvache, Teillay and Tresboeuf.
This page in French: Visiter Thourie