Itinerary · Bretagne
Rennes in 3 Days: Museums of Brittany's Capital
A quick city break in Brittany's capital, between the Robien collection at the Musée des Beaux-Arts, the 360,000 objects of the Musée de Bretagne at Les Champs Libres, the Frac Bretagne, and the Écomusée de la Bintinais — plus the Cathédrale Saint-Pierre and the Saint-Melaine abbey church, two religious landmarks at the heart of old Rennes.
3 days · 7 stops · Quick stop
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Overview
Numbers follow the order of the route, day by day — the dashed line is indicative, not a precise driving route.
Day 1
Rennes, the Robien collection and the granite cathedral
First stop on the Quai Zola, in a museum assembled in 1794 around the cabinet of curiosities of president de Robien, one of the most important private collections in 18th-century Europe — then the granite towers of the Cathédrale Saint-Pierre, built in stages from 1541 to 1704.
The Robien collectionMuseum · Rennes
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rennes
The Museum of Fine Arts in Rennes, located on Quai Zola, offers an overview of the history of art from Antiquity to the present day. Established in 1794 from…
Granite towers, 1541-1704Church · Rennes
Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Rennes
Cathédrale catholique romaine située au cœur de Rennes, la Cathédrale Saint-Pierre est le siège de l'archidiocèse de Rennes, Dol et Saint-Malo. De style…
Day 2
Les Champs Libres and Saint-Melaine abbey church
Head to Les Champs Libres, where the Musée de Bretagne holds nearly 360,000 objects and documents on the region's history since 1850, before a stop at the Romanesque-Gothic abbey church of Saint-Melaine, the former heart of a Benedictine monastery still active as a parish.
360,000 Breton objectsMuseum · Rennes
Musée de Bretagne
The Brittany Museum, established in Rennes in Ille-et-Vilaine, is dedicated to the history and society of Brittany. Its collections, comprising nearly 360,000…
Former Benedictine abbeyChurch · Rennes
Église Saint-Melaine de Rennes
L'église Saint-Melaine de Rennes est une abbatiale de style roman gothique située en Ille-et-Vilaine, en Bretagne. Ancien lieu de culte et de vie communautaire…
Day 3
Contemporary art and the Rennes countryside
Morning at the Frac Bretagne, the regional contemporary art fund on Avenue André Mussat, with an optional detour to its brand-new neighbourhood outpost in Maurepas; afternoon in a former farm on the edge of town, where the Écomusée de la Bintinais brings the countryside of the Rennes area back to life, kitchen garden, orchards and farm animals included.
Contemporary art fundMuseum · Rennes
Frac Bretagne
Le Frac Bretagne est un fonds régional d'art contemporain situé à Rennes, en Ille-et-Vilaine. Institution dédiée à l'art contemporain, il propose des…
Free neighbourhood outpostMuseum · Rennes
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rennes - Maurepas
Le Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rennes – Maurepas est un site secondaire du Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rennes, inauguré le 1er février 2025 dans le quartier de…
Farm and orchardsMuseum · Rennes
Écomusée de la Bintinais
The Bintinais Ecomuseum is an open-air museum located in Rennes, in Ille-et-Vilaine. Housed in a former farm, the establishment preserves and conveys the…
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