Ille-et-Vilaine
Ille-et-Vilaine is the eastern-most department in Brittany, centred on the city of Rennes. It is named after two rivers, the Ille and the Vilaine, which meet in Rennes.
Cities
- 🌍 Rennes — the capital of Upper Brittany has many grand 18th and 19th century buildings, and cultural attractions
- 🌍 Dinard — regarded as one of the most prestigious seaside resorts in all of France with its international film festival, villas, sumptuous hotels, casino and an airport
- 🌍 Saint-Malo — once the heavily fortified base of pirates and nowadays one of the top tourist draws
- 🌍 Montfort-sur-Meu — a destination of frequent pilgrimages
- 🌍 Vitré — designated a ville d'art et d'histoire, a town of artistic and historic significance
Other destinations
- 🌍 Côte d’Émeraude – a verdant rocky coast stretching from St Malo to St Brieuc—bustling resorts, and charming fishing villages
- 🌍 Brocéliande – an Arthurian forest
- Minor towns around Montfort-sur-Meu in the Ille-et-Vilaine department with an article on Wikivoyage:
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Get in
Rennes has the best transportation connections in the department, including an international airport that serves budget airlines, and an hourly train connection from Paris Montparnasse.
- Rennes Bretagne Airport (Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport, Aéroport de Rennes–Saint-Jacques, RNS IATA) in a minor international airport with direct flights from numerous French cities, Ireland, the United Kingdom and Spain.