Basilique Notre-Dame de Bonne Nouvelle is a minor Catholic basilica in the city center of Rennes, Brittany. It stands on Place Sainte-Anne, north of the square, and replaces an older church of the same name on the site.
Le Liberté is a concert hall and former sports venue in downtown Rennes, located between Esplanade Charles-de-Gaulle and Boulevard de la Liberté. It is near Les Champs Libres, the multiplex cinema, the Théâtre national de Bretagne, and Rennes railway station.
Couvent des Jacobins is an ancient religious building and former barracks in downtown Rennes. It includes a church, a cloister, and convent buildings, and since 2018 it has housed the Rennes Metropole congress center.
Place Sainte-Anne is a square in the Centre district of Rennes, north of the historic center. It includes a carousel, a book market, and restaurants, and is served by Sainte-Anne metro station on lines A and B.
Parc du Thabor is a public park near the centre of Rennes, France. Covering more than ten hectares, it combines a French garden, an English garden, and a large botanical garden.
Place de la République is a rectangular square in Rennes. Its edges reflect the former river quay, the Palais du Commerce, and adjoining streets and bridges. The square now serves as a major circulation space, with limited motor traffic and frequent bus movement.
Rennes Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the city center of Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, in the Bretagne region. It is the seat of the archdiocese of Rennes, Dol and Saint-Malo and is noted for its classical style.
Esplanade Charles-de-Gaulle is a large square in central Rennes, south of the Vilaine and boulevard de la Liberté. It lies northwest of the train station and links several nearby cultural sites and transport hubs.
Saint George Palace is a historic building in Rennes, formerly an abbey residence built in 1670 on the site of an older abbey building. It stands in the Thabor-Saint Hélier quarter and has been listed as a monument historique since 1930.
The Rennes Opera House is an Italian-style opera house in downtown Rennes, located at Place de la Mairie. It forms the main eastern side facing the city hall and is listed in the inventory of historic monuments.
The Théâtre National de Bretagne (TNB) is a cultural institution in Rennes, created in 1990. It brings together the Comédie de l’Ouest and the Maison de la Culture de Rennes, and functions as a national dramatic center.
Porte Mordelaise is a châtelet d’entrée and surviving vestige of the ramparts of Rennes, in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany. Mainly dating from the 15th century, it once served as the city’s main entrance and as a passage for processions.
Église Saint-Germain de Rennes is a parish church in Rennes, located in the new town and bordered to the south by Place Saint-Germain. Built mainly in the 14th and 15th centuries, it is a flamboyant Gothic building.
Place des Lices is a square northwest of the city center. It receives several streets and places, hosts the market des Lices on Saturday mornings, and is bordered by numerous monuments and buildings.
Place Saint-Germain is a rectangular square in Rennes. It is bordered to the north by Saint-Germain church and to the south by Quai Chateaubriand along the Vilaine river. The square is served by Saint-Germain metro station.
Place du Champ-Jacquet is a square in Rennes’s historic centre, formed by a Y-shaped junction of Champ Jacquet and rue Leperdit. It includes medieval half-timbered houses and a statue of Jean Leperdit in the middle of the square.
Rennes City Hall is a civic building in Rennes, rebuilt between 1734 and 1743 after the 1720 fire. It combines two classical wings, a recessed clock tower, and later additions linked to municipal life and remembrance.
Parc Hamelin Oberthür is a public botanical garden in eastern Rennes, in the Thabor-Saint-Hélier-Alphonse Guérin neighborhood. Covering nearly three hectares, it contains unique botanical specimens and reflects its history as a former private garden.
Église Sainte-Thérèse de Rennes is a church building in Rennes constructed between 1934 and 1936. It features a plan close to the Greek cross, a dome rising to 33 metres, and interior works by several artists.
The Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rennes is an art and archaeology museum in Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany. Housed in the old university palace on quai Émile-Zola, it holds collections spanning European paintings, sculptures, and antiquities.
Saint-Melaine Palace is a former abbey manor whose construction began in the second half of the 17th century. It later housed a law faculty and served as a wartime hospital.
Place de la Mairie is a rectangular pedestrian square in Rennes. It is bordered by the city hall on the west and the opera on the east, with streets and access to rue Le Bastard to the north. Its history includes archaeological remains, rebuilding after the 1720 fire, and later transport uses.
Place du Parlement-de-Bretagne is a square in Rennes created after the fire of 23 December 1720. Its name comes from the Parlement de Bretagne palace on the north side, and its surrounding facades are protected as historical monuments.
Notre-Dame-en-Saint-Melaine is a parish church in Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, France. Originally an abbey church, it later served as a pro-cathedral during the first half of the 19th century.
Cimetière du Nord is a cemetery in Rennes established on the Estival field after the creation of a new public burial ground in the late 18th century. Its grounds include notable tree species and a monumental neo-classical entrance.
Maison du Peuple de Rennes is a meeting hall for unions and politics and a performance venue in Rennes, Brittany. Designed by Emmanuel Le Ray and built in 1925, it reflects the labor movement and has also served as a cinema.
Cinéma Arvor is a movie theater in Rennes that moved to rue de Châtillon in 2021. It is managed by a volunteer board, with programming provided by Ciné-diffusion, and it also hosts festival screenings and Breton-language films.
Halles Martenot is an ensemble of two market halls at Place des Lices in Rennes. Built by Jean-Baptiste Martenot and renovated in 1988, the pavilions were classified as historical monuments in 1990.
Museum of Brittany is a regional museum of society and history in Rennes, located at Champs Libres since 2006. Its collections cover Breton heritage from early human traces to the present.
Basilique Saint-Sauveur de Rennes is a minor basilica of the Catholic Church in the historic center of Rennes, France. Also called Our Lady of Miracles and Virtues, it is known for its classical style and notable furnishings.
The Écomusée de la Bintinais is an ecomuseum in south Rennes, located in the old Bintinais farm near the capital of Brittany. It presents the heritage, history, and rural life of the country of Rennes.
Hôtel de Courcy is a private mansion at 9 rue Martenot in Rennes, facing square de La Motte and near parc du Thabor. Built around 1830, it combines neoclassical architecture with later decorative and institutional transformations.
Hôtel de Blossac is an 18th-century hôtel particulier in the historic center of Rennes, France. Built after the 1720 fire, it combines two adjoining wings and outbuildings and includes a ceremonial staircase.