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62  BRIT T AN Y REGION BY REGION

1 Street-by-Street: Rennes

Around the cathedral, narrow streets wind
between timber-framed houses that conceal
courtyards. On Saturdays, the Place des Lices
throngs with the colourful stalls of one of the
liveliest markets in Brittany. During the week,
the district’s many bars and restaurants are
filled with the animated babble of students.
Neo-Classical buildings by the architect Jacques
Gabriel (1667–1742) line Place de la Mairie.
Rue Le Bastard, leading off the square, is a . Place du Champ-Jacquet
pedestrianized zone and the main link between Tall timber-framed houses dating from the
the Vilaine and the northern part of the city. 17th century back onto the old city walls. R . S A L O M O N
Hôtel de Robien
. Hôtel de Blossac
R U E
This is one of the finest R U E L E B A S TA R D N AT I O N A L E
mansions in Rennes. The
building, in the Neo-Classical
style, was designed by a P L A C E D U C H A M P J A C Q U E T
follower of Jacques Gabriel. RUE D’ ESTRÉES
Hôtel Hay de Tizé
D E T O U L O U S E
Basilique St-Sauveur R U E

D U - B AT Y
R U E R A L L I E R
RUE DU
GUESCLIN
R U E D E
C L I S S O N
DES LICES R U E D E L A M O N N A I E R . S T G U I L L AU M E R U E S T S A U V E U R D E M O N T F O R T
R U E

PL ACE R . D E L A P S A L E T T E D U C H A P I T R E

R .
R UE DE JUILLE T
. Cathédrale St-Pierre R U E G .
The building stands on the site of an Pavillons C A R R E F O U R R U E D U G R I F F O N D O T T I N
ancient place of worship. Although it des Halles C AT H E D R A L N E
D E L A
retains its 16th-century façade, the
cathedral was rebuilt from 1784. D A M E S
R UE DES
Portes Mordelaises
were the ceremonial
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gates used by dukes
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Key Rue de la Psalette is lined
with medieval houses.
Suggested route

For hotels and restaurants see pp224–5 and pp234–5

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