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Audioguided tours 

These tours walk you through 8 emblematic places, allowing you to discover the heritage of the city in a simple, lively way and at your own pace. 
Download audioguided tours on the website (free of charge)  or rent an audio guide at  the Tourist Office. 

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Visiting Rennes – Useful tips


On foot, following a guide, with your mobile phone or MP3 player, by boat, by bike or by gyropod – you can visit Rennes in a host of different ways. Choose the method that suits you best and set off to discover Rennes and its Metropolitan district at your own pace!

On foot

With the Tourist Information Centre’s qualified guides for:

  • A general tour, 
  • A themed tour of the city (parks and gardens, modern architecture, courtyards and staircases, etc.)
  • A tour of the Parlement of Brittany building (booking required),
  • A circuit around the Metropolitan district,
  • Day or half-day trips, etc.

Full price: €7. Concessions (unemployed, disabled people, children from 7 to 18, students): €4,50. Free for under 7s. Rates for excursions vary.

Information :
Tel.: +33 (0)2 99 67 11 66
billetterie@tourisme-rennes.com

  

With ZEVISIT Mobile for

 

 Dial +33 (0)1 72 93 95 05 (price of a normal call). Type the code 032 016 (Rennes circuit) and enjoy your guided tour!  
For further information: see another page with the details of the offer

Download the audio walk in MP3 format  It's free!

  

By bike

Vélo à la carte
By using - for some hours or for a week - a "vélo STAR". The loan is paying beyond the thirty of use. Detail of prices:  from 30 mn to 1 hour : € 1 / from 1 to 2 hours : € 2 / from 2 to 3 hours: € 3 / from 3 to 6 hours : € 10 / from 6 to 10 hours : € 24 / from 10 to 24 hours : € 48. 
Look out! Even in case of an occasional use, you have to subscribe to the system: 1 € for 24 hours and 5€ for 7 days.

Plan of the stations

 

 

 

Visite en bateau avec Urbavag
 
Please note

The Tourist Information Centre has produced a “City Pass”. Simple to use and valid for 48 hours, it is in the form of a book with detachable coupons.

It provides:
- Access to the main sites, with exclusive offers,
- Special reductions for certain shows and leisure activities.

On sale at the Tourist Information Centre or on line for just €13. 

And for your stay in Rennes :
Tel: +33 (0)2 99 67 11 08
servicereceptif@tourisme-rennes.com

 

Citypass

 

By Gyropod


Test its handiness through the streets of Rennes ...
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By boat

Hire an electric permit-free boat (may 25th to mid-october). Hire of 5- and 7-seater boats per half hour or per day. Urbavag Company. Canal Saint-Martin. Tel.: +33 (0)2 99 59 61 63 / contact@urbavag.com

  

 

If you are coming as a group, the Tourist Information Centre is available to make your visit to Rennes easier.

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