Car rental Rennes, France

Car Rental Rennes – Must Know

Mobile phones shouldn’t be used while driving, even with a ‘hands-free’ system. As with non-use of seatbelts, you can be fined on the spot. Diamond-shaped yellow signs with a white border, which are posted at regular intervals (e.g. every 5km) on some national roads, indicate that you have priority at all junctions. If this sign has a thick diagonal black line through it, however, it means that you no longer have priority at every junction and must obey individual junction signs.

Attractions in Rennes

Parliament of Brittany

The Palace of the Parliament of Brittany, erected in the first half of the 17th century, is one of the most popular attractions of Rennes. Strict classical style, tile roof, arched towers lofts and spacious interior rooms with rich décor - there is much to admire. Heavily damaged during a fire in 1994, the palace was restored and opened to the public in 1999. Get car rental Rennes and come to explore the palace.

Cathedrale St Pierre

St. Pierr Cathedral is one of the oldest and most spectacular sights in Rennes. The foundation of the cathedral was laid in the XII century, but the construction of the temple took place in the XVI century. The cathedral is built in the Flamboyant Gothic style. Only round rotunda is built in the Renaissance style. It stores the Sacrament, hidden from prying eyes by tapestry depicting the lives of saints in 1615.

Palais du Commerce

This is the largest building in Rennes. Built on the bank of the Vilaine river relatively recent – in 1885-1929 it was raised to obscure the smaller buildings behind and give the city a more modern look. It housed the commodities exchange and the postal and telegraph office. Now it's the post office.

Thabor Gardens

The Thabor gardens were designed by Denis Bühler on the orchard of one of the oldest abbeys in Rennes in the 19th century. The gardens, which is spread over 10 hectares in the city centre and includes a French-style garden, a picturesque garden with exotic species, fountains, an aviary, a rose garden, statues, greenhouses and a bandstand, are rightly regarded as one of France’s finest.