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Rennes, capital of Brittany
Capital of the Brittany Region, Rennes constitutes an essential step to understand the history of Brittany.
Rennes is ad dynamic city, which offers plenty of animations around the year and a true quality of life.
(ranked as the 2nd French city in the 2003 enquiry of Le Point magazine “Where would you like to live”).
It is a city with a remarkable restored and maintained heritage, with medieval streets full of charm, two kings squares surrounding the parliament of Brittany and a vast pedestrian area where visitors can go shopping or wandering…
To find out more on the city of Rennes, we invite you to visit the tourist office web site: www.tourisme-rennes.com
This site is made up of three parts:
1 – Keys to discover Rennes the Metropolis of art and history:
In this rubric you will find all about the ancient city, its heritage and diversity:
- the parliament of Brittany, major construction of the city,
- timber-framed houses in medieval,
- royal squares of the XVIII century,
- the Thabor garden, one of the most famous public gardens in France,
- numerous religious buildings,
- Earthen houses …
and the metropolitan district of today with its techno pole, its Universities (60 000 students), its contemporary architecture ….
2 – Live the city:
This rubric describes the practical information to prepare your stay:
- Guided tours offered by the tourist office,
- markets (with the famous market of the Lices),
- shopping in Rennes,
- dates of the main festivals and animations along the year : the “Transmusicales” (festival of contemporary music), “Mythos” (story telling festival), the “Tombées de la Nuit” (summer festival) …
- accommodations…
3 – The services of the tourist office
To find out more about the tourist office of Rennes Metropolitan District:
- brochures,
- souvenirs store,
- restaurants awarded in the framework of the gastronomy festival ….
Rennes invites you to discover its wealth, for a short break ... or more.
What’s up in Rennes
Ceremony of citizenship for young voters
2000 young people from Rennes will vote for the first time to the European elections of next June.
A “citizenship ceremony” will be organized for them by the City council of Rennes on Tuesday, April 28th at 17:00 at the Martenot marketplace.
The young people, who will celebrate their 18 between March 1st, 2008 and on June 7th, 2009, will be given their voter cards and a citizen booklet, which points out their principal rights and civic duties and expresses their adhesion to the values of the Republic.
www.rennes.fr/
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