The Capital of Brittany reveals itself through the events which marked its history, its famous characters, majestic architecture and invariable dynamism."Imagine. Duchess Anne of Brittany will become holy here. How old was she ? Just 11 !"


History great and small : diverse themes...

Water, wood and stone in Rennes
The Dukes of Brittany
Tournaments, markets and festivals
Architecture, historical monuments, and the evolution of the half-timbered house
The great fire of 1720 and the one that destroyed Parliament
The Thabor Gardens
The second trial of Alfred Dreyfus
The Ermine, emblem of Brittany
The city's festivals



To help reveal her treasures and share her secrets : these interviews…

DOMINIQUE IRVOAS-DANTEC, Director of the Rennes Tourist Office, recounts the sacred ritual of the Dukes of Brittany and speaks of the half-timbered houses
RACHEL GESBERT, Master Chef from Rennes, reveals his favorite recipe
BÉATRICE MACÉ, Founding Member and Co-Director of the Transmusicales, describes this musical adventure


… and these encounters

THÉOPHILE LAVALLÉ, writer ; ANNE OF BRITTANY, Duchess ; TOUSSAINT GUILLAUME DE LA MOTTE-PICQUET, soldier ; BERTRAND DU GUESCLIN, valiant knight ; SALOMON DE BROSSE and JACQUES GABRIEL, architects ; FRANÇOIS-RENÉ DE CHATEAUBRIAND, stroller and writer ;
ALFRED JARRY, father of PÈRE UBU ; LOUISE TISSOT, journalist-activist and EMILE ZOLA, defender of the Dreyfus cause ; ISIDORE ODORICO, mosaic artist …

7 Stages to discover and hear history… and its stories.
Commentaries read by actors with re-enactments, interviews, music…
Each Stage is a complete audio production of about 4 minutes.
Allovisit audio directions guide you along the circuit on foot and from one stage to the next.