Rennes - Notre Dame

In Rennes, northeast of the Palais de Justice is the old abbey church of Notre-Dame (St Melaine, 11th-13th C.), with a richly sculptured facade. To the left of the church are the old monastic buildings, now housing the City Planning Department, with a beautiful cloister. Behind the church, to the east, extends the Jardin du Thabor, the old abbey gardens and now the city's finest park, adjoining which is the Botanical Garden.