Parc du Thabor
Rennes' most beautiful urban park, where French formal gardens, a rose garden and a botanical garden come together in a former Benedictine abbey garden.
Parc du Thabor covers about 10 hectares. It was originally the garden of the Abbey of Saint-Melaine. In the 19th century the Bühler brothers transformed it into a public park combining French formal gardens, an English landscape garden, a botanical garden, a rose garden with over a thousand varieties, an aviary and a music pavilion. Entry is free. It is open roughly 7:00-20:30 in summer and until about 18:00 in winter. It lies on the east side of the old town, about a 15-minute walk from Place de la République, and can be combined with Saint-Melaine Church.
Opening hours
Approx. 07:00–18:00 (extended to around 20:30 in summer)
Nearby sights
- Notre-Dame-en-Saint-Melaine
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rennes
- Parlement de Bretagne
- Rennes Old Town
- Hôtel de Ville & Opéra de Rennes
- Place Sainte-Anne & Rue Saint-Michel
- Les Champs Libres & Musée de Bretagne
- Basilique Saint-Sauveur