Foodie and more at Rennes !!!

Posted in Bretagne, Food and Wine, France

I come to my nice Rennes. This time one of the nicest monument , and of course the City is inÎlle et Vilaine dept 35,of my lovely Bretagne, I have come back to this beautiful City after a long hiatus and it was wonderful, Bear with me as the next posts will be on this beautiful City, Let me tell you about foodie and more at Rennes !!! Hope you enjoy it as I.

The Place Sainte-Anne is serve by the Sainte-Anne metro station (line A and line B), it welcomes a carrousel (merry-go-round) and a book market. Close to rue Saint-Michel, with its many bars, it is often animated in the evening. Just in 2002, this square was a large parking lot, which was removed and replaced by a pedestrian square during the construction of the metro.

Rennes place Sainte Anne to carrousel oct24

The carousel of the Place Sainte-Anne was installed here in December 2021, the merry-go-round is surmounted by a transparent dome and frescoes which evoke scenes of life in Brittany , It is a two-story wooden ride, 13 meters in diameter, restored in the rules of the art to the delight of young and old.

Rennes place Sainte Anne carrousel oct24

The Brasserie La Bonne Nouvelle at 15 place Sainte Anne, a restaurant offering excellent value for money. Its dynamic staff guarantees rapid service and traditional French cuisine, especially fried fish. The terrace offers coffees and tapas to taste. We were looking to eat while visiting Rennes and our fav resto was closed on Mondays ! So we settle for this one and it was a good find again, The reviews are not that great but usually as an avid participant in these they are not the reality and it proves once again, The service was nice friendly fast, and the food good, hachis parmentier au canard (duck with potato purée) plenty with a financier a glass of local beer blonde and so on for my boys all for less than 18 euros per person ,great !

Rennes la bonne nouvelle resto front oct24

Rennes La bonne nouvelle resto pl Ste Anne terrace oct24

The Rennes book market is already 20 years old! Around twenty professional booksellers participating, a dozen of them unpack Place Saint Anne every day when time is planned beautiful. From 10h to 18h. The highlight is on Saturday, with the craftsmanship market in the same place. Only the risk of rain, wind, strike makes us cancel the market. As was the case on Monday,

And a bit of history on this Place Sainte Annea must to visit it, The origin of the name of the square remains uncertain but this square, was called in the 17C Placis or Sainte-Anne cemetery, extends in part to the old cemetery of the Sainte-Anne hospital ,so maybe it takes the name from the old Hospital that was around there, but perhaps it is also a forgotten reference to Anne de Bretagne: it would appear to be surprising but possible (after all, Anne de Bretagne would have celebrated her engagement with Charles VIII de France at the Chapel Jacobins very close on November 17, 1491 and this had to be seen by the population especially after the siege of the city which was victorious for the king). One can also think of the particularly strong worship of the Bretons to Anne the mother of Mary, and grandmother of Jesus Christ, even if this cult really appeared until the 17C in the region. In any case, the mention of the construction of the Sainte-Anne hospital is attested for the year 1380 and seems the most certain of all the hypotheses even if the other events have also been added to it,

Most of its houses are in wooden parts and five of them are registered Historic monuments: the hôtel de Bretagne in no 99, house at no 10, house at no 17, house at no 18, house at no 19, private mansion Jean Leperdit where he died in 1823 (currently occupied by Ty Anna Tavarn) The new Saint-Aubin Church, Basilica Notre-Dame-de-Bonne-Nouvelle, built at the beginning of the 20C and unfinished. Also, the Rennes Congress Center in the former Jacobins convent.(see posts).

Their Facebook page : https://www.facebook.com/laBonneNouvelle15/

The Rennes tourist office on the Bonne Nouvelle : https://www.tourisme-rennes.com/restaurant/creperie-la-bonne-nouvelle/

The RestaurantGuru reviews on La Bonne Nouvelle : https://fr.restaurantguru.com/Bonne-Nouvelle-Rennes#google_vignette

The Rennes tourist office on the carrousel : https://www.tourisme-rennes.com/decouvrir-rennes/sortir/carrousel-place-sainte-anne/

There you go folks ,another jewel in my wonderful capital city ofRennes. The walks are worth it with plenty of lovely areas, Again, hope you enjoy the post on foodie and more at Rennes !!! as I.

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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Published by pedmar10

I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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