Penhoët street

Rue de Penhoët, in Rennes

Rue de Penhoët is a charming street of old Rennes, lined with half-timbered houses. The Rennes audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this old thoroughfare, one of the most picturesque of the historic centre.

An old street with wooden houses

Rue de Penhoët is one of the oldest and most picturesque streets of old Rennes. Narrow and lined with half-timbered houses with colourful façades and corbels, it has kept its medieval character, having escaped the great fire of 1720. Walking along it, you imagine the Rennes of the past, its stalls and its neighbourhood life. This charming street is a real journey through time, in the heart of the historic centre.

What to see

Here you wander between the half-timbered houses with colourful façades and corbels, in a narrow street with preserved medieval character. Rue de Penhoët is one of the oldest and most picturesque of old Rennes. It is a stop full of charm, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

Rue de Penhoët lies in the heart of old Rennes, reachable on foot. It is a public street freely accessible at all times; you admire its façades from the street, the houses being private. You discover it during a walk in the historic centre.

What is particular about Rue de Penhoët?

It is one of the oldest streets of old Rennes, lined with colourful half-timbered houses with medieval character, a survivor of the great fire of 1720.

Where is Rue de Penhoët?

In the heart of old Rennes, in Brittany.