Saint-Germain Square

You are now on one of the town’s oldest squares! As the mandatory excavations for the metro were being pursued, archeologists found a ton of treasures dating back to the Middle Ages, bearing witness to a very active trading past! Goes to show that digging for a metro, actually makes us dig even deeper! As for Saint-Germain church, it was built between the 15th and 17th century following a flamboyant gothic style, but with a briton twist. It was the parish of the rich merchants of the city. Its interior is worth a whole tour, namely for its organ casings, as well as its stained glass, that are the oldest in Rennes. If they seem peculiar, it’s because they were destroyed during the French Revolution, but by chance, we found fragments of broken glass in a barrel during the 19th century! It was then decided to rebuild the stained glass windows ! Today, the church is embellished by a water mirror on the square. I agree, it’s not Bordeaux’s water mirror, but it’s still quite nice!