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Start from Esplanade Simone Veil, between Place Gambetta and the tourist office, near the Port of Vannes. Park in the underground car park at the port (paying).
(S/E) When you leave the car park, head towards the port. Then follow Quai Éric Tabarly on your left and walk along the port on your right. At the end, turn right until you reach the traffic lights. Then turn left and cross Place Gambetta in two stages.
(1) Continue straight ahead between two bar-restaurants and pass under the Porte Saint-Vincent. Continue straight ahead and go up the street of the same name. Turn left around the Place du Poids Public and continue for a few metres along Rue Saint-Vincent.
Turn right onto Rue Porte Poterne and walk along the market hall on your left. At the corner (old gate opposite), turn left into an alley and walk along a car park. Climb the steps on the right at the foot of the Tour du Connétable to enjoy a bird's eye view of the rampart gardens.
Continue along the alley and cross Place Lucien Laroche. Continue along Rue de la Monnaie, then turn into the first street on the left, Rue des Orfèvres. Cross Place Valencia and you will come to a half-timbered house with a sign saying "Vannes et sa femme" on the corner of Rue Noé.
(2) Continue along Rue Noé for a few metres and turn right into the entrance courtyard of Château Gaillard. Retrace your steps.
(2) With your back to the sign, take the unmarked lane opposite (Rue des Halles on the map). At the end, turn left onto Rue Saint-Salomon and continue to No. 13 (house with wooden statues of dogs).
Retrace your steps and, at the intersection, continue straight ahead on Rue Saint-Salomon. Cross Place Henri IV diagonally to the right towards the cathedral.
(3) Continue to the entrance of the cathedral (open during the day). Retrace your steps.
(3) Continue straight ahead towards a large building (early 20th century?) with a distinctive turret and immediately turn right onto Rue des Chanoines. Walk along the cathedral on your right and take the first left, Rue Auguste Brizeux. Continue to the Porte du Bourreau and retrace your steps.
Turn left and continue down Rue des Chanoines. Walk along a small triangular square on your right and pass under the Porte Prison. Then turn left onto Rue Francis Decker, then right onto Rue Saint-Nicolas.
(4) At the crossroads, turn left onto Rue de la Fontaine and pass by the foot of Saint-Patern Church. Continue along Rue de la Fontaine, then turn right at an acute angle onto Ruelle du Recteur.
Pass the side of the church and cross Place Sainte-Catherine. At the crossroads, turn right down Rue Saint-Patern, keeping the church on your right.
(4) Back at the crossroads, turn left onto Place Charles de Gaulle. At the end, turn right onto Rue Alain Le Grand. Cross Rue Francis Decker, then turn left and go down the steps leading to the rampart gardens.
Cross the garden, keeping the river on your left and noting the ramparts and the Tour du Connétable on your right. At the end, go around the old wash houses on the right (you can go inside). Climb a staircase and, at the top, turn left to cross the river (beautiful view of the wash houses).
At the traffic lights, turn right and follow Rue Alexandre Le Pontois slightly downhill. You will overlook the garden of the Château de l'Hermine, which is clearly visible on your right. At the next traffic lights, turn right and you will arrive at Place Gambetta.
(1) Cross the square in two stages, towards the port. Turn right then left to follow the port and find the entrance to the car park on your right (S/E).
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