Originally Posted by
Mountain Trader
I did not take note that OP is landing at Orly, so please ignore my post as to taking a train at CDG.
A friend went directly to Rennes and while it may be geographically well positioned, she found it was a town without merit on its own. Others have any thoughts?
the old town around the opera is quite nice, but I mentioned Rennes mainly due to its geographical situation and there are plenty of food and drink options (for example "rue de la soif" street for the thirsty). Rennes is a University town and therefore with a lot of young people going out, albeit not in July and August.
For seafood go to Cancale, near St Malo. Cheaper and better than in St Malo.