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Nantes is the headquarters of France 3 Pays de la Loire, one of 24 local stations of the France Télévisions national public broadcaster. France 3 Pays de la Loire provides local news and programming for the region. [256] The city is also home to Télénantes, a local, private television channel founded in 2004.
- 65.19 km² (25.17 sq mi)
- Loire-Atlantique
- Château des Ducs de Bretagne. The old seat of the Dukes of Brittany is the final château on the Loire before it empties into the Atlantic Ocean. The fortified palace is in the eastern part of the old town, although it’s hard to miss the hefty walls and towers that encircle the refined Grand Logis where the dukes lived.
- Les Machines de l’Île. The west side of the Île de Nantes is inhabited by whimsical animatronic creatures inspired by Jules Verne’s writings and Leonardo da Vinci’s fanciful gizmos, and brought to life by the artist François Delaroziere.
- Passage Pommeraye. Between Rue de la Fosse and Rue Santeuil, this shopping arcade from 1843 isn’t just a sophisticated place to shop but an ingenious piece of architecture and a photo-worthy sight.
- Jardin des Plantes. Classified as one of France’s “remarkable gardens”, the Jardin des Plantes packs 10,000 species into its seven hectares. The gardens are right in the middle of the city, just ten minutes on foot from the Château des Ducs de Bretagne.
Jul 16, 2023 · Within France, SNCF runs roughly 18 trains a day between Paris and Nantes. Book ahead for best value. The journey takes around two hours, but check both departure time and duration. Nantes is an environmentally-conscious walkers’ city with respectful attention to accessibility needs so a car is unnecessary. The Nantes Pass includes trams and ...
Apr 11, 2024 · Nantes, city, Loire-Atlantique département, Pays de la Loire région, western France. Nantes is situated at the head of the estuary of the Loire River, where it is joined by the Erdre and the Sèvre rivers, 35 miles (56 km) from the sea and southwest of Paris. It is one of the French towns that has changed the most in the 20th and 21st centuries.
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Nantes historic city. Although it is now the administrative centre of the Pays-de-la-Loire, Nantes was the capital of Brittany for hundreds of years. Start at the impressive Château des ducs de Bretagne before wandering through the medieval old town then take a ride on a mechanical elephant on the Île de Nantes. Just follow the green line ...
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3. Chateau des ducs de Bretagne. 3,758. Castles. Located in the historic heart of Nantes, the Château des Ducs de Bretagne is a landmark of the city's urban heritage. It was built at the end of the 15th century by François II, the last Duke of Brittany, and then by his daughter, Anne of Brittany, twice Queen of France.
