48 Sights in Nantes, France (with Map and Images)
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Sightseeing Tours in Nantes1. Fontaine Wallace
Wallace fountains are public drinking fountains named after, financed by and roughly designed by Sir Richard Wallace. The final design and sculpture is by Wallace's friend Charles-Auguste Lebourg. They are large cast-iron sculptures scattered throughout the city of Paris, France, mainly along the most-frequented sidewalks. A great aesthetic success, they are recognized worldwide as one of the symbols of Paris. A Wallace fountain can be seen outside the Wallace Collection in London, the gallery that houses the works of art collected by Sir Richard Wallace and the first four Marquesses of Hertford.
2. Grue Titan grise
The Titan cranes are two now disused lifting devices located on the western tip of the island of Nantes, preserved as evidence of the industrial past of the commune of Nantes, in the French department of Loire-Atlantique. The yellow crane, formerly belonging to the Dubigeon shipyards, and the grey crane, at the Port Autonome de Nantes-Saint-Nazaire, are now the property of the city of Nantes. They are classified as historical monuments.
3. Le Jardin extraordinaire
The Jardin extraordinaire is a public park located in Nantes, in the western part of the former Carrière de Miséry, located on the right bank of the Loire, in the Bellevue - Chantenay - Sainte-Anne district. Access to the park is on the south side, from Boulevard de Cardiff and Quai Marquis-d'Aiguillon. The name "Extraordinary Garden" is only provisional, its final name will be the subject of a consultation of the inhabitants.
4. Église Saint-Émilien
The Church of Saint-Émilien is a Roman Catholic church located in Nantes, rue François-Bruneau, in the Hauts-Pavés - Saint-Félix district. It is dedicated to Saint Emilien, bishop of Nantes in the eighth century. The cult is celebrated according to the Tridentine rite, also called the extraordinary form of the Roman rite. It belongs to the priory of Saint-Louis dependent on the Priestly Fraternity of St. Pius X (SSPX).
Wikipedia: Église Saint-Émilien de Nantes (FR), Website, Youtube
5. Chapelle de l'Oratoire
The chapel of the Oratory is a former chapel of the Oratorians of the seventeenth century located in Nantes in France. It is located on Place de l'Oratoire, in the Malakoff - Saint-Donatien district. Incorporated into the Hôtel Lelasseur in 1775, this chapel was classified as a historical monument in 1952. No longer devoted to the celebration of worship, it has become an annex of the city's Museum of Arts.
6. Hôtel de la Marine
The Hôtel de la Marine, originally called Hôtel Massion, is a neo-classical and "neo-Louis-XV" style private mansion built in 1874, located in Nantes, France, at 2 Place Général-Mellinet between the boulevard Paul-Langevin and rue de Belleville, in the Dervallières neighborhood. The building was listed as a French Monument historique in 1988 and 2011.
7. Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul
Nantes Cathedral, or the Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul of Nantes, is a Roman Catholic Gothic cathedral located in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. Construction began in 1434, on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, and took 457 years to finish in 1891. It has been listed since 1862 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture.
8. Hôtel Scheult
The H ô tel Scheult, or H ô tel Seheult, is a neoclassical and eclectic mansion built in the early 19th century overlooking the cours Cambronne and rue de l 'H ô tel in downtown Nantes, France. The building was listed as a historic monument in 1976. Its south facade was completely restored in 2015, displaying all the sculptures and doorframes.
9. Tour de l'Éraudière
The Tour de l'Éraudière is an element of the small heritage of the commune of Nantes, in the French department of Loire-Atlantique. It is located in the Nantes Erdre district, at the corner of rue Coetquelfen and chemin de l'Éraudière. Its primitive function is not certified, it is probably the vestige of an old windmill.
10. Square du Maquis-de-Saffré
The square du Maquis-de-Saffré is located in Nantes, in France, in the Hauts-Pavés - Saint-Félix district, on the border of the city center and Malakoff - Saint-Donatien districts. It extends along the Erdre, below and in the extension of the Cours Saint-André from which it is separated by the Quai Ceineray.
11. Les Anneaux
The Rings of Buren, also simply called The Rings, is a work by Daniel Buren and Patrick Bouchain located on the Quai des Antilles on the island of Nantes in the eponymous city. They were created for the Estuaire 2007 contemporary art festival, with Patrice Coupechoux, founder of IDM Groupe Coupechoux, as patron.
12. Hôtel Cazenove de Pradines
The Hotel Cazenove de Pradines or Hotel de Bouillé is a neo-classical mansion built in the late eighteenth century, located in the rue Georges-Clemenceau, in Nantes, France. The building was listed as a historical monument in 1988. It is built symmetrically with a sister hotel, the Hotel de la Pilorgerie.
13. Hôtel Durbé
The Hotel Durbé, or Hotel Durbé and Collin, is a neo-classical mansion built in the mid-eighteenth century in Nantes, France. It is located at the corner of Quai de la Fosse and Rue Mathurin-Brissonneau, in the Dervallières - Zola district. The building was listed as a historical monument in 1926.
14. Hôtel d'Aux
The Hôtel d'Aux, which later became the hotel of the 11th Army Corps, is a neo-classical mansion built in the late eighteenth century, located at the corner of Place Maréchal-Foch and Rue Tournefort, in the city center of Nantes, in France. The building was listed as a historical monument in 2012.
15. Maison Minée
The Minée house is a neo-classical style building built in the late eighteenth century, located between Nos. 8 and 12 rue Henri-IV, along the Cours Saint-Pierre in Nantes, France, on the edge of the Malakoff - Saint-Donatien district. The building was listed as a historical monument in 1954.
16. Hôtel Grou
The Hotel Grou is a neo-classical mansion built in the late eighteenth century, located at the corner of rue Kervégan and Place de la Petite-Hollande, at the western end of Ile Feydeau, in the city center of Nantes, France. The building was listed as a historical monument in 1932 and 1986.
17. Hôtel Garreau
The Hôtel Garreau is a neo-classical mansion built in 1845, located at the corner of rue Dobrée and rue Damrémont, in the city center of Nantes, in France. The building was listed as a historical monument in 1975. To the south, the hotel is backed by the Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Port church.
18. Maison du Chapitre
The building, built in the eighteenth century, is located at No. 3 rue Sully and on the Cours Saint-André in Nantes, France. The building was listed as a historical monument in 1954. The building as a whole, consisting of No. 2 and No. 3 rue Sully, constituted the House of the Chapter.
19. Hôtel de la Pilorgerie
The Hotel de la Pilorgerie is a neo-classical mansion built in the late eighteenth century, located in the rue Georges-Clemenceau, in Nantes, France. The building was listed as a historical monument in 1988. It is built symmetrically with a sister hotel, the Hotel Cazenove de Pradines.
20. Ancien couvent de la Visitation
The Convent of the Visitation is a former convent of visitandines located in Nantes, France. Confiscated during the French Revolution, it became a hospital, garrison circle and residence for the elderly. It was listed in the supplementary inventory of historical monuments in 1925.
21. Église Saint-Martin
The church of Saint-Martin de Chantenay is a parish church located in the city of Nantes in France, more precisely in the former commune of Chantenay-sur-Loire and the current district Bellevue - Chantenay - Sainte-Anne. It has been listed as a historical monument since 1990.
22. Hôtel Allard
The Hôtel Allard is a mansion built between 1828 and 1856, located at No. 1 Place Général-Mellinet between Rue de Belleville and Boulevard de Launay, in the Dervallières - Zola district of Nantes, in France. The building was listed as a historic monument in 1991 and 2008.
23. Cerf, biche et faon au repos
Family of cervids, also called Group of deer or Cerf, Doe and Fawn, or The Deer, refers to two animal groups sculpted in 1908 by Georges Gardet (1863-1939), of which there are at least three copies: in Buenos Aires in Argentina, in Nantes and Sceaux in France.
24. Hôtel Saint-Pern
The Hotel Saint-Pern is a former mansion built in the eighteenth century, located in the rue Malherbe, in the Malakoff - Saint-Donatien district of Nantes, in France, whose only vestige is the portal, which was classified as a historical monument in 1952.
25. Hôtel Philippe
The Hôtel Philippe is a mansion built in 1828, located at No. 7 Place Général-Mellinet between Rue Rollin and Boulevard Saint-Aignan, in the Dervallières - Zola district of Nantes, in France. The building was listed as a historical monument in 2011.
26. C.H.U Saint-Jacques
The Saint-Jacques Hospital is the second oldest of the seven hospitals managed by the University Hospital of the City of Nantes, in France, on whose territory it is located. It is located along the left bank of the Loire, in the Nantes Sud district.
27. Statue de la Délivrance
La Délivrance is a 1914 bronze statue by the French sculptor Émile Oscar Guillaume (1867–1942). The statue was created as a celebration of the First Battle of the Marne, when the German army was stopped before capturing Paris in August 1914.
28. Hôtel Leglas-Maurice
The Hotel Leglas-Maurice, built in the nineteenth century, is located at No. 134 rue Paul-Bellamy in Nantes, France, in the Hauts-Pavés - Saint-Félix district. The building was listed as a historical monument by the decree of 10 July 2015.
29. Temple protestant
The Protestant Temple of Nantes, is a religious building located on the Place Édouard-Normand in the Hauts-Pavés - Saint-Félix district of Nantes, and inaugurated in 1956. The parish is a member of the United Protestant Church of France.
30. Colonne Louis XVI
The Louis XVI column is a monument of the city of Nantes in France, installed in the center of the Place Maréchal-Foch. It is a column twenty-eight meters high, placed on a pedestal, surmounted by a statue of the king of France Louis XVI.
31. Hôtel Maës
The Maës Hotel is a mansion built in 1827, located at No 4 in Place Général -Mellinet between Boulevard Allard and rue Richer, in the Dervallières - Zola de Nantes, in France. The building was registered as historic monuments in 2011.
32. Villa de la Chantrerie
Villa de la Chantrerie is a mansion built in the nineteenth century, located in Nantes, on the left bank of the Erdre, route de Gachet, in the district Nantes Erdre, in France. The building was listed as a historical monument in 1997.
33. Hôtel de Montaudoin
The Hotel Montaudouin is a neo-classical mansion built in the late eighteenth century, located on the Place Maréchal-Foch, in the city center of Nantes, France. The building was listed as a historical monument in 1951 and 1954.
34. Hôtel O'Riordan
The Hotel O'Riordan is a mansion, neo-classical style, built in the mid-eighteenth century, located at No. 70 Quai de la Fosse, in the city center of Nantes, France. The building was classified as a historical monument in 1938.
35. Hôtel Blon-et-Amouroux
The Hôtel Blon-et-Amouroux is a mansion built between 1828 and 1856, located at No. 5 Place Général-Mellinet, in the Dervallières - Zola district of Nantes, France. The building was listed as a historical monument in 1991.
36. Jardin des Plantes
The Jardin des plantes de Nantes is a municipal botanical garden located on Rue Stanislas Baudry, Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France. It is open daily without charge, but a fee is charged for the greenhouses.
37. Hôtel Deurbroucq
The Hotel Deurbroucq is a neo-classical mansion built in the eighteenth century, located on the allée de l'Île-Gloriette, in the city center of Nantes, in France. The building was listed as a historical monument in 1945.
38. Hôtel Vauloup
The Hôtel Vauloup is a mansion built between 1828 and 1856, located at No. 3 Place Général-Mellinet, in the Dervallières - Zola district of Nantes, in France. The building was listed as a historical monument in 1988.
39. Immeuble CGA
The CGA building is located in Nantes, in the French department of Loire-Atlantique. It received the label "Heritage of the twentieth century", before being listed as a historic monument by the decree of July 10, 2015.
40. Le Square Cambronne
The building, built in the eighteenth century and nineteenth century, is located at No. 18 rue de l'Héronnière and on the Cours Cambronne in Nantes, France. The building was listed as a historical monument in 1949.
Wikipedia: Immeuble au 18, rue de l'Héronnière de Nantes (FR)
41. Hôtel Urvoy de Saint-Bedan
The Hotel Urvoy de Saint-Bedan is a mansion built in 1840, located at the corner of rue Tournefort and rue d'Argentré, in the city center of Nantes, France. The building was listed as a historical monument in 1954.
42. Hôtel Ceineray
The Hotel Ceineray, built in the eighteenth century, is located at No. 1 rue Sully in Nantes, France, on the edge of the Malakoff - Saint-Donatien district. The building was listed as a historical monument in 1954.
43. Parc des Oblates
The Oblate Park is a former convent garden now transformed into a landscaped public garden of the city of Nantes with an area of 3 ha. It is located in the heart of the Bellevue - Chantenay - Sainte-Anne district.
44. Immeuble sur le Cours Cambronne
The building, built in the eighteenth century and nineteenth century, is located at No. 2 rue des Cadeniers and on the Cours Cambronne in Nantes, France. The building was listed as a historical monument in 1949.
45. Hôtel de La Villestreux
The Hôtel de La Villestreux is a neo-classical mansion built in the mid-eighteenth century, located on the Place de la Petite-Hollande, at the western end of Île Feydeau, in the city center of Nantes, France.
46. Hôtel Saint-Aignan
The Hotel Saint-Aignan is a flamboyant Gothic mansion built in the late fifteenth century, located rue Saint-Jean, in the city center of Nantes, France. The building was listed as a historical monument in 1926.
47. Ancienne salle de spectacle de Bel-Air
The Salle de Spectacle de Bel-Air is a former concert hall located in the commune of Nantes, in the French department of Loire-Atlantique. It has been listed as a historic monument since May 10, 2017.
48. Château de la Persagotière
The Institut La Persagotière is a specialized school for deaf and hard of hearing young people located in Nantes, France, installed since the mid-nineteenth century in the castle of La Persagotière.
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