Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Nantes, France

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Number of sights 25 sights
Distance 5.3 km
Ascend 105 m
Descend 114 m

Experience Nantes in France in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in NantesIndividual Sights in Nantes

Sight 1: Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Bonsecours

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The Notre-Dame-de-Bonsecours Chapel is a former Catholic place of worship located in Nantes in the French department of Loire-Atlantique.

Wikipedia: Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Bonsecours (Nantes) (FR)

478 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 2: Hôtel Deurbroucq

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The Hotel Deurbroucq is a neo-classical style mansion built in the eighteenth century, located on the Allée de l'Île-Gloriette, in the city center of Nantes, France. The building was listed as a historical monument in 1945.

Wikipedia: Hôtel Deurbroucq (FR)

241 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 3: Square Jean-Baptiste Daviais

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Square Jean-Baptiste-Daviais is a landscaped garden, open to the public, in the city of Nantes, with an area of 2,965 m2, located in the city center district.

Wikipedia: Square Jean-Baptiste-Daviais (FR)

140 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 4: Hôtel de La Villestreux

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The Hôtel de La Villestreux is a neo-classical style mansion built in the mid-eighteenth century, located on the Place de la Petite-Hollande, at the western end of the Île Feydeau, in the city center of Nantes, France.

Wikipedia: Hôtel de La Villestreux (FR)

0 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 5: Hôtel Grou

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Hôtel Grou Rehtse / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Hotel Grou is a neo-classical style mansion built at the end of the eighteenth century, located at the corner of Rue Kervégan and Place de la Petite-Hollande, at the western end of Île Feydeau, in the city center of Nantes, France. The building was listed as a historical monument in 1932 and 1986.

Wikipedia: Hôtel Grou (FR)

89 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 6: Maison Charron

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The Charron House is a neo-classical style building built in the mid-eighteenth century, located at the corner of Allée Duguay-Trouin and Place de la Petite-Hollande, west of Île Feydeau, in downtown Nantes, France. The building was listed in the supplementary inventory of historical monuments in 1984.

Wikipedia: Maison Charron (FR)

224 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 7: Palais de la Bourse

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The Palais de la Bourse is a building on place du Commerce in Nantes, France, begun at the end of the 18th century and completed in the 19th century. It was rebuilt at the end of the 20th century to house a branch of Fnac.

Wikipedia: Palais de la Bourse (Nantes) (EN)

310 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 8: Maison Trochon

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The Trochon House, or Hotel Trochon, or Hotel des Zéphyrs, is a neo-classical style mansion built in the mid-eighteenth century, located on the Quai de la Fosse, in the city center of Nantes, France. The building was listed as a historical monument in 1926.

Wikipedia: Maison Trochon (FR)

418 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 9: Immeuble CGA

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The CGA's building is located in Nantes, in the French department of Loire-Atlantique. It received the "Heritage of the 20th century" label, before being listed as a Historic Monument by the decree of 10 July 2015.

Wikipedia: Immeuble CGA (FR)

183 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 10: Théâtre Graslin

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Théâtre Graslin is a theatre and opera house in the city of Nantes, France, built in a new district of the city in the late 18th century by the local architect Mathurin Crucy, and named after the owner of the land, Jean-Louis Graslin. Constructed in the Italian style, the auditorium holds 823 people.

Wikipedia: Théâtre Graslin (EN), Website

113 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 11: La Cigale

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La Cigale is a brasserie located in Nantes, France, on the same city square as the Théâtre Graslin. The locale has been classified as a historic monument since 1964.

Wikipedia: La Cigale (brasserie) (EN), Website, Facebook, Instagram

84 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 12: Hôtel Scheult

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The Hotel Scheult, or Hotel Seheult, is an eclectic neo-classical mansion built in the early 19th century, overlooking the Cours Cambronne and the Rue de l'Héronnière, in the city center of Nantes, France. The building was classified as a historical monument in 1976. Its south façade was completely restored in 2015, highlighting all its sculptures and frames.

Wikipedia: Hôtel Scheult (FR)

103 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 13: Le Square Cambronne

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The building, built in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, is located at 18 rue de l'Héronnière and on 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)

39 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 14: Immeuble sur le Cours Cambronne

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Immeuble sur le Cours Cambronne Rehtse / CC BY-SA 3.0

The building, built in the 18th century and 19th century, was located at No. 2 on rue des Cadeniers and on Cambronne Cours in Nantes, in France. The building was registered as historic monuments in 1949.

Wikipedia: Immeuble au 2, rue des Cadeniers de Nantes (FR)

257 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 15: Musée Dobrée

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Musée Dobrée

The Musée Dobrée is a museum in Nantes, in the quartier Graslin in the immediate outskirts of the city centre and very close to the city's Natural History Museum. It was given to the city by Thomas Dobrée and now belongs to the Conseil général de la Loire-Atlantique. In January 2010, the Conseil général began a project to restructure and modernise the museum, which is planned for completion in 2023.

Wikipedia: Musée Dobrée (EN), Website, Vimeo

167 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 16: Ancien observatoire astronomique de la Marine

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The former Astronomical Observatory of the Navy of Nantes is a building located at No. 18 rue Flandres-Dunkerque-40 in Nantes, France. Built at the beginning of the nineteenth century, it is part of the buildings of the former school of hydrography, in operation from 1827 to 1887.

Wikipedia: Ancien observatoire astronomique de la Marine de Nantes (FR)

249 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 17: Hôtel O'Riordan

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The O'Riordan Hotel is a neo-classical mansion built in the mid-eighteenth century, located at 70 Quai de la Fosse, in the city center of Nantes, France. The building was classified as a historical monument in 1938.

Wikipedia: Hôtel O'Riordan (FR)

314 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 18: Église Notre-Dame de Bon-Port

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Notre-Dame de Bon-Port is a Roman Catholic basilica located in Nantes, France. The church was constructed in 1846 by the architects Seheult and Joseph-Fleury Chenantais. Its official name is Église de Saint-Louis, though it is rarely known by this name.

Wikipedia: Notre-Dame de Bon-Port (EN)

92 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 19: Hôtel Garreau

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The Hôtel Garreau is a neo-renaissance style mansion built in 1845, located at the corner of rue Dobrée and rue Damrémont, in the city center of Nantes, France. The building was listed as a historical monument in 1975. To the south, the hotel backs onto the church of Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Port.

Wikipedia: Hôtel Garreau (FR)

630 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 20: Hôtel Philippe

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The Hôtel Philippe is a private mansion built in 1828, located at 7 Place Général-Mellinet between Rue Rollin and Boulevard Saint-Aignan, in the Dervallières - Zola district of Nantes, France. The building was listed as a historical monument in 2011.

Wikipedia: Hôtel Philippe (FR)

98 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 21: Hôtel Maës

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The Hotel Maës is a private mansion built in 1827, located at 4 Place Général-Mellinet between Boulevard Allard and Rue Richer, in the Dervallières - Zola district of Nantes, France. The building was listed as a historical monument in 2011.

Wikipedia: Hôtel Maës (FR)

26 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 22: Hôtel Vauloup

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The Hôtel Vauloup is a private mansion built between 1828 and 1856, located at 3 Place Général-Mellinet, in the Dervallières - Zola district of Nantes, France. The building was listed as a historical monument in 1988.

Wikipedia: Hôtel Vauloup (FR)

60 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 23: Hôtel Allard

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The Hôtel Allard is a private 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, France. The building was listed as a historical monument in 1991 and 2008.

Wikipedia: Hôtel Allard (FR)

655 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 24: Hôtel Durbé

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The Hotel Durbé, or Hotel Durbé et Collin, is a neo-classical style 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.

Wikipedia: Hôtel Durbé (FR)

319 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 25: Maillé-Brézé

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Maillé-Brézé is a T47-class squadron escort of the French Navy. It was named after the famous sailor Jean Armand de Maillé, Marquis de Brézé. This is the third unit to bear this surname. Since 1988, it has been a museum ship docked at the Quai de la Fosse in the port of Nantes. It has been classified as a historical monument since 1991.

Wikipedia: Maillé-Brézé (FR), Website

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