Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #5 in Nantes, France
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Experience Nantes in France in a whole new way with our free 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 NantesSight 1: Motrice Jeumont n°144
The former Nantes tramway is the first tramway network in the city of Nantes. It existed between 1879, when the first line was put into service, and 1958, when the network was closed for good.
Sight 2: Parc de la Moutonnerie
The Parc de la Moutonnerie is a landscaped garden in the city of Nantes.
Sight 3: Église Sainte-Élisabeth
The Church of Sainte-Élisabeth de Nantes is located in Nantes in the Loire-Atlantique department in France.
Sight 4: 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.
Sight 5: Cerf, biche et faon au repos
Family of deer, also called Group of deer or Deer, Doe and Fawn, or Deer, refers to two animal groups sculpted in 1908 by Georges Gardet (1863-1939), of which there are at least three examples: in Buenos Aires in Argentina, in Nantes and in Sceaux in France.
Sight 6: Jardin des Plantes
Get Ticket*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.
Sight 7: Hôtel de la Pilorgerie
The Hôtel de la Pilorgerie is a neo-classical style mansion built at the end of the 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.
Sight 8: Hôtel Cazenove de Pradines
The Hôtel Cazenove de Pradines or Hôtel de Bouillé is a neo-classical style mansion built at the end of the 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 Hôtel de la Pilorgerie.
Sight 9: Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-l'Immaculée-Conception
Many chapels in France have been named the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception or the Chapel of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, in reference to the Immaculate Conception. Among them, we can distinguish: the chapel of Notre-Dame-de-l'Immaculée-Conception in Aix-en-Provence, in the Bouches-du-Rhône; the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception in Baerenthal, in Alsace; the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception in Menton, in the Alpes-Maritimes; the chapel of Notre-Dame-de-l'Immaculée-Conception in Nantes, in Loire-Atlantique; the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception of Saint-Denis, in Reunion Island; the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception in Sallanches, in Haute-Savoie; the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception in Sospel, in the Alpes-Maritimes.
Wikipedia: Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-l'Immaculée-Conception (FR), Website
Sight 10: Hôtel Saint-Pern
The Hôtel Saint-Pern is a former private mansion built in the eighteenth century, located in the rue Malherbe, in the Malakoff - Saint-Donatien district of Nantes, France, of which the only vestige is the portal, which was classified as a historical monument in 1952.
Sight 11: Porte Saint-Pierre
The Porte Saint-Pierre is the best-preserved remnant of the city walls of Nantes in France.
Sight 12: Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul
Get Ticket*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.
Sight 13: Tombeau de François II et Marguerite de Foix
The tomb of Francis II, Duke of Brittany is a monument located in Nantes, in the Cathedral of St. Peter. The project was commissioned by Anne of Brittany, Queen of France, who was the daughter of Francis and his second wife Margaret of Foix, who is also depicted beside Francis. The tomb was originally located in the chapel of the Carmelites in Nantes. Francis II had wished that his body rest there, to join the remains of his first wife Margaret of Brittany. The tomb eventually received the body of Francis and both his wives, though only his second wife is depicted.
Sight 14: Jardin de la Psalette
La Psallette is a manor house built in the fifteenth century, located in Nantes, France. The building was classified as a historical monument in 1910.
Sight 15: La Loire et ses Affluents
The Place Royale, located in the city center of Nantes, France, was designed in 1786 by the Nantes architect Mathurin Crucy. Built in 1790 after the destruction of the medieval ramparts, it is the central element of a homogeneous set of buildings in the classical style built for this occasion. It has a monumental fountain inaugurated in 1865.
Sight 16: Palais de la Bourse
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.
Sight 17: Square Jean-Baptiste Daviais
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.
Sight 18: Hôtel Deurbroucq
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.
Sight 19: Printing Museum
There are several museums dedicated to a wide variety of fields in Nantes, France.
Sight 20: La Cigale
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
Sight 21: Théâtre Graslin
Get Ticket*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.
Sight 22: Église Notre-Dame de Bon-Port
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.
Sight 23: Hôtel Garreau
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.
Sight 24: Hôtel Philippe
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.
Sight 25: Maillé-Brézé
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.
Sight 26: Le Parc des Chantiers
The Parc des Chantiers is a large outdoor recreational area in Nantes.
Sight 27: Carrousel des Mondes Marins
The Machines of the Isle of Nantes is an artistic, touristic and cultural project based in Nantes, France. The project is based in the old covered buildings of the former shipyards in Nantes that were at one time used for ship construction, and later used as business sites.
Sight 28: Grue Titan Jaune
The Titan cranes are two now-disused lifting devices located on the western tip of the island of Nantes, preserved as a testimony to 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 Autonomous Port of Nantes-Saint-Nazaire, are now the property of the city of Nantes. They are classified as historical monuments.
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