Le Hangar à Bananes ("Banana Warehouse") is a symbolic place in the city of Nantes. As a newcomer to the city, you'll hear its name on the lips of almost everyone you meet in Nantes. What's more, the fact that it's a difficult con…

With Nantes less than an hour from the Atlantic Ocean, the city's residents tend to head off to the coast for the weekend as a matter of habit. In sunny weather, as in the rain, the Loire-Atlantique seaboard is magnificent. We are…

The Nantes wine-growing region isn't the most well-known in France, but it boasts some fabulous local wines from dedicated winemakers. Today I'm going to walk you through Nantes' vineyards, an area that is becoming increasingly re…