One of Nantes' culinary specialities is the famous crêpe bretonne. These pancakes can be made sweet using normal wheat or savoury using  buckwheat. The buckwheat version is called a galette. Because it would be most unwise to visi…

Since I’ve been living in Nantes, one of the main criteria for me when I move and look for a new apartment, is what the local area is like for cycling. Once you’ve tried this more relaxing means of transport, you’ll be hooked. Whe…

La Reine Blanche is without doubt my very first cinematographic memory of Nantes. This Jean Loup Hubert film was shot in my beautiful city in 1991, where Hubert was actually born. It tells a story of young love between the beautif…