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Our local ambassadors discover the most authentic spots for you.
IS THERE ANYTHING MORE ROMANTIC THAN LOSING YOURSELF IN NANTES?
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The "Voyage à Nantes"
In the summer, an event takes place in Nantes that neither residents nor visitors can miss. Le Voyage à Nantes is a new experience each year. For two months, art comes out into the city’s streets and refashions the Nantes cityscap…
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A stroll through the Jardin des Plantes in Nantes
Nantes boasts around a hundred parks, including the pretty Jardin des Plantes, an English-style garden in the city centre, across from the train station. It ranks among the top four botanical gardens in France, and has been award…
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"Crebillonning" – how to say shopping in Nantes!
When people go window shopping in Nantes, they use the verb "crébillonner", coined after Rue Crébillon, the iconic sloping street brimming with shops. In Nantes, the expression "crébillonner" originally meant to stroll up and down…