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The planet’s most magical city is a jumble of peaceful streets, each with their history and treasure to discover.
IS THERE ANYTHING MORE ROMANTIC THAN LOSING YOURSELF IN LYON?
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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…
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The White Queen of Nantes
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…
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The Rigolettes of Nantes!
As somebody who has always had a sweet tooth, I couldn’t resist rigolettes for long!Everything began when my parents, who were fond of Nantes berlingots (a local variety of boiled sweets), decided to equip my sisters and I with br…