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…

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…

Nantes is a green town, and I’m not talking about ecology here, even if many Nantes inhabitants have a concern for the environment, but rather the town’s parks and botanical gardens. Nantes has 100 public parks and the locals say…