Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #4 in Nantes, France

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Number of sights 15 sights
Distance 7.7 km
Ascend 145 m
Descend 157 m

Experience Nantes in France in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in NantesIndividual Sights in Nantes

Sight 1: Église Saint-Martin

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The Church of Saint-Martin de Chantenay is a parish church located in the city of Nantes in France, more precisely in the former commune of Chantenay-sur-Loire and the current Bellevue - Chantenay - Sainte-Anne district. It has been listed as a historical monument since 1990.

Wikipedia: Église Saint-Martin-de-Chantenay (FR)

1392 meters / 17 minutes

Sight 2: Parc des Oblates

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The Parc des Oblates is a former convent garden now transformed into a landscaped public garden for the city of Nantes.

Wikipedia: Parc des Oblates (FR)

484 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 3: Le Jardin extraordinaire

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The Extraordinary Garden is a public park located in Nantes, in the western part of the former Miséry Quarry, located on the right bank of the Loire, in the Bellevue - Chantenay - Sainte-Anne district. Access to the park is on the south side, from Cardiff Boulevard and Marquis-d'Aiguillon Quay.

Wikipedia: Jardin extraordinaire (parc) (FR), Website, Url

177 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 4: Square Maurice Schwob

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Maurice-Schwob Square is a green space in Nantes, France

Wikipedia: Square Maurice-Schwob (FR), Website, Url

378 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 5: Musée Jules Verne

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The Musée Jules Verne is a museum dedicated to the French writer Jules Verne. It is located in the city of Nantes, France, and was opened in 1978 to mark the 150th anniversary of Verne's birth. The painter Jean Bruneau, helped by Luce Courville, curator of the municipal library, joined forces to open this museum.

Wikipedia: Jules Verne Museum (EN), Website

133 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 6: Planétarium de Nantes

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The Nantes Planetarium is a public planetarium that opened on 18 June 1981. It operates as an auditorium that presents astronomy shows for all audiences.

Wikipedia: Planetarium of Nantes (EN), Website, Website

245 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 7: Église Sainte-Anne

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The Sainte-Anne church is a Catholic church of Nantes in Loire-Atlantique.

Wikipedia: Église Sainte-Anne de Nantes (FR)

301 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 8: Manoir de la Hautière

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The Manoir de la Hautière is a manor house built towards the end of the fourteenth century, located on rue Claude-Guillon-Verne, in the Bellevue - Chantenay - Sainte-Anne district, in Nantes, France. The building was listed as a historical monument in 1926.

Wikipedia: Manoir de la Hautière (FR)

1029 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 9: Maillé-Brézé

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Maillé-Brézé is a T47-class squadron escort of the French Navy. It was named after the famous sailor Jean Armand de Maillé, Marquis de Brézé. This is the third unit to bear this surname. Since 1988, it has been a museum ship docked at the Quai de la Fosse in the port of Nantes. It has been classified as a historical monument since 1991.

Wikipedia: Maillé-Brézé (FR), Website

952 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 10: Le Parc des Chantiers

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Le Parc des ChantiersJean-Pierre Dalbéra from Paris, France / CC BY 2.0

The Parc des Chantiers is a large outdoor recreational area in Nantes.

Wikipedia: Parc des Chantiers (FR)

557 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 11: Les Anneaux

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Les AnneauxJean-Pierre Dalbéra from Paris, France / CC BY 2.0

The Rings of Buren, also known simply as The Rings, is a work by Daniel Buren and Patrick Bouchain located on the Quai des Antilles on the island of Nantes in the eponymous city. Symbolizing the port's slave past, they were created for the Estuaire 2007 contemporary art festival, with Patrice Coupechoux, founder of IDM Groupe Coupechoux, as patron.

Wikipedia: Les Anneaux (Buren) (FR), Website

355 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 12: Grue Titan Jaune

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The Titan cranes are two lifting devices that are disused today located on the western tip of the island of Nantes, preserved in testimony to the industrial past of the commune of Nantes, in the French department of Loire-Atlantique. The yellow crane, formerly belonging to the Dubigeon naval sites, and the gray crane, at the autonomous port of Nantes-Saint-Nazaire, are today the property of the city of Nantes. They are classified as historic monument objects.

Wikipedia: Grues Titan de Nantes (FR)

228 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 13: Carrousel des Mondes Marins

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The Machines of the Isle of Nantes is an artistic, touristic and cultural project based in Nantes, France. The project is based in the old covered buildings of the former shipyards in Nantes that were at one time used for ship construction, and later used as business sites.

Wikipedia: Machines of the Isle of Nantes (EN), Website

993 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 14: Printing Museum

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There are several museums dedicated to a wide variety of fields in Nantes, France.

Wikipedia: Liste des musées de Nantes (FR), Website

443 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 15: Hôtel Deurbroucq

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The Hotel Deurbroucq is a neo-classical style mansion built in the eighteenth century, located on the Allée de l'Île-Gloriette, in the city center of Nantes, France. The building was listed as a historical monument in 1945.

Wikipedia: Hôtel Deurbroucq (FR)

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