Nantes is located in the department Loire Atlantique in the region Pays de Loire.
From Marne la Vallée Chessy is 2h50 by train to Nantes.
From Paris Montparnasse 2h20 by train to Nantes.
The Château des ducs de Bretagne is build in 1207.
The castle includes the new Nantes History Museum, installed in 32 of the castle rooms.
The museum presents more than 850 objects of collection with the aid of multimedia devices.
The castle and the museum try to offer a modern vision of the heritage by presenting the past, the present and the future of the city.
Night-time illuminations at the castle further reinforce the revival of the site.
The Les Machines de l'île is an artistic, touristic and cultural project based in Nantes.
The Great Elephant (2007) is a mechanical elephant, 12 metres high and 8 meters wide, made from 45 tons of wood and steel. It can take up to 49 passengers for a 45-minute walk.
Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul of Nantes is a Roman Catholic Gothic cathedral. Construction began in 1434 and took 457 years to finish in 1891.
The island of Versailles, located on the Erdre in Nantes, is an artificial island that was partly made with earth-moving and dredging materials during the excavation of the canal from Nantes to Brest.
The Jardin des plantes de Nantes is a botanical garden
Plage de Montbeau
Bus from Nantes to plage de Montbeau
