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Nantes Destination Guide

Touring Nantes in France

Nantes in the region of Pays de la Loire with its 277,269 citizens is a city located in France - some 213 mi or ( 342 km ) South-West of Paris , the country's capital city .

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Time in Nantes is now 04:01 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Vertou, Vannes, Trentemoult, Treillieres, and Saint-Joseph. Being here already, consider visiting Vertou . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Nantes ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Unboxing my Deluxe Prize Pack of GTA EFLC collectibles (Base Jumping Social Club Contest)

7:58 min by Studios5107
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More precision and information here [ENG Link: See below] - Comme vous le savez peut-être, il ya quelques semaines Rockstar Games m'a déclaré (Studios5107) grand gagnant du concours Base Jumping Extre ..

Manege Booster à la fête foraine de Nantes Dimanche 8 Avril 2012

1:45 min by CyrilD44
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Voici un petit aperçu de ce qu'est le manège Booster à la fête foraine de Nantes :) La poussée exercée sur le corps est digne de celle exercée par la pesanteur. Si vous n'êtes pas cardiaque ou en état ..


Jules Verne carousel

1:12 min by Seth Golub
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This is a small carousel at Les Machines de l'Ile in Nantes, France. Many of the devices and creatures have moving parts the riders can operate. ..

Crab: Les Machines de l'Ile

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The crab machine at the Machines de l'Ile attraction in Nantes, France. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Nantes Cathedral

Nantes Cathedral or the Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul, Nantes (French: Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Nantes), is a Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral in the city of Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The construction of the cathedral began in 1434, on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, and took 457 years to finish, finally reaching completion in 1891.

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Located at 47.22 -1.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: 1434 establishments, 19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings, Buildings and structures in Nantes, Cathedrals in France, Churches in Loire-Atlantique, Gothic architecture in France, Official historical monuments of France, Religious buildings completed in 1891, Roman Catholic cathedrals in Europe, Visitor attractions in Nantes

Château des ducs de Bretagne

This article includes information translated from the Wikipedia article Château des ducs de Bretagne The Château des ducs de Bretagne (English: Castle of the Dukes of Brittany) is a large castle located in the city of Nantes in the Loire-Atlantique département of France; it served as the centre of the historical province of Brittany until its separation in 1941. It is located on the right bank of the Loire, which formerly fed its ditches.

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Located at 47.22 -1.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Nantes, Castles in Pays de la Loire, Châteaux of the Loire Valley, History of Brittany, Loire-Atlantique, Museums in Nantes, Official historical monuments of France

Passage Pommeraye

The Passage Pommeraye is a small shopping mall in central Nantes, France, named after its property developer, Louis Pommeraye. Construction started at the end of 1840 and was completed on 4 July 1843. The Passage Pommeraye is a passage between two streets, the rue Santeuil and rue de la Fosse, with one 9.40 m higher than the other. Midway, there is a flight of steps and the mall then continues on another floor.

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Located at 47.21 -1.56 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Nantes, Shopping arcades in France

La Folle Journée

La Folle Journée is a French annual classical music festival held in Nantes. It is the largest classical music festival in France. The festival's name refers to the Pierre Beaumarchais play The Marriage of Figaro, whose alternative title is La Folle Journée ("The Follies of a Day"). René Martin founded the La Folle Journée festival in 1995, with the intention of presenting short classical music concerts for diverse audience, on one day.

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Located at 47.21 -1.54 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Classical music festivals, Music festivals in France, Nantes

Erdre

The Erdre is a river in western France, right tributary to the river Loire. Its source is in the Maine-et-Loire département, near La Pouëze. It flows through the départements Maine-et-Loire and Loire-Atlantique. It flows into the river Loire in the city Nantes. Other towns on the Erdre, going downstream, are Candé, Riaillé, Nort-sur-Erdre and Sucé-sur-Erdre. The Erdre is unusual in that it widens out as one travels up-river.

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Located at 47.21 -1.54 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Loire basin, Rivers of France

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