Nantes: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

The Galerie des Machines presents a lively menagerie of machines. In the Carrousel des Mondes Marins, 36 machines rotate across three levels, while the Grand Éléphant offers a 30-minute ride. Les Machines de l’île are located on the Parc des Chantiers, a public site that is freely accessible.

Those who choose Nantes as a travel destination can opt to rent a holiday apartment.

Nature

The Jardin des Plantes covers seven hectares of green space in the centre of Nantes and is one of the four major botanical gardens in France.

Culture

The Musée d’histoire de Nantes extends across 32 rooms, displays more than 1,500 collection objects and traces the development of the city from its origins to the metropolis it is today. The Musée d’arts de Nantes was founded in 1801, at the same time as 14 other museums in France.

History

The Mémorial de l’abolition de l’esclavage is located on the Quai de la Fosse, a symbolic site in the city from which numerous ships involved in the transatlantic slave trade departed for Africa. It opened to the public on 25 March 2012. The Mémorial de l’abolition de l’esclavage is a free public site that is open year-round, except during periods of flooding of the Loire.

Routes

The “Les incontournables” cultural route comprises 16 stops and is approximately 5.3 kilometres long. An urban route connects the Musée d’histoire de Nantes with the Mémorial de l’abolition de l’esclavage; it is marked by 14 information panels and takes approximately one hour.

To the higher-level travel overview: Loire-Atlantique.

More destinations

More places within the same destination:

Les Moutiers-En-Retz, Saint-Mars-Du-Désert, Vieillevigne, Geneston, Vallet, La Grigonnais, Ancenis, Château-Thébaud.