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IS THERE ANYTHING MORE ROMANTIC THAN LOSING YOURSELF IN NANTES?
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The cranes of Nantes
The Grues Titan are an iconic part of the Nantes skyline. Much like the Tour Bretagne, the Machines de l'Île and the Île Feydeau, they make photos of Nantes instantly recognizable. They are both testament to the city's industrial…
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"Crebillonning" – how to say shopping in Nantes!
When people go window shopping in Nantes, they use the verb "crébillonner", coined after Rue Crébillon, the iconic sloping street brimming with shops. In Nantes, the expression "crébillonner" originally meant to stroll up and down…
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My favourite places on the coast
With Nantes less than an hour from the Atlantic Ocean, the city's residents tend to head off to the coast for the weekend as a matter of habit. In sunny weather, as in the rain, the Loire-Atlantique seaboard is magnificent. We are…