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OF NANTES
Our local ambassadors discover the most authentic spots for you.
IS THERE ANYTHING MORE ROMANTIC THAN LOSING YOURSELF IN NANTES?
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Heading to Machines de l’Île
Ah, the Projects Park! Do you know of many towns where you can be taken for a ride beside the Loire river on the back of a 12 metres-high and 21 metres-long elephant, or ride on a huge sea creatures roundabout?The former shipyard…
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Memories of Nantes’ parks
Nantes is a green town, and I’m not talking about ecology here, even if many Nantes inhabitants have a concern for the environment, but rather the town’s parks and botanical gardens. Nantes has 100 public parks and the locals say…
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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…