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IS THERE ANYTHING MORE ROMANTIC THAN LOSING YOURSELF IN NANTES?
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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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Nantes Carnival
The Nantes Carnival takes place every year between the end of March and the start of April. For three days, the city streets come alive to the rhythm of parades, become full with people, and turn colourful with confetti. Th…
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The only Lieu Unique
When I was little and used to walk past the imposing biscuit factory in Nantes, I always gave me a bit of a funny feeling. At the end of the 80s, this area, between the south station and one of the last remaining factories in Nant…