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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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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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Wine-making in Nantes
The Nantes wine-growing region isn't the most well-known in France, but it boasts some fabulous local wines from dedicated winemakers. Today I'm going to walk you through Nantes' vineyards, an area that is becoming increasingly re…