Nantes, the metropolis of the West
Breton by history but attached to the Pays de la Loire region, a sea port in the middle of the land, the agglomeration of Nantes, with its 600,000 inhabitants, is distinguished by its demographic dynamism and is seen as the metropolis of the Great West of France.
Nantes, a city where life is good
Labeled city of art and history, regularly ranked in the list of cities where life is good, Nantes offers visitors many reasons to linger in its different districts: the castle of the Dukes of Brittany, the last castle of the Loire before the Ocean, the Pommeraye passage which inspired Jacques Demy, the banks of the Erdre, "most beautiful river in France" according to François 1er, the giant Elephant and Les Machines de l'Ile, urban sculptures reconciling, on the 'former site of the shipyards, the industrial past of Nantes and the world of Jules Verne, the emblematic Tour Lu of the city redeveloped into the Lieu Unique hosting a café, a restaurant, exhibitions and concerts, Trentemoult, a charming fishing village and artists ...
Along the Loire, the artistic course Estuaire Nantes <> Saint-Nazaire will make you discover the richness of the river. This permanent collection of works of art signed by renowned contemporary artists will indeed guide you each time to a remarkable site as far as the ocean. For a day trip from Nantes, head first for the Canal de la Martinière to discover "Misconceivable" by artist Erwin Wurm, then Paimboeuf with the "Star Garden" by Kinya Maruyama. End your morning by the sea on Saint-Brévin-les-Pins beach facing the "Ocean Serpent" by Huang Yong Ping.
After a lunch break, take the time to go to the Saint-Nazaire submarine base to observe Gilles Clément's "Jardin du Tiers Paysage". In Cordemais, the "Villa Cheminée" stands in front of you, on the banks of the Loire and in Couëron "La Maison dans la Loire" seems to have fallen asleep in the river. To end the day on a high note, treat yourself to a nightcap back in Nantes at the bar-sculpture "L'Absence" by Atelier Van Lieshout.
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