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A journey to Nantes, culture and tourism

Le Voyage à Nantes : the trail in the city

a trail for the summer 2012

New artworks in the middle of the public space, visual interventions in the streets of Nantes, ...

A journey to Nantes, culture and tourism
Categories:
Night life - Cultural sites

Nymphéa - Ange Leccia

Nymphéa, a new variation on the nymph theme, ...

A young woman, nymph or mermaid, glides peacefully and quietly in an aquatic environnement. The ...
Place:
Nantes

A journey to Nantes, culture and tourism
Categories:
Points of interest

Tomb of François II - Michel Colombe

St Pierre and St Paul cathedral

A gem of the french Renaissance
Place:
NANTES

A journey to Nantes, culture and tourism
Categories:
Cultural sites - Architectural heritage - Museum

Castle of the dukes of Brittany - History of Nantes Museum

Last castle of the Loire before the river ...

[PASS] Free access to museum. Rarely seen, the castle is accessible and free from the ...
Place:
NANTES

A journey to Nantes, culture and tourism
Categories:
Points of interest

Suspens de Nantes, 2012 - Cécile Bart

Permanent work created for the event "A ...

Place:
NANTES

A journey to Nantes, culture and tourism
Categories:
Night life - Points of interest

Le Nid (The Nest) - Jean Jullien

Bar with a panoramic view on the city

Permanent work created for the event "a Journey to Nantes 2012". [PASS] Free access and ...
Place:
NANTES

Categories:
Points of interest - Architectural heritage

Place Graslin

Architectural heritage

Presided over by the theatre whose steps are a regular place to meet-up, it is the central spot ...
Place:
NANTES

A journey to Nantes, culture and tourism
Categories:
Exhibition - Activities

Estuaire, une Histoire Naturelle?

Exhibition : the mouth of the Loire

free with the Pass Nantes
From 20/08/2012 to 26/07/2013
in Museum d'histoire naturelle
See all dates

A journey to Nantes, culture and tourism
Categories:
Grands événements - Points of interest - Cultural sites - Architectural heritage

The Memorial to the Abolition of Slavery

Uunique in Europe

An urban, political and art project
Place:
Nantes

A journey to Nantes, culture and tourism
Categories:
Grands événements - Visits - Activities - Cultural sites

The Grand éléphant and Galerie of the Machines de l'Ile

essential and unique in Nantes

The universe of plants and the one of the Heron Tree
From 14/05/2013 to 30/06/2013
in Les machines de l'ile
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A journey to Nantes, culture and tourism
Categories:
Visits - Activities - Cultural sites

The Sea World Merry-go-Round

An authentic 360-degree theatre

Free with the Pass Nantes. An incredible urban sculpture dedicated to the sea
From 14/05/2013 to 30/06/2013
in Carrousel des mondes marins
See all dates

A journey to Nantes, culture and tourism
Categories:
Leisure/sports - Exhibition - Activities

L'Arbre à Basket (Basketball Tree) - Agence a/LTA

create your rules: improbable encounters and practices unreleased game!
From 03/01/2013 to 31/12/2013
in Parc des chantiers
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A journey to Nantes, culture and tourism
Categories:
Tourism information desk - Activities - Cultural sites

Station Prouvé - Nantes Tourisme Reception office

Art work of Estuaire

An information centre about the "Estuaire" journey: discover 22 perennial works of art on 16 ...
From 13/04/2013 to 27/06/2013
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From 28/06/2013 to 01/09/2013
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A journey to Nantes, culture and tourism
Categories:
Cultural sites

Les Anneaux (The Rings) - Daniel Buren and Patrick Bouchain

Art work of " Estuaire"

Based on the Ile de Nantes, the site chosen for "Les Anneaux" is a the link between two areas: ...
Place:
Nantes

A journey to Nantes, culture and tourism
Categories:
Cultural sites

The Zebra Crossing, Regulations and General Directions - Angela Bulloch

In this work, Angela Bulloch is inspired by ...

By scrupulously respecting the English road safety regulations, she has redesigned the public ...
Place:
Nantes

A journey to Nantes, culture and tourism
Categories:
Cultural sites

Air - Rolf Julius

Air is aimed at the people walking by Manny. ...

Several speakers are dissimulated under the passageways which diffuse a sound composition adding ...
Place:
Nantes

A journey to Nantes, culture and tourism
Categories:
Cultural sites

Absence - Atelier Van Lieshout

L'Absence is in turn a bar, a sculpture, a ...

The sculpture "L'Absence" fits into the architectural constraints of the site. The result is a ...
Place:
Nantes

A journey to Nantes, culture and tourism
Categories:
Night life - Cultural sites

" De temps en temps" - François Morellet

Night art work of "Estuaire"

For this project, he has created a 6000 meter square "meteorological indicator" to be installed ...
Place:
Nantes

A journey to Nantes, culture and tourism

Itinerary Estuaire Nantes <> Saint -Nazaire

An artistic overland trail

Get ready for a walk like no other! "Estuaire Nantes <> Saint-Nazaire” on in ...

A journey to Nantes, culture and tourism
Categories:
Cultural sites

Péage Sauvage - Observatorium

Created for Estuaire 2012

A massive wooden sculpture on which we might invent a simple and convivial life to replace urban ...
Place:
NANTES

A journey to Nantes, culture and tourism
Categories:
Night life - Cultural sites

Nymphéa - Ange Leccia

Nymphéa, a new variation on the nymph theme, ...

A young woman, nymph or mermaid, glides peacefully and quietly in an aquatic environnement. The ...
Place:
Nantes

A journey to Nantes, culture and tourism
Categories:
Cultural sites

Absence - Atelier Van Lieshout

L'Absence is in turn a bar, a sculpture, a ...

The sculpture "L'Absence" fits into the architectural constraints of the site. The result is a ...
Place:
Nantes

A journey to Nantes, culture and tourism
Categories:
Cultural sites

The Zebra Crossing, Regulations and General Directions - Angela Bulloch

In this work, Angela Bulloch is inspired by ...

By scrupulously respecting the English road safety regulations, she has redesigned the public ...
Place:
Nantes

A journey to Nantes, culture and tourism
Categories:
Cultural sites

Air - Rolf Julius

Air is aimed at the people walking by Manny. ...

Several speakers are dissimulated under the passageways which diffuse a sound composition adding ...
Place:
Nantes

A journey to Nantes, culture and tourism
Categories:
Night life - Cultural sites

" De temps en temps" - François Morellet

Night art work of "Estuaire"

For this project, he has created a 6000 meter square "meteorological indicator" to be installed ...
Place:
Nantes

A journey to Nantes, culture and tourism
Categories:
Tourism information desk - Activities - Cultural sites

Station Prouvé - Nantes Tourisme Reception office

Art work of Estuaire

An information centre about the "Estuaire" journey: discover 22 perennial works of art on 16 ...
From 13/04/2013 to 27/06/2013
See all dates
From 28/06/2013 to 01/09/2013
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A journey to Nantes, culture and tourism
Categories:
Cultural sites

Les Anneaux (The Rings) - Daniel Buren and Patrick Bouchain

Art work of " Estuaire"

Based on the Ile de Nantes, the site chosen for "Les Anneaux" is a the link between two areas: ...
Place:
Nantes

A journey to Nantes, culture and tourism
Categories:
Cultural sites

Lunar Tree - Mrzyk & Moriceau

Permanent work created for Estuaire 2012

By day, it rises out of the river; at night, a halo of light emanates from each of the tree's ...
Place:
NANTES

A journey to Nantes, culture and tourism
Categories:
Cultural sites

Le Pendule - Roman Signer

Art work of Estuaire, by day and night

This surrealist clock, without a hand, indicates the slow decline of the building, the ...
Place:
REZE

A journey to Nantes, culture and tourism
Categories:
Cultural sites

The Settlers - Sarah Sze

Permanent work creatd for Estuaire 2012

Sarah Sze (1969, Boston) creates works that exist in relation to a landscape or architectural ...
Place:
Bouguenais

A journey to Nantes, culture and tourism
Categories:
Cottage

The artists rooms at the Pé castle

Like a living fairy tale, it is full of surprises : try it for a night or more !

Halfway between Nantes city centre and the Jade coast, Saint‐Jean‐de‐Boiseau gives you the ...
Place:
SAINT-JEAN-DE-BOISEAU

A journey to Nantes, culture and tourism
Categories:
Cultural sites

Did I miss something ? - Jeppe Hein

Art work of Estuaire

Did I miss something? sticks to this principle. Artwork will be reinstalled as soon as possible ...
Place:
Saint Jean de Boiseau

A journey to Nantes, culture and tourism
Categories:
Cultural sites

Misconceivable - Erwin Wurm

Art work of Estuaire

Here an abandoned yacht tilts onto its side and tips over, irresistibly attracted by the river. ...
Place:
LE PELLERIN

A journey to Nantes, culture and tourism
Categories:
Parks and gardens

Le Jardin Etoilé - Kinya Maruyama

Art work of Estuaire

Place:
PAIMBOEUF

A journey to Nantes, culture and tourism
Categories:
Cultural sites

Serpent d'Océan - Huang Yong Ping

Permanent work for Estuaire 2012

Place:
Saint-Brévin-Les Pins

A journey to Nantes, culture and tourism
Categories:
Cultural sites

Suites de triangles - Felice Varini

Art work of Estuaire

From a viewpoint located on the roof of the panoramic terrace at the submarine base, Felice ...
Place:
SAINT NAZAIRE

A journey to Nantes, culture and tourism
Categories:
Cultural sites

Jardin du Tiers-Paysage - Gilles Clément

Art work of Estuaire

The "Jardin du Tiers-Paysage" is a triptych which takes advantage of the three architectural ...
Place:
Saint Nazaire

A journey to Nantes, culture and tourism
Categories:
Cultural sites

L'Observatoire - Tadashi Kawamata

Art work of Estuaire

At Lavau, the commune is favourable to nature contemplating. Tadashi Kawamata designs a new ...
Place:
LAVAU SUR LOIRE

A journey to Nantes, culture and tourism
Categories:
Cultural sites - Guest houses

Villa Cheminée - Tatzu Nishi

Art work of Estuaire

At its top, visitors will be able to rest and enjoy the viewpoint in a little garden.
Place:
Cordemais

A journey to Nantes, culture and tourism
Categories:
Cultural sites

Serpentine rouge - Jimmie Durham

Art work of Estuaire

The strange industrial animal evokes a 40m snake or dragon.
Place:
INDRE

A journey to Nantes, culture and tourism

Ile de Nantes

Area of the former shipyards

Five kilometres long, one kilometre wide and surrounded by stretches of the Loire, the Isle of ...

A journey to Nantes, culture and tourism
Categories:
Tourism information desk - Activities - Cultural sites

Station Prouvé - Nantes Tourisme Reception office

Art work of Estuaire

An information centre about the "Estuaire" journey: discover 22 perennial works of art on 16 ...
From 13/04/2013 to 27/06/2013
See all dates
From 28/06/2013 to 01/09/2013
See all dates

A journey to Nantes, culture and tourism
Categories:
Points of interest - Parks and gardens

Shipyard Park

On the former ship-building yards

This public park covers 13 hectares on the west of "île de Nantes"
Place:
NANTES

A journey to Nantes, culture and tourism
Categories:
Grands événements - Visits - Activities - Cultural sites

The Grand éléphant and Galerie of the Machines de l'Ile

essential and unique in Nantes

The universe of plants and the one of the Heron Tree
From 14/05/2013 to 30/06/2013
in Les machines de l'ile
See all dates

A journey to Nantes, culture and tourism
Categories:
Leisure/sports - Exhibition - Activities

L'Arbre à Basket (Basketball Tree) - Agence a/LTA

create your rules: improbable encounters and practices unreleased game!
From 03/01/2013 to 31/12/2013
in Parc des chantiers
See all dates

A journey to Nantes, culture and tourism
Categories:
Visits - Activities - Cultural sites

The Sea World Merry-go-Round

An authentic 360-degree theatre

Free with the Pass Nantes. An incredible urban sculpture dedicated to the sea
From 14/05/2013 to 30/06/2013
in Carrousel des mondes marins
See all dates

Categories:
Points of interest

Cranes

Remnants of the industrial era.

The two Titan cranes rise up above the western part of the isle.
Place:
NANTES

A journey to Nantes, culture and tourism
Categories:
Cultural sites

Les Anneaux (The Rings) - Daniel Buren and Patrick Bouchain

Art work of " Estuaire"

Based on the Ile de Nantes, the site chosen for "Les Anneaux" is a the link between two areas: ...
Place:
Nantes

Categories:
Points of interest

The Banana Warehouse

Exhibition room, restaurants and bars.

But just come anyway to admire the views from the western tip of Quai de La Fosse, Chantenay and ...
Place:
NANTES

A journey to Nantes, culture and tourism
Categories:
Night life - Cultural sites

" De temps en temps" - François Morellet

Night art work of "Estuaire"

For this project, he has created a 6000 meter square "meteorological indicator" to be installed ...
Place:
Nantes

A journey to Nantes, culture and tourism
Categories:
Cultural sites

The Zebra Crossing, Regulations and General Directions - Angela Bulloch

In this work, Angela Bulloch is inspired by ...

By scrupulously respecting the English road safety regulations, she has redesigned the public ...
Place:
Nantes

A journey to Nantes, culture and tourism
Categories:
Cultural sites

Air - Rolf Julius

Air is aimed at the people walking by Manny. ...

Several speakers are dissimulated under the passageways which diffuse a sound composition adding ...
Place:
Nantes

Categories:
Fish - seafood - Nantes' table - Chief's cuisine

Le 1

Place:
Nantes

A journey to Nantes, culture and tourism
Categories:
Cultural sites

Absence - Atelier Van Lieshout

L'Absence is in turn a bar, a sculpture, a ...

The sculpture "L'Absence" fits into the architectural constraints of the site. The result is a ...
Place:
Nantes

Categories:
Nantes' table

Terroirs Bio

Place:
Nantes

Categories:
Gourmet break - Nantes' table

Le Bistrot de l'Ile

Place:
Nantes

Categories:
Nantes' table

Le Gribiche

Place:
Nantes

Categories:
Parks and gardens

The Foundry garden

sous la halle métallique d’anciennes fonderies.

Sheltered by a 16m high hall where the ship’s propellers were once made, this luxurious 115m ...
Place:
NANTES

Categories:
Nantes' table

B.A Ba Restaurant

Place:
Nantes

A journey to Nantes, culture and tourism
Categories:
Points of interest

Portail 0°-90°, Portail 8°-98 - François Morellet

created for Estuaire

Feydeau quarter

18th century

This quarter is a former Loire's island

Categories:
Architectural heritage

île Feydeau

A magnificient example of the city's architecture

The isle evoking the extravagant way of life the maritime traders led in the 18th century, when ...
Place:
NANTES

Categories:
Points of interest - Architectural heritage

Rue Kervegan

Main street of île Feydeau

The street is completely lined with remarkable buildings of the XVIIIth century. The isle's ...
Place:
Nantes

Categories:
Points of interest - Architectural heritage

Temple du Goût

Remarkable facade on the old quay of the Loire

The facade has a central doorway and high, arched windows, with three balconies going narrower ...
Place:
NANTES

Categories:
Architectural heritage

Cour Ovale

Remarkable building of Ile Feydeau

Two identical buildings around a rectangular courtyard, known as the "Oval Courtyard" due to the ...
Place:
Nantes

Categories:
Points of interest - Architectural heritage

Perraudeau's building

Remarkable facade on the quayside

This buiding has a triangular pediment and tree great centred arches allowing light into the ...
Place:
Nantes

Categories:
Points of interest - Architectural heritage

L'Hôtel de la Villestreux

Remarkable building of Ile Feydeau

One of the isle's oldest and largest buildings, it has 108 windows and doors. It was built on ...
Place:
Nantes

Categories:
Points of interest - Architectural heritage

Mascarons

Masks decorating doors and windows.

Mascarons are door or window ornaments portraying sometimes wild or hideous faces.
Place:
NANTES

Categories:
Points of interest - Architectural heritage

Balconies of Ile Feydeau

remarkabke wrought iron

Don't miss the remarkable wrought iron balconies especially the curved one at the Temple du Goût ...
Place:
NANTES

Categories:
Points of interest - Architectural heritage

Quai de la Fosse

The quays of the Loire river call to travel

Absolutely central to the Nantes locals for generations for the simple reason that it was here ...
Place:
NANTES

A journey to Nantes, culture and tourism
Categories:
Grands événements - Points of interest - Cultural sites - Architectural heritage

The Memorial to the Abolition of Slavery

Uunique in Europe

An urban, political and art project
Place:
Nantes

Graslin quarter

19th century

Its theatre, shopping arcade and famous brasserie have drawn in shops attracted to the slightly ...

Categories:
Architectural heritage

Basilique Saint Nicolas - Saint Nicholas Basilica

Architectural heritage

This neo-gothic church was built in 1854 and can be seen from afar thanks to its white spire ...
Place:
NANTES

Categories:
Architectural heritage

Place Royale

Architectural heritage

Rebuilt after the war and with a recent change in the layout, the square surrounds the central ...
Place:
NANTES

Categories:
Shopping - Points of interest

Rue Crébillon

Can you “Crébillonner”? Yes you can! Because it means window shopping while strolling up and ...
Place:
NANTES

Categories:
Shopping - Architectural heritage

PASSAGE POMMERAYE

Classy boutiques in a historic monument.

Beneath the elegant glass ceiling rises its monumental staircase flanked by allegorical statues. ...
Place:
NANTES

Categories:
Points of interest - Architectural heritage

Place Graslin

Architectural heritage

Presided over by the theatre whose steps are a regular place to meet-up, it is the central spot ...
Place:
NANTES

Categories:
Cultural sites - Architectural heritage

Angers Nantes Opéra - Théâtre Graslin

Place:
NANTES

Categories:
Fish - seafood - Nantes' table - Chief's cuisine - Points of interest - Cultural sites

Brasserie La Cigale

Decor 1900, listed restaurant

[PASS] ] Winter special offer from 1/10-31/03. One free ‘tout chocolat celaya’ break, made up of ...
Place:
Nantes

Categories:
Points of interest - Architectural heritage

Cours Cambronne

Architectural heritage

Designed as a public walkway lined with buildings and trees, this courtyard was named after ...
Place:
NANTES

Categories:
Visits - Activities - Museum

Muséum d'histoire naturelle - Natural History Museum

For animal-lovers: collections of zoology, ...

[PASS] Free access

A journey to Nantes, culture and tourism
Categories:
Exhibition - Activities

Estuaire, une Histoire Naturelle?

Exhibition : the mouth of the Loire

free with the Pass Nantes
From 20/08/2012 to 26/07/2013
in Museum d'histoire naturelle
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Categories:
Points of interest - Architectural heritage

Eglise Notre Dame de Bon Port - Church Notre Dame de Bon Port

Architectural heritage

With its domed roof based on St-Peter’s in Rome, it has become one of the architectural symbols ...
Place:
NANTES

Categories:
Points of interest - Architectural heritage

Quai de la Fosse

The quays of the Loire river call to travel

Absolutely central to the Nantes locals for generations for the simple reason that it was here ...
Place:
NANTES

A journey to Nantes, culture and tourism
Categories:
Grands événements - Points of interest - Cultural sites - Architectural heritage

The Memorial to the Abolition of Slavery

Uunique in Europe

An urban, political and art project
Place:
Nantes

Bouffay quarter

Middle Ages

For many years the town played the Middle Ages card and had its heart at Place Bouffay.

A journey to Nantes, culture and tourism
Categories:
Points of interest

Tomb of François II - Michel Colombe

St Pierre and St Paul cathedral

A gem of the french Renaissance
Place:
NANTES

A journey to Nantes, culture and tourism
Categories:
Cultural sites - Architectural heritage - Museum

Castle of the dukes of Brittany - History of Nantes Museum

Last castle of the Loire before the river ...

[PASS] Free access to museum. Rarely seen, the castle is accessible and free from the ...
Place:
NANTES

Categories:
Points of interest

Bouffay Square

medieval place with terrace

Now, with the first rays of spring, students sit out on the café tables that blossom, as if this ...
Place:
Nantes

Categories:
Points of interest - Architectural heritage

Rue de la Juiverie

In the heart of Bouffay's quarter

Set right in the heart of the quarter. Here you will find timber-framed houses. The name of this ...
Place:
Nantes

A journey to Nantes, culture and tourism
Categories:
Points of interest

Suspens de Nantes, 2012 - Cécile Bart

Permanent work created for the event "A ...

Place:
NANTES

Categories:
Points of interest - Cultural sites - Architectural heritage

Sainte Croix Passageway

Between rue de la Baclerie and Ste Croix square

A 70m long covered passageway. Look for the Ste Croix belfry standing on the paved courtyard ...
Place:
Nantes

Categories:
Points of interest - Architectural heritage

Church of Sainte Croix

Its belfry is a mark in the city center

Situated in the heart of the district of Bouffay, The church occupies the place of the chapel of ...
Place:
NANTES

Categories:
Points of interest

Bouffay Commune libre

"Humour, Goodness, Happiness"

Bouffay has its own mayor, its vineyard (rue du Vieil Hôpital : grape-picking every year ...
Place:
Nantes

Categories:
Points of interest

Place du Change

Known as the geographical center of the town

A half-timbered house of the XVth century is standing on the square.
Place:
NANTES

Categories:
Points of interest - Architectural heritage

Medieval Houses

The tracks of the Middle Ages are district of ...

In spite of the plethora of 18th and 19th century houses, there do remain wooden-fronted stone ...
Place:
NANTES

Chantenay quarter

View over the port

A one-time working class stronghold, Chantenay still has a hold over the town.

Categories:
Points of interest

Chantenay - Butte Sainte Anne

Village annexed by Nantes in 1908

Annexed by Nantes in 1908, "Chantenay the Red" managed to keep its "free commune" spirit. Many ...
Place:
NANTES

Categories:
Visits - Activities - Museum

Musée Jules Verne - Jules Verne Museum

Richness and diversity of the work of Jules Verne

[PASS] Free access. Entirely dedicated to the work of Jules Verne.

Categories:
Points of interest

Statues of Nemo and child Jules Verne

Sculptures

The sculptures dating from 2005 represent a young Jules Verne sitting on a bench, looking out to ...
Place:
nantes

Categories:
Film - projection - For children - Shows - Visits - Activities

Planetarium

The Universe, the planets and the stars…

[PASS] Free access. Discover the heavenly skies in 3-D.
From 02/05/2013 to 31/10/2013
in Planetarium
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Categories:
Points of interest

Fresco of Acadians

Important story of the history of Nantes.

Not many know that Nantes came to the rescue of Acadian exiles from Canada in the 18th century. ...
Place:
Nantes

Categories:
Points of interest - Architectural heritage

Church of Sainte Anne

The high point of the town

Sitting at one of the high point of the town and recently restored, it has a magnificent bell ...
Place:
Nantes

Categories:
Cultural sites

Le Rayon Vert - Art galery

on the Ste Anne hill

The name comes from the novel by Jules Verne.
Place:
NANTES

Categories:
Visits - Activities - Museum

Musée Compagnonnique

Masterpieces of apprentices

The Hautière Manor is quite representative of Middle Ages civil engineering with notably a large ...
From 02/01/2013 to 31/01/2014
in Musee compagnonnique
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Categories:
Parks and gardens

Square Maurice-Schwob

Point of view on the city

Created in 1931 directly above the former granite quarry is a park designed by architects in an ...
Place:
Nantes

A journey to Nantes, culture and tourism
Categories:
Cultural sites

Lunar Tree - Mrzyk & Moriceau

Permanent work created for Estuaire 2012

By day, it rises out of the river; at night, a halo of light emanates from each of the tree's ...
Place:
NANTES


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