Nantes is the capital of the Loire Country region, located in the north-west of France .Once the center of the duchy of Brittany, Nantes still retains a rebellious spirit of apostasy, a detachment and its own opinion in everything, in a word, a tempered Breton character - as the French say, "you can remove Nantes from Brittany, but you can not remove Brittany from Nantes" .Founded by the Celts in the first century BC, the rebellious Nantes experienced many glorious events: a quarrel with Henry IV on the subject of Huguenots and toleration in general, riots of the 19th century, popular uprisings and political quarrels .In 1826, Nant wiped his nose to the whole world, first launched the omnibus, and in addition gave humanity a brilliant novelist Jules Verne and delicious pancakes crepes .
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How to get to Nantes
At the international airport of Nantes (Aeroport Nantes Atlantique), located 12 km from the city, many flights from all over the world and from other French cities land. There are no direct flights from Russia at the moment, although Moscow and St. Petersburg appear in the list of destinations, and it is possible that the route will be launched, but for now we are forced to rest content. The most convenient one is in Paris, from which Air France runs daily up to eight flights to Nantes, so there is no time to wait for the docking.
From the airport to the city center can be reached by an airbus (navette aeroport), which runs on weekdays from 5:30 to 23:15 (every half hour), on Sundays and holidays from 6:15 to 23:15 (every hour). The airport collects passengers before leaving the airport hall No. 1 and arrives in Nantes to the railway station. The journey time is 20 minutes, the fare is 7 EUR.
In addition, from Paris you can easily reach Nantes on the TGV high-speed train. The journey time is two hours, the trains circulate once in half an hour - from about 6:30 to 22:00. Tariffs vary from 20 to 70 EUR in the second class and from 30 to 115 € - in the first. A detailed timetable and tariffs can be found on the website of the French Railways. The railway connection links Nantes with many French cities: Bordeaux, La Rochelle, Lyon, Lille, Grenoble, Marseille, etc.
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Orientation
Nantes is located on both banks of the Loire, it is a fairly large city by area. In Nantes, a lot of areas, and each of them has its own "specialization."
- Place du Commerce is the very center of the city.
- Rue Crebillon is adjacent to Place du Commerce; This is the focus of clothing, footwear and accessories stores of famous brands with the corresponding prices.
- Quai de la Fosse is another neighbor of Place du Commerce, the red light district.
- Place du Bouffay is an old town district, a pedestrian area with sights, museums and historic buildings.
- Decre, adjacent to Bouffay, is also a pedestrian area with many shops and shops.
- Ile de Versailles - an island near the center of Nantes, turned entirely into a Japanese garden - a great place for unhurried contemplative walks.
- Talensac - here there is a well-known food market.
- Le Quai des Antilles and Graslin - neighborhoods of bars and restaurants.
Transport in the city
As is clear from Nantes history, there can not be any problems with transport in the city.
The state transport company TAN (Transports de l'Agglomeration Nantaise) has a branched, and at the same time understandable for the tourist, network of routes. In Nantes there are three tram lines, one busway and a bunch of bus services, including night lines. Due to the location on the Loire there is also a navibus (river ferry). The fare for any type of transport is 1, 5 €; 10 tickets cost 12 EUR, there is also a 24-hour ticket for 4 EUR. With a detailed map of the routes, fares and timetables for the above, you can visit the TAN website.
Nantes welcomes cyclists: on the roadsides of most roads are laid bicycle lanes, and many streets are completely given to the power of pedestrians and bike lovers. You can rent a vehicle in NGE or Bicloo. NGE offers normal bicycles (6 EUR for 5 hours, 10 EUR per day) and electric power (12 and 20 EUR, respectively). In Bicloo for a fixed fee of 1 EUR per day you can take bicycles from any of the 79 rental stations, however, they can be used no more than half an hour. You can also return the bicycle to any of the stations.
Nantes climate
In Nantes typical climate of north-western Europe: moderately mild, with periodic heavy rainfall. One of the peculiarities is the sudden change of weather: in the middle of a cloudless sky, suddenly there is a rapidly expanding cloud from where, and a minute later a heavy rain falls on the city. When going on walks around the city, be sure to take an umbrella or raincoat, especially on suspiciously serene sunny days.
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Kitchen Nanta
National cuisine of Nantes is an abundance of fish and seafood, as usual in France, without fail, to the accompaniment of wines. The most famous of the Nantes are the muscadet, like a champagne, a slightly tickling tongue, and the gros plant is a young dry white wine.
Also Nantes is red with pies: here for the first time the world-famous French "crepes" - the big pancakes with stuffing began to bake today.
Attention deserve and Nontian cakes of a wide variety of tastes and forms.
Shopping & Shopping Nantes
In addition to alcoholic and confectionery souvenirs, Nantes should bring porcelain from the famous brand "Pornic", clothes and accessories of maritime themes: high boots, storms, striped sweaters and captain's caps, and Jules Verne's publications - good, Nant printers produce them in abundance.
For European brands go to the galleries of Lafayette - there are more than 300 stores. The assortment is offered at very attractive prices, especially if you were lucky enough to get to Nantes during the sales.
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Entertainment, attractions and excursions Nantes
Top 10 attractions in Nantes according to the local tourism office:
- The castle of the Dukes of Brittany, completely renovated and entirely open to visitors. Located within its walls is the Museum of History - an exceptional place, telling about the stormy centuries-old life of Nantes in an uncomplicated form, interesting for adults and children.
- LU (Lieu Unique) is a "unique place" that took under its roof theatrical and musical art, dance, painting and sculpture - a museum theater, as well as a bar, a restaurant and even a hammam.
- Passage Pommeraye is a modern shopping center in a historic building from the 19th century.
- La Cigale - one of the oldest Nintendo restaurants, opened in 1900. A favorite place of bohemians of the 20th and 21st centuries, plus a magnificent cuisine and exquisite interior.
- The large elephant (Le Grand Elephant) is a cyclopean 12-meter-tall elephant sculpture, driven by a complex system of mechanisms. For 6 EUR you can ride on the back of the giant and look around.
- Cathedrale Saint-Pierre - a snow-white openwork structure in the style of "flaming" Gothic. Inside the cathedral, pay attention to the tomb of the last Duke of Brittany.
- The Jardin des Plantes is an excellent place for relaxation after going to museums and shopping. 7 hectares of rare and exotic flowers, an apothecary garden and a branched track system for any physical preparation.
- Trentemoult - a fishing village on the opposite center of Nantes bank of the Loire. Traditional architecture, narrow winding streets and fragrant gardens, many cafes and restaurants. From here, various excursions to the 40-kilometer Loire estuary up to the Atlantic are sent.
- Ile de Nantes - a territory of 350 hectares, crammed full of entertainment urban nature. (Here is the Big Elephant.) Samples of futuristic architecture in the open air, old hangars turned into contemporary art exhibitions, docks and restaurants and two giant harbor cranes as the dominant of the whole ensemble.
- Riviera and water walks along the river Erdr to the castle of Gasheri lasting 1 hour and 45 minutes.
Also worth visiting is the Jules Verne Museum, the Fine Arts Museum and Ile Feydeau Island with well-preserved houses of wealthy shipowners of the 18th century.
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