Nantes travel guide

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   Nantes Cathedral

   Nantes Cathedral, or the Cathedral of St. Peter and St.

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   Château des ducs de Bretagne

   The Château des ducs de Bretagne (French pronunciation: [ʃato de dyk də bʁətaɲ], "Castle of the Dukes of Brittany"; Breton: Kastell Duged Breizh) is a large castle located in the city of Nantes in the Loire-Atlantique dé…

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   Nantes Museum of Arts

   The Fine Arts Museum of Nantes (French: Musée d'Arts de Nantes), along with 14 other provincial museums, was created, by consular decree on 14 Fructidor in year IX (31 August 1801).

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   basilique Saint-Donatien-et-Saint-Rogatien

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   Basilique Saint-Nicolas

   The Basilica of St. Nicolas in Nantes is a Catholic basilica constructed in the neo-Gothic architectural style, situated in the heart of Nantes.

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   Île de Versailles Japanese Garden

   The Île de Versailles Japanese Garden is a Japanese garden located on the artificial island of Île de Versailles, which was built from soil excavated during the construction of the Nantes–Brest canal.

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   Musée Dobrée

   The Musée Dobrée (Breton: Mirdi Dobrée) is an archeology museum in Nantes, in the quartier Graslin in the immediate outskirts of the city centre and very close to the city's Natural History Museum.

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   Château de Goulaine

   The Château de Goulaine is a historic château located in the Loire Valley wine region near Nantes, France. The property has been home to the family of the marquis de Goulaine for over a thousand years.

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   Tomb of Francis II, Duke of Brittany

   The tomb of Francis II, Duke of Brittany is a monument located in Nantes, in the Cathedral of St. Peter.

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    Maillé-Brézé

    Maillé-Brézé is a T 47-class destroyer (escorteur d'escadre) built for the French Navy during the 1950s. She is now a museum ship in Nantes.

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   Notre-Dame-des-Landes ZAD

   ZAD de Notre-Dame-des-Landes (also known as ZAD NDDL) is the best-known 'Zone to Defend' in France.

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   Memorial to the Abolition of Slavery

   The Memorial to the Abolition of Slavery (French: Mémorial de l'abolition de l'esclavage) is a memorial on the Quai de la Fosse in Nantes, France.

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   Planète Sauvage

   Planète Sauvage (French pronunciation: [pla.nɛt so.vaʒ], 'Wild Planet') is a zoological park situated in the French Atlantic coast, in Port-Saint-Père near Nantes, in the Loire-Atlantique departement.

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   Notre-Dame de Bon-Port

   Notre-Dame de Bon-Port is a Roman Catholic basilica located in Nantes, France. The church was constructed in 1846 by the architects Seheult and Joseph-Fleury Chenantais.

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   Saint-Clément, Nantes

   The Church of St Clement (French: Église Saint-Clément) is a Catholic place of worship in Nantes, France, built in the 19th century.

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   Natural History Museum of Nantes

   The Natural History Museum of Nantes is a French natural history museum located in the city of Nantes.

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   Abbaye de Notre-Dame de Villeneuve-lez-Nantes (Le Bignon, Loire-Atlantique, France)

   Villeneuve Abbey, dedicated to Our Lady, was a Cistercian monastery at the present-day Les Sorinières, near Nantes in Pays de la Loire (formerly in Brittany), France, founded in 1201 and dissolved in 1790, during the French Revolution.

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   place Saint-Pierre

   The Place Saint-Pierre is a public square in Nantes, France. It is situated to the east of Nantes Cathedral.

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   place Royale

   Place Royale is a historic square in the city centre of Nantes, France. Designed in 1786 by local architect Mathurin Crucy, it was constructed in 1790 after the demolition of the medieval ramparts.

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    Assalam Mosque

    The Assalam Mosque (French: Mosquée Assalam de Nantes) is a mosque located in Nantes, France. Construction on the mosque began in 2009 and was completed in 2012.

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