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Nantes

A shipbuilding city that spent its redundancy on giant mechanical animals, and they work. The castle in the middle is real and free to walk.

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Ideal stay

2 days

Typical spend

~A$145/day

Rough mid-range estimate

Landmarks

6 listed

Things to do

Things to do in Nantes

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Where to stay

Where to stay in Nantes

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If you only have

Nantes in a day, two days, three

Day 1

·Château des ducs de Bretagne

·Île de Nantes

·Jardin des Plantes

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Day 2

·Machines of the Isle

·Nantes Cathedral

·Passage Pommeraye

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Landmarks

Landmarks in Nantes

Château des ducs de Bretagne

Île de Nantes

Jardin des Plantes

Machines of the Isle

Nantes Cathedral

Passage Pommeraye

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Getting in

From the airport

When to go

When to go to Nantes: May or Jun or Jul or Sep

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Priya Nair · 3 Sep 2026

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Two days in Paris, and the bus that stopped running in March

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Callum Doherty · 2 Sep 2026