Nantes

Nantes is the capital of Pays de la Loire region in northwest France. Historically it was part of Brittany, whose dukes built up its castle and made the town their capital. Wikivoyage

Population 327,734 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in France

Visas and entry What your passport needs for France

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

Hellfest

June

Hellfest is a heavy metal concert held in June in nearby Clisson
La Nuit de l'Erdre

July

La Nuit de l'Erdre is a music festival in Nort-sur-Erdre in July

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Nantes); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Markets

Marché de Talensac

Édifice labellisé « Patrimoine du XXe siècle » depuis 2014
1. Monday: closed
2. Tuesday: 08:00–13:00
3. Wednesday: 08:00–13:00
4. Thursday: 08:00–13:00
5. Friday: 08:00–13:00
6. Saturday: 08:00–13:30
7. Sunday: 08:00–13:30
Times vary by day

Tuesday
08:00–13:00
Wednesday
08:00–13:00
Thursday
08:00–13:00
Friday
08:00–13:00
Saturday
08:00–13:30
Sunday
08:00–13:30
520 m from the centre
Marché du Champ-de-Mars
1. Monday: closed
2. Tuesday: 16:00–20:00
3. Wednesday: closed
4. Thursday: closed
5. Friday: closed
6. Saturday: closed
7. Sunday: closed
16:00–20:00
660 m from the centre
Marché des bouquinistes
1. Monday: closed
2. Tuesday: 13:00–19:00
3. Wednesday: closed
4. Thursday: closed
5. Friday: closed
6. Saturday: closed
7. Sunday: closed
13:00–19:00
800 m from the centre
Marché Biologique
1. Monday: closed
2. Tuesday: closed
3. Wednesday: 08:00–13:00
4. Thursday: closed
5. Friday: closed
6. Saturday: closed
7. Sunday: closed
08:00–13:00
810 m from the centre
Marché de la Petite-Hollande
1. Monday: closed
2. Tuesday: closed
3. Wednesday: closed
4. Thursday: closed
5. Friday: closed
6. Saturday: 08:00–13:15
7. Sunday: closed
08:00–13:15
950 m from the centre
AMAP de la Manu
1. Monday: closed
2. Tuesday: closed
3. Wednesday: closed
4. Thursday: 18:15–19:30
5. Friday: closed
6. Saturday: closed
7. Sunday: closed
18:15–19:30
1.3 km from the centre
Marché des Arts
1. Monday: closed
2. Tuesday: closed
3. Wednesday: 07:00–14:00
4. Thursday: 07:00–14:00, 18:00–21:00
5. Friday: 07:00–14:00, 18:00–21:00
6. Saturday: 07:00–14:00, 18:00–21:00
7. Sunday: 07:00–14:00
Times vary by day

Wednesday
07:00–14:00
Thursday
07:00–14:00, 18:00–21:00
Friday
07:00–14:00, 18:00–21:00
Saturday
07:00–14:00, 18:00–21:00
Sunday
07:00–14:00
1.4 km from the centre
Marché de la Caserne

Marché paysan et gourmand
1. Monday: closed
2. Tuesday: closed
3. Wednesday: closed
4. Thursday: 17:00–20:00
5. Friday: closed
6. Saturday: closed
7. Sunday: closed
17:00–20:00
1.5 km from the centre

Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.

Eating nearby

All 96 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

Train stations: Nantes 870 m, Rezé - Pont-Rousseau 2.8 km, Saint-Sébastien Pas Enchantés 3.4 km, Chantenay 3.9 km, Haluchère-Batignolles 4.1 km, Babinière 4.6 km, Saint-Sébastien Frêne Rond 5.3 km

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