My personal curiosities of Nantes !!!

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The region of the Pays de la Loire includes the departments of Loire-Atlantique, Maine-et-Loire, Mayenne, Sarthe, and Vendée with Nantes as its Capital and biggest city. It is one City we have gone a lot and love it, very much part of Bretagne And of course, the Loire river passes by here too, I like to show some older personal pictures as said, this blog is my life’s history, Therefore, here are my personal curiosities of Nantes !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

More than 1500 years of history are written around this St Peter and St Paul Cathedral of Nantes, from the first pre-Romanesque cathedrals to contemporary restorations. With it unfolds the story of the first Christian communities, the epic of the Dukes of Brittany and the awareness of the heritage value of a historic monument to be completed and protected. A huge monument for Bretagne/Brittany too.

nantes cat st pierre et st paul front PF mar11

The Château des Ducs de Bretagne is an architectural ensemble, consisting of a 15C rampart and various buildings built from the 14C to the 18C after being ducal residence under Duke Francis II and Duchess Anne, the castle became a Royal fortress, seat of the governor of Nantes and Royal prison, then barracks from the 18C. It was owned by the city of Nantes from 1915, the castle has been used for tourist and museum use since 1924, You read right the castle of the Dukes of Brittany were here !!

nantes chat dukes de bretagne MF RF XF NF walls mar11

What better way to use the Accor hotel chain and one its best the Mercure hotels. I took them there by car as also been there by train. The car ride is always smooth and the Mercure Centre Grand Hotel has an excellent underground parking garage that I use. From there easy walking all over lol! Located at 4 rue du Couedic is in the heart of Nantes city center In the heart of the pedestrian streets, the hotel allows you to reach the sites of the city in a few minutes on foot. The proximity of trams, buses and the train station facilitates travel to the airport Very convenient use for business and even with family trip to see more of Nantes !

nantes mercure hotel NF RF PF apr08

We had our lunch at the Nota Bene pizzeria restaurant at 3 rue Saint Denis, just before getting into the feisty shopping paradise of the rue de Verdun. This was a nice service and food place and we really enjoy it, Nice family gathering and memories forever. My dear late wife Martine was always happy to eat out !!!

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The Place Royale with a fountain representing the Loire and its tributaries, It is located in the city center of Nantes, was designed in 1786 and laid out in 1790 after the destruction of the medieval ramparts, it constitutes the central element of a homogeneous set of buildings responding to classical architecture built for the occasion . It has a monumental fountain inaugurated in 1865, this monumental fountain symbolizes Nantes‘ river and maritime vocation. Its pyramidal structure is made up of three superimposed granite basins, the one at ground level forming a square.

Nantes pl Royale mon fountain MF et boys apr08

Nantes place royale monumental fountain the boys apr 08

The wonderful passage Pommeraye is a magical place taking you into times past surrounded by chic boutiques and the area outside just magical as well. For me the best part of Nantes. We have come here often with the family,  The passage Pommeraye is a shopping mall in the city center of Nantes, built from the end of 1840, it is put into service on July 3, 1843 drawing its peculiarity to be built on a land with a steep gradient. It extends on three levels distributed by a central staircase. Sublime place for shopping and window shopping too !

Nantes passage plummereau et boys apr08

One mentioned briefly in previous posts on Nantes but a very nice historical detail indeed, The Louis-XVI column was installed in the center of the place Maréchal-Foch. It is a column 28 meters high, placed on a pedestal, surmounted by a statue of the King of France Louis XVI. The statue represents the King Louis XVI “in the antique”, as a Roman emperor. In one hand he holds the staff of command, and in the other his will, in the form of a scroll. This statue is placed on a pedestal formed by a Doric column on a cubic base. The diameter of the column is 1.83 meters, The set is made of white stone, the statue of Louis XVI was inaugurated on August 14, 1823, The best in form of five others in France and one in USA (St Louis), For the history buff like me a wonderful thing to see !

nantes pl Maréchal Foch column Louis XVI et boys apr08

There you go folks, wonderful road warrior rides into wonderful superbe sublime Pays de la Loire region of my belle France, Again, hope you have enjoy the post on my curiosities of Nantes !!! as I

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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Published by pedmar10

I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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