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Places to see in ( Nantes - France )

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Places to see in ( Nantes - France ) Nantes, a city on the Loire River in the Upper Brittany region of western France, has a long history as a port and industrial center. It's home to the restored, medieval Château des Ducs de Bretagne, where the Dukes of Brittany once lived. The castle is now a local history museum with multimedia exhibits, as well as a walkway atop its fortified ramparts. Nantes is the capital city of the Pays de la Loire region and the Loire-Atlantique département, and it is the largest city in traditional Brittany and in the whole Grand-Ouest (northwestern France). Together with Vannes, Rennes and Carhaix, it was one of the major cities of the historic province of Brittany and the ancient Duchy of Brittany. Nantes is still widely regarded as its capital city. The Nantes Tramway opened in 1985, a reversal of the trend of tramway closures that had been going on since the middle of the 20th century. The tramway system is one of the largest and busiest in France. The city also has a Busway line, an innovative and notable bus rapid transit. Nantes is served by an international airport, Nantes Atlantique Airport and a major French railway station, the Gare de Nantes. Nantes is located on the banks of the Loire River, at the confluence of the Erdre and the Sèvre Nantaise, 55 kilometres (34 miles) from the Atlantic Ocean. The city was built in a place where many branches of the Loire river created several islands, but most of those branches were filled in at the beginning of the 20th century (and the confluence with the Erdre river diverted and covered) due to the increasing car traffic. Nantes is the central point of the land hemisphere (the half of the earth containing the largest possible area of land). Alot to see in ( Nantes - France ) such as : Nantes has many Catholic churches, among which the most famous are: Cathédrale Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul (colloquially called "Cathédrale Saint-Pierre"). Église Notre-Dame de Bon-Port (also known as Basilica of Saint-Louis). Basilique Saint-Nicolas de Nantes (Basilica of Saint-Nicolas, erected in 1844). Église Sainte-Croix (once designed as the chapel of Bouffay castle built during medieval times, then destroyed in the 19th century). Église Saint-Clément. Église Saint-Similien. There are three mosques in the city, built through a partnership between the local Muslim communities and the city government that began in 2009: Mosquée Arrahma Mosquée des Turcs de Nantes Mosquée Assalam Synagogues: Synagogue de Nantes - dating from 1870 and located on Rue Copernic . The Buddhist community is served by the *Centre d'étude et de méditation du Bouddhisme Tibétain de Nantes Bouffay district, with its place Bouffay is the city's medieval and oldest district close to the castle and the cathedral. Place du Commerce, the city's main square with the Palais de la Bourse on it. Place Royale, a historical square with a large fountain in its center representing the Loire river. Place Graslin, a historic square featuring the Théâtre Graslin and world-famous brasserie La Cigale. Place Général Mellinet. Place Maréchal Foch, a historical square with the statue of Louis XVI erected on a pillar in its center. Crebillon and Orleans streets, avenues lined with luxury boutiques linked to each other by Place Royale. Île Feydeau. Marché de Talensac (Talensac market), the oldest and main public market. Quai de la Fosse, the historical harbor of Nantes. ( Nantes - France ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting the city of Nantes . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Nantes - France Join us for more : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLP2J3yzHO9rZDyzie5Y5Og http://placestoseein87.blogspot.com.eg/ https://plus.google.com/108460845579164318812 https://www.facebook.com/placestoseein87/ https://twitter.com/Placestoseein1 https://www.tumblr.com/blog/placestoseein https://www.pinterest.com/placestoseein87/places-to-see-in/