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The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to Visiting the Northern Coast of France
I promise you I started with very pure and innocent plans to visit one or two memorials in Normandy. That’s all. An easy peasy day trip, or so I thought. Then I began looking for places to stay and somehow my desires drifted along the coast of France. I found myself asking, “if you had a week in France, how would you spend it? Where would you go?” It turns out for me it was the lure that the northern coast of France is the home of King Arthur legends! It was the reason I spent days in our local library pouring through travel guides hoping for a hint of a medieval knight in shining armor tour… and…
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7 Places to Explore near Nantes!
If you decide to extend your stay in Nantes there are some nice camp grounds and walking trails around Nantes to encourage you. With a little bit more time on your hand, you might want to consider a few places outside of Nantes. Le Pallet Oh if only there was a wine museum…and there is! If you are a wine enthusiast, what could be better than pairing up wine with a local castle? The Nantes Vineyard Museum offers you the opportunity to see the area in a different way. From the viewpoint of the regional vineyards and winemakers you can see how the process evolved. The gift shop has regional wines and travel trinkets for…
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5 Budget Friendly Places You Should See in Nantes!
The worst part of our trip to Nantes hands down… were the museums. There are two reasons for this… The first reason is that it’s really easy to overlook such a vital part of a vacation when you are so engaged in the exhibit! The curators work so hard to capture our attention, we barely had time to take an unnecessary amount of pictures in the first place. I suppose that’s a good thing. The second irritation is the pictures I did manage to snap of the family enjoying themselves…were victims to some sort of snafu at home that ended up eating the days pictures! I have no idea how the file corruption happened,…
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Why the Isle of Nantes is NOT for Everyone
Throughout the city of Nantes you will experience playful art intermingled with everyday culture. On the l’île de Nantes you will find that it goes a step further… it moves! Which is why I feel the need to warn those who would be miserable from visiting this wonderful horrible place with a quick checklist: A. If you have lost your childlike sense of wonder… OR B. If watching ‘Honey I Shrunk the Kids’ left you paranoid of larger than life insects… Please avoid this place at any cost! Luckily for everyone else the Isle of Nantes is perfectly suitable. Les Machines de l’île The tourist booklet described this as the invention of…
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Traveling to Chateau Bretagne?
Why does the duchy of Brittany begin in Nantes? That’s a good question and the best way to find out is to go there! Here is everything you need to know to make the most of your visit to the castle; Chateau Des Ducs De Bretagne This is where you will the city’s history museum! It has 2 tours you can take to cover 7 time periods. If you want to do both tours plan at least 2-3 hours for each and try to do the tour on different days! After climbing stairs and wandering from room to room, you will need a refreshment! One tour is focused on Nantes medieval history, and explains…
