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Everything is fait maison (homemade) at this fashionable millennial cafe with bold turquoise-painted brick wall, excellent specialist-roasted coffee and menu chalked on the board. Its gluten-free cakes, chestnut cookies, cinnamon rolls and wholesome lunchtime soups, salads and quiches all brim with local seasonal produce.

The daily specials might include sweet potato gratin with chicken, goat cheese and hazelnuts or a veggie burger. The once-monthly Sunday brunch is generally considered the best in town.

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    Les Machines de l’Île de Nantes

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    Nantes' quirkiest sight is this fantasy world – a serious and seriously wacky workshop with mechanical contraptions galore displayed in plant-filled…

  • Château des Ducs de Bretagne

    Château des Ducs de Bretagne

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    Forget fusty furnishings – light-filled rooms inside the Castle of the Dukes of Brittany house multimedia-rich exhibits detailing the city's history. Look…

  • Musée d’Arts de Nantes.

    Musée d’Arts de Nantes

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    A six-year renovation job by London architects Stanton Williams has done wonders for Nantes’ art museum, open again since 2017 inside the historic Palais…

  • Jules Verne museum in Nantes.

    Musée Jules Verne

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    Overlooking the river, this is a magical museum with 1st-edition books, hand-edited manuscripts and cardboard theatre cut-outs. Child-friendly interactive…

  • Jardin des Plantes

    Jardin des Plantes

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    Opened in 1860, this exquisitely landscaped park is among France's most interesting botanical gardens. Century-old magnolia and mulberry trees, Japanese…

  • Cathédrale St-Pierre et St-Paul

    Cathédrale St-Pierre et St-Paul

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    Inside Nantes' Flamboyant Gothic cathedral, the tomb of François II (r 1458–88), Duke of Brittany, and of his second wife, Marguerite de Foix, is a…

  • Le Cale 2 Créateurs

    Le Cale 2 Créateurs

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