Tours & Activities in Nantes
Looking to learn as much as possible about Nantes in 2.5-3 hours? Then this tour is for you!
The tour will be divided into two parts: first, exploring Nantes during the medieval period; secondly, moving to the modern era and classic buildings;
For the medieval section, we will visit the Château des Ducs de Bretagne, the Bouffay district, and the Nantes Cathedral. During this walk also we will make stop in one of the best boulangerie of Nantes, so you could buy something to eat or drink.
And finally, for the modern era up to Neoclassic buildings, we will head east and visit Place Royale and Place Graslin. We will also see the Basilica of Saint-Nicolas on the way and make a quick stop at Passage Pommeraye and the best tearoom of Nantes.
So, our itinerary will be:
Château des Ducs de Bretagne
Bouffay District
Nantes Cathedral
Basilica of Saint-Nicolas
Place Royale
Passage Pommeraye
Place Graslin
Essential free tour Nantes
Are you visiting the city of Nantes and want to discover its main attractions? I invite you to tour the city together and learn about its history, its heritage and its most important episodes.
On this tour, we will visit the Castle of the Ducs de Bretagne and after the visit of the Castle we will continue our tour towards the Cathedral, then we will pass through the Place royal, ending in Place Graslin very close to the memorial of l'esclavage and the island of the Machines.
Includes
• Castle of the Dukes of Bretagne
- Psalette Garden
- Place Maréchal Foch
- Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul of Nantes
- Sainte Croix Church and Passage
- Pommeraye Passage
- Place Royale
- Place Graslin
We will end the tour with questions you may have and recommendations to make your stay in Nantes a 10!
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⚠️ Note: Group bookings larger than 6 adults cannot be accepted without prior notice. This includes multiple bookings under another name. If you would like to join our tour as a group, there is a group fee of €10 per adult. You can also arrange a private tour with the guide at an available date and time⚠️
We will meet at the appointed time in Rue des Ètats, near the Castle of the Dukes of Brittany . We will get to know Jules Verne's birthplace while the guide tells us about the most important moments of this city on the Loire.
First, we will admire the castle, an impressive 13th-century fortress . We will continue the free tour by visiting the Tour Lu , a former biscuit factory that has now become a cultural centre for the people of Nantes.
From there we will continue walking to admire the Nantes Cathedral, whose similarity to the famous Notre Dame in Paris is obvious . Another of the places that the tour will take us to is the Maréchal Foch square , where we will see the enormous column of Louis XVI, also known as the Column of Liberty.
We will walk along the main artery of the French city, Cours des 50 Otages, which will take us directly to the Tour de Bretagne skyscraper . Nearby is the Basilica of Saint Nicholas and the Place Royale , presided over by the statue of Anne of Brittany. We will cross the Pommeraye passage, a large shopping gallery whose decoration will take you back in time.
We will continue to admire the beauty of the centre of Nantes as we stop at Place Graslin and Cours Cambronne, two perfect places to reaffirm the charm of this city.
After a tour of approximately two hours and 15 minutes, we will conclude the free tour by admiring other emblematic points of Nantes.
