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Nantes

A creative city on the Loire, with the castle of the Dukes of Brittany and a giant mechanical elephant you can ride.

Photo: Eric Brosselin · CC BY-SA 3.0
Best Time to Go
May–Sep
Our full guide to Nantes is being written. It's on the Normandy, Brittany and the Loire list as If You're Nearby.

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Heritage · UNESCO

Loire Valley

Centre-Val de Loire
About 76 miles away

Hundreds of Renaissance chateaux, with Chambord and Chenonceau, among vineyards.

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Heritage · UNESCO

Mont-Saint-Michel

Normandy
About 98 miles away

A medieval abbey rising from a tidal bay on the Normandy coast.

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Heritage · World War II

D-Day Beaches

Normandy
About 148 miles away

The Normandy coast of the June 1944 landings, with Omaha Beach, Pointe du Hoc and the American Cemetery.

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Normandy, Brittany and the Loire

Mont-Saint-Michel, D-Day beaches and châteaux.

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