Let's havetake  a walk in downtown the centertown of Nantes

With nearly 600.000 inhabitants in the city and the suburbs, Nantes has the faciliies of a big town but not its problem.

In comparison with bigger cities, Nantes seems to be a big village.

Nowadays, the centertown downtown is around a large street, the whose name is "Cour des 50 otages". There are two lines of tramways lines pass there (numbers 2 and 3) and that cross  1 the first one which number is number one and  which was built in 1986.

So, there are  is a lot of people who that come there for going to work or to have a walk or to do shopping. It depends of  on the hour of the day!

Let us have a walk around "Le château de la Duchesse Anne de Bretagne" (the castle of the Duchess Anne of Bretania). It is at 500 m from our start point. It is a fortified castle and was built in the years during the 1500s  as it stands now, however in its most actual form. But the first castle on this site  place was started to be built in 1207.

It was Anne de Bretagne which who married marry Charles VIII, then Louis XII that give gave the actual form of the castle.?? She was well known for being at the origin of the unification between France and Bretania when she marry Charles VIII, King of France, at the castle of Langeais in December 1491 when she was 15 years old.

The walkway on the ramparts is free to visitors for visiting and is pleasant. It is approximately approxmatively 500 m long and gives the impression to of going back in the past.

There is a restaurant in the tower of the old dungeon called which which name "Oblivion" (Les Oubliettes) , don't be frightened. must not afraid you !

The site is loaded with history.

There is also an interesting museum and an ancient building used for exhibitions. exposition.

Near the castle, there is the cathedral, symbol of the religious power.

Between the castle and the cathedral, there is a large empty space place named "Cour Saint-André". And between it, and the  cathedral carhedral, is a small garden the garden if the cathedral, a small one, hard to find but so romantic, with a beautiful tree in the center and a large circle of grass.

In At the start of my adult life, I've I rented a little appartment near this place and it was very stressless relaxing to take a walk in to these places.

Let's have a walk in the centertown of Nantes.

With near 600.000 inhabitants in the city and the suburbs, Nantes has the facilities of a big town but it's not a problem.

In comparison with bigger city, Nantes seems to be a big village.

Nowadays, the centertown is around a large street whose name is "Cour des 50 otages". Two lines of tramways pass there (numbers 2 and 3) and cross the first one which is number one and was built in 1986.

So, there is a lot of people that arrive there to go to work or to have a walk or to  shop. It depends on the hour of the day !

Let us have a walk around "Le château de la Duchesse Anne de Bretagne" (the castle of the duchess Anne of Bretania). It is at 500 m from our start point. It is a fortified castle and was built in the years 1500 in its most actual form. But the first castle on this place was started to be build in 1207.

It was Anne de Bretagne which married Charles VIII then Louis XII that give the actual form of the castle. She was well known for being at the origin the unification between France and Bretania when she marry Charles VIII, king of France, at the castle of Langeais in december 1491 when she was 15 years old.

The walkway on the ramparts is free for visiting and is pleasant. It is approxmatively 500 m long and give the impression to go back in the past.

There is a restaurant in the tower of the old dungeon which is named "oblivion" (Les Oubliettes) You musn't be afriad!

The site is loaded with history.

There is also an interesting museum and an ancient building used for exposition.

Near the castle, there is the cathedral, symbol of the religion power.

Between the castle and the cathedral, the is a large empty place named "Cour Saint-André". And between it, and the carhedral, the garden if the cathedral, a small one, hard to find but so romantic with a beautiful tree in the center a large circle of grass.

In the start of my adult life, I've rent a little appartment near this place and it was very stressless to take a walk in these places.