Situated in southwest France, in the department of Loire-Atlantique, region Pays de la Loire, Nantes was once the capital of Brittany. It was independent from France and home to one of the country’s largest ports.
Although not directly accessed by the sea, the city’s strategic historic location on the confluence of the Loire and Erdre rivers gained the city its historical nickname of Venice of the West’ (La Venise de l'Ouest). The rivers are what made Nantes a thriving city with a solid base for ship building and traders arriving from far away.
Today, parts of the river system have been reclaimed for modern roads and tramways. Large steel cranes and the dry docks are the only remains of its former industrial glory. And, Nantes continues to evolve, transforming spaces where factories and warehouses once stood into creative and leisure facilities, implementing innovative ways to enhance the joie de vivre of the city.
There’s a great balance of preserving the past whilst introducing the future and ensuring residents have a good quality of life.
It is no wonder that Nantes has consistently been voted one of the top three best places to live in France, and its why Nantes makes a great weekend getaway.
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