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Cathédrale St-Pierre et St-Paul
Inside the Flamboyant Gothic Cathédrale St-Pierre et St-Paul , the tomb of François II (r 1458-88), duke of Brittany, and his second wife, Marguerite de Foix, is a masterpiece of Renaissance art.
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Château des Ducs de Bretagne
The grand Château des Ducs de Bretagne has reopened after 15 years of renovations to house a multifaceted, multimedia-rich new museum with good wheelchair access covering the city's history.
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Île Feydeau
Île Feydeau , the quarter south of the Gare Centrale, ceased to be an island after WWII when the channels of the Loire that once surrounded it were filled in following the riverbeds drying up. Today, you can still see where ships docked at the doors of the area's 18th-century mansions - some of which are adorned with stone carvings of the heads of African slaves.
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Jardin des Plantes
If you need some respite from all the art, the Jardin des Plantes is one of the most exquisite botanical gardens in France. Founded in the early 19th century, and filled with flowerbeds, duck ponds, fountains and towering redwoods (sequoias), there are hothouses and a children's playground at the northern end.
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Musée d'Histoire Naturelle
If you're squeamish about reptiles, skip the vivarium packed with live pythons, crocodiles and iguanas at the Musée d'Histoire Naturelle . Prehistory and ethnography collections also figure largely here, including a gigantic skeleton of a rorqual that takes up an entire room.
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Musée des Beaux-Arts
Showcasing one of the finest collections of French paintings outside Paris in sumptuous gallery spaces linked by grand stone staircases, Nantes' exceptional Musée des Beaux-Arts displays works by artists including Georges de La Tour, Chagall, Monet, Picasso and Kandinsky.
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Musée Dobrée
Duchess of Brittany, Anne de Bretagne (1477-1514), was born in the Château des Ducs de Bretagne; her heart (encased in ivory and gold) is displayed at the Musée Dobrée. Exhibits also include classical antiquities, Renaissance furniture, and medieval and French Revolution artefacts.
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Musée Jules Verne
Overlooking the river 2km southwest of the tourist office, the Musée Jules Verne is a magical place with first-edition books, hand-edited manuscripts, cardboard theatre cut-outs, good wheelchair access and some delightful child-friendly interactive displays to introduce or reintroduce you to the work of Jules Verne, who was born in Nantes in 1828.
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Trentemoult
For the cost of a tram ticket, the little Navibus shuttles across the river from the Gare Maritime tram stop to the village-like quarter of Trentemoult. Lined with fishermen's cottages and ships' captain's houses, this artsy community has an island feel, despite being on the Loire's southern banks.
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