Nantes

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Notable POIs in Nantes

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Nantes Cathedral

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Cathedral housing key monuments such as the Renaissance tomb of Francis II, Duke of Brittany, symbolizing the region’s ducal heritage.

Memorial to the Abolition of Slavery

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Site memorializing the victims of Nantes' active role in the slave trade, the largest such site in the world

Chateau des ducs de Bretagne

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Former residence and administrative center of the Dukes of Brittany, embodying the region’s political autonomy before its integration into the French crown.

Fine Arts Museum of Nantes

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Museum with an extensive European painting collection, which reflects the city’s role in cultivating public access to art and preserving works from the Renaissance through the 20th century.

Maille-Breze

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Cold War–era escorteur d’escadre that served in the French Navy from 1957 to 1988, offering insight into France’s postwar naval modernization and NATO maritime operations.