Our main dedicated cruise terminal, located in Nantes city centre is the natural gateway to the Loire Valley Castles, Guérande Medieval city or Muscadet vineyard. The cruise guests will also enjoy historical Nantes: a city of Arts, History and Shopping!
Two terminals are also available in Saint- Nazaire (close to high sea) and Montoir de Bretagne (in the heart of port operations).
Visit the Loire Valley and its unforgettable fairytales Castles: with the achievement of the motorway, prestigious castles are reachable in no more than 2 hours from the Pier. Do not miss Fontevraud, Azay-le-Rideau, Chambord or Villandry and its gardens.
Re-opening of the Château des Ducs de Bretagne: After 15 years of renovation, the Bretons Dukes Castle re-opened to the public at the beginning of 2007 – Set in the historic heart of Nantes, once a colonial and industrial port and now one of the most important urban centres in Western France, this exceptional site is the flagship of the city’s urban heritage and its oldest historic building besides the Cathedral.
Machines of ILE DE NANTES: The attraction `Machines of Ile de Nantes’ is both a laboratory and an exhibition hall where machinists bring to life and tell the story of fabulous dream machines as a giant elephant weighting in at 40 tons and 12 m high (can carry up to 30 passengers on trips along the river).
Other highlights:
- the gothic cathedral of St. Pierre (1434)
- beautiful 18th century stone mansions with wrought iron balconies in the port area
- the Musée des Beaux-Arts displaying paitings by Monet, de la Tour, Delacroix.
- the house of the world famous Jules Verne, author of Around the World in Eighty Days and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
- the 19th century Passage Pommeraye covered arcade
- the Galeries Lafayette department store ideally located to spend a few hours shopping
- the unique art nouveau restaurant La Cigale (1895), facing the Graslin theatre
- the Jardin des Plantes, hosting a variety of camelias and magnolias, brought back from great expeditions in the 18th century.
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