The Château des ducs de Bretagne (Castle of the Dukes of Brittany) impresses with its mighty fortification walls and through the good condition of its building in the Renaissance and Baroque style. After renovation at the beginning of the millennium, the castle was re-opened in 2007. It provides an impressive backdrop for official festivals and […]
Nantes morning walk through the old town
Nantes, the former capital of Brittany, is a French city at the muzzle of the Erdre and the Sèvre into the Loire. Already Celts and Romans settled in the region. The Bretons came from the British Isles, presumably in the 5th and 6th century. They founded a kingdom which was later destroyed by Charlemagne. The […]