Photo spots to visit in Nantes: Instagrammable places and viewpoints

This artificial island contains a garden with stone lanterns, bamboo groves, water features and a tea house in Japanese style.

This covered shopping gallery from 1843 spans three levels with glass roofs, statues, wooden staircases and ornate metal decorations.

This residential building designed by Le Corbusier in 1955 features concrete construction, modular apartments and an internal shopping street.

This former fishing village on the Loire river contains small houses painted in red, yellow and blue with gardens.

This modern public garden features metal structures and industrial elements that recall its past as a manufacturing site from the 19th century.

Former warehouse on the Loire River now converted into an entertainment complex with bars, restaurants, art galleries and exhibition spaces.

Exhibition space in a 19th century building displaying manuscripts, models and personal items belonging to the science fiction author born in Nantes.

Botanical garden covering seven hectares with greenhouses, ponds, fountains and more than 10,000 species of plants and flowers.

This cultural center occupies a former LU biscuit manufacturing site, featuring art exhibitions, performances, a restaurant and a tower overlooking the city.

This public garden from 1791 contains neoclassical architecture, statues, lime trees, and cast iron gates in the city center.

This exhibition space displays large mechanical structures including a 12-meter elephant that carries 50 passengers through the former shipyards.

This 19-hectare municipal park contains greenhouses with tropical plants, a Korean garden, bamboo forest and agricultural demonstration fields.

This medieval street from the 14th century contains timber houses with carved details and independent shops at ground level.

This restaurant from 1895 features ceramic walls, painted ceilings and decorative mirrors in the Art Nouveau style.

The fortress contains white stone buildings from the 15th century with granite walls and a museum about Nantes history.

This 1905 industrial tower stands 38 meters high with a golden cupola and hosts contemporary art exhibitions.

Established in 1937, this covered market spans 4800 square meters with 150 vendors selling regional products, meats, fish, and produce.

Archaeological center built on Gallo-Roman ruins featuring exhibits about ancient Ratiatum and regional artifacts from the second century.

Mechanical carousel standing 25 meters high with three levels of moving sea creatures and underwater machines for visitors to ride.

Former shipyard transformed into a 337-hectare cultural district with contemporary buildings, art installations, and recreational areas along the Loire River.

This religious building from the 17th century features white stone walls, high vaulted ceilings and now hosts modern art exhibitions throughout the year.

This urban garden features stone fountains, wooden benches and mature trees providing shade. Located between commercial streets, it offers rest spots.

This protected wetland area contains dense vegetation, small ponds and numerous bird species in an urban environment near the railway station.

This garden contains walking paths, decorative ponds and a nineteenth century mansion. The grounds include specimen trees and flowering borders.

This public garden features native and foreign plants around stone walls of a former quarry with a 25-meter waterfall.

This nineteenth-century building houses regional artifacts, medieval manuscripts, and decorative arts from the 5th to the 19th century.

This art installation stands 15 meters high and includes a small house placed on top of a concrete tower near a power plant.

This municipal park spans 12 hectares and contains a mansion from 1789, ornamental gardens, and a collection of modern sculptures.

This 19th century neoclassical building features stone columns and high ceilings. The interior contains modern office spaces and meeting rooms.

Scientific facility with digital projection equipment showing stars, planets and celestial phenomena. Regular sessions explain space exploration and astronomical discoveries.

This water feature consists of a large flat surface covered by a thin layer of water. The surface mirrors the surrounding buildings and sky.

Stone street from the 18th century lined with traditional French buildings. Local restaurants and shops occupy the ground floors.