Jardin des Fonderies, Public garden in Loire Valley, France
This 3,200-square-meter garden on Nantes Island integrates industrial remnants with botanical displays beneath a preserved metal structure from 1937.
The garden stands on the former grounds of Atlantic Foundries, which manufactured propellers for notable ships like France and aircraft carriers Clemenceau and Foch.
The garden preserves industrial heritage through its metal hall while displaying 100 plant species that represent Nantes' maritime trading connections across continents.
Visitors can reach the garden using tram lines 2 and 3 at Vincent Gâche station or bus line 5, stopping at Fonderies station.
The garden features two sections: the Jardin des Fours with archaeological elements and the Jardin des Expéditions with elevated plant beds.
Location: Nantes
Operator: Ville de Nantes
Opening Hours: 24/7
Website: https://nature.metropole.nantes.fr/parcs-jardins/jardin-des-fonderies
GPS coordinates: 47.20570,-1.54479
Latest update: June 23, 2025 09:49
Nantes features diverse settings for photography, from gardens to historical monuments. Passage Pommeraye, a 19th-century shopping gallery, displays carved staircases and glass roofs across three levels. Île de Versailles offers a Japanese garden with stone lanterns and bamboo groves, while the Jardin des Plantes houses over 10,000 plant species in its greenhouses and pathways. Château des Ducs de Bretagne showcases Renaissance towers, and Cours Cambronne lines neoclassical facades around a tree-lined square. Converted former industrial sites create unique photographic spaces. The Hangar à Bananes, a former warehouse on the Loire quays, now hosts restaurants and galleries. Les Machines de l'Île set their mechanical creations in the naval shipyard’s Nefs. Le Lieu Unique occupies the LU factory with its distinctive tower, and Jardin des Fonderies preserves metal structures from its industrial past. In Trentemoult, a fishing village with houses painted red, yellow, and blue, narrow alleys run along the Loire.
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