Petit train touristique à Nantes, Trackless tourist train in Nantes, France.
Description
This trackless tourist train offers a 35 to 40-minute commented tour through Nantes' historic center, allowing visitors to discover the city's main monuments and architectural sites in a comfortable vehicle suitable for all audiences including those with reduced mobility.
History
The tourist train service was established to showcase Nantes' heritage by providing a route spanning centuries of the city's history, from medieval remnants at the Château des Ducs de Bretagne to contemporary creations at Les Machines de l'île on former shipyard sites.
Culture
The circuit highlights Nantes' cultural heritage by passing through the 19th-century Passage Pommeraye, Royal and Graslin squares, and sites related to Jules Verne, offering immersion into the architectural and literary legacy of this Loire River city.
Practical
Departures occur from Saint-Pierre Cathedral daily from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM between April and September, priced at 8 euros for adults and 5 euros reduced rate, with group reservation options and acceptance of various payment methods including cash and checks.
Did you know?
This wheelchair-accessible train provides commentary enriched with historical anecdotes while traveling along Loire River quays and Feydeau Island, offering rare fluvial panoramas from a tourist vehicle within Nantes' urban heart and connecting major cultural landmarks.
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Nantes Cathedral
48 m
Tomb of Francis II, Duke of Brittany
63 m
Colonne Louis-XVI
109 m
Organs of the Nantes Cathedral
58 m
Cours Saint-Pierre et Saint-André
128 m
Porte Saint-Pierre
50 m
Lamoricière cenotaph
43 m
La Psalette
91 m
La Psallette de la Cathédrale de Nantes
89 m
Chapelle de l'Oratoire
194 m
Hôtel Montaudouin
70 m
Hôtel d'Aux
115 m
Immeuble, 1 place Maréchal-Foch
166 m
Hôtel Saint-Aignan
180 m
Hôtel Lelasseur
188 m
Hôtel de Commequiers
138 m
Immeuble, 15 rue Henri IV
152 m
Immeuble 2 rue de Sully
197 m
Hôtel Ceineray
175 m
Immeuble, 2 rue Tournefort (Nantes)
177 m
Hôtel de Sesmaisons-Lucinge
150 m
Hôtel Cottin de Melleville
156 m
Immeuble, 3 rue Tournefort
202 m
Statue du Christ à l'agonie par Joseph Vallet
50 m
Choir organ of the Nantes Cathedral
57 m
Tour Saint-Laurent
124 m
Un castor sur un mur
66 mReal people, real opinions — but not verified.
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