Parc de la Gaudinière, Public park in north Nantes, France
The Gaudinière Park spans across 12.5 hectares of landscaped grounds featuring diverse tree species, ornamental plants, and a small pond fed by the Patouillerie stream.
Originally established in the 18th century as private grounds of the Gaudinière Castle, landscape architect Provost expanded and enhanced the park to 8 hectares in 1857.
The park contains one of the five Wallace fountains in Nantes, representing the city's commitment to providing public access to drinking water since the 19th century.
Located between Boulevard Schuman and Route de Vannes, the park includes children's play areas, reading spaces, and numerous paths for walking or photography sessions.
A North American giant sequoia tree, planted near the castle in 1864, stands as a living testament to the park's horticultural diversity and historical preservation efforts.
Location: Nantes
Location: Orvault
Operator: Ville de Nantes
Opening Hours: 08:30-20:00; October 23-November 17:00,January 15-March 19 08:30-18:30; November 18-January 14 08:30-17:30
Website: https://nature.metropole.nantes.fr/parcs-jardins/parc-de-la-gaudiniere
GPS coordinates: 47.24420,-1.57778
Latest update: June 23, 2025 09:45
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.
Parc de Procé
2.3 km
Église Sainte-Thérèse
1.3 km
Château de la Gaudinière
91 m
Église Saint-Émilien
2.1 km
Vallée du Cens
288 m
Mosquée Arrahma
2.3 km
Château de la Houssinière
2 km
Église Saint-Pasquier de Nantes
2 km
Château de la Morlière
1.9 km
Stade de Procé
2.3 km
Église Saint-Louis-de-Monfort de la Bouvardière
1.5 km
Galipy
1.4 km
Église Saint-Luc du Breil Malville
1.9 km
Hôtel Leglas-Maurice
2.2 km
Église Saint-François-d'Assise de Nantes
1.9 km
Château de La Gobinière
767 m
La Moisson
2.1 km
Mairie annexe de Saint-Herblain
2.1 km
Église Sainte-Bernadette d'Orvault
1.6 km
Parc Michel-Baudry
714 m
La Sculpture
2.1 km
La Forêt
2.1 km
La Botanique
2.1 km
La Loire
2.3 km
Seminary chapel Saint-Jean de Nantes
1.3 km
Château de la Gobinière
771 m
Le Lac de Grand-Lieu
2.3 km
Athlète au repos
2.1 kmReviews
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