The Nantes City Guides answer the questions visitors really have: where to eat a proper galette instead of a tourist menu, whether the elephant ride is worth paying for, which small bars around Rue Léon Blum deserve your evening and how to reach the Atlantic beaches or the salt marshes of Guérande without a car. Every guide is a short, opinionated list with the reason to go, what to order or look for and one practical tip per place, and it opens in your browser right after you pay.
About the Nantes City Guides
- 141 places
- 6 guides
- 9 languages
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The six Nantes guides
Food guide
22 places
Buckwheat galettes and cider, oysters with a glass of Muscadet, the city’s butter biscuits, bakeries locals queue at and the best coffee in the Loire.
Things to do guide
24 places
The mechanical elephant, the castle of the Dukes of Brittany, a 19th-century shopping arcade and the green line that leads you across the city.
Family guide
23 places
An elephant that walks, free parks and playgrounds, a pool with slides, skating and indoor play for wet days and crêpes for lunch.
Nightlife guide
24 places
Cocktail bars, wine cellars, craft beer, live music and evenings by the river, in the places where Nantes really goes out.
Day trips guide
24 places
Wild Atlantic beaches, the Guérande salt marshes, a submarine in Saint-Nazaire, the castle at Angers and the Muscadet vineyards around Clisson.
Budget guide
24 places
Free gardens, museums that cost little, lunches under €10 and the transport tricks that keep a weekend in Nantes cheap.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
Filter by what is open right now or what is closest to you.
Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
La Cigale
Place Graslin
An art nouveau brasserie from 1895 facing the opera, all mosaics and painted ceilings with a slightly faded glamour. Come for the room rather than the cooking: a coffee here costs far less than the setting suggests. From the food guide.
Memorial to the Abolition of Slavery
Quai de la Fosse, by the Loire
A walkway below the riverbank with 2,000 glass plaques recalling the slave-trading voyages that sailed from Nantes, and words on freedom along the way. Free, about half an hour, and the most serious stop in the city. From the things to do guide.
Plage de la Noeveillard
Pornic, about an hour by Aléop coach
A beach below Pornic castle, lined with colourful fishing huts on stilts that stand in the sea at high tide. The view costs nothing and winter is quiet. There is no train, so take the regional Aléop coach. From the day trips guide.
Play the game, then keep exploring
World City Trail’s Nantes scavenger hunt, escape game and audio tour take you through the historic centre. The guides carry on from there: a galette near the cathedral, a glass of Muscadet in a small wine bar, the elephant on the Île de Nantes or a train to the Atlantic coast.
Nantes guide FAQ
What do the Nantes City Guides cover?
Six guides and 141 places in total: food, things to do, family, nightlife, day trips and budget. Each place has the reason to go, its area, notes on opening times and a practical tip.
When do I get the guides?
Straight after payment: the links appear on your order page and in the order confirmation email. Open them in any browser on a phone, tablet or laptop, with no app and no account.
Can I use the Nantes guides without internet?
Yes. Load each guide once while connected and it keeps working offline, with your ticks and notes. Only the map links need mobile data.
Are the guides available in other languages?
Yes: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Greek and Polish. Switch language inside the guide whenever you like.
What do the guides cost?
€4.99 for one guide, €8.99 for two, €15.99 for four and €19.99 for all six. With a World City Trail game, the food guide is €3.99 and all six are €14.99.
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