France

Nantes for the first time

The three days that make sense when you have never been. The famous things, in an order that works, with room around them.

  • 3 nights
  • Couple
  • Balanced pace
  • Mid-range budget
Plan your own Nantes trip

Every place here was checked on 2026-10-27 or later, and each one says where it came from.

The plan, day by day

4 days

Day 1

Arrival day

8 of 24 hours planned

  1. 09:30

    You arrive

  2. 13:0014:00

    Marché de Talensac

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    Édifice labellisé « Patrimoine du XXe siècle » depuis 2014

    Marché Talensac

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue–Fri 08:00–13:00 · Sat–Sun 08:00–13:30

  3. 14:3017:00

    Natural History Museum of Nantes

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and history + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in France

  4. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 19:0020:30

    Le lion et l’agneau

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    Cuisine du terroir réinventée et créative, plats végétarien et végan sur demande

  6. 20:3023:00

    Le Pannonica

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    performing arts center in Nantes, France

Day 2

11 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    La Guinguette du Belvedère

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 45m
    • Meal
  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Nantes History Museum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and history + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    history museum in Nantes, France

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Au petit Raphaël

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal
  6. 14:3017:00

    Maison des Hommes et des techniques

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and history + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    Boulevard Léon Bureau 2bis, 44200 Nantes

    Opening hours: Mon–Fri 10:00–18:00 · Sat–Sun closed

  7. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  8. 19:0020:30

    Au Bureau Nantes

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal
  9. 20:3022:00

    Château des ducs de Bretagne

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and history + balanced energy

    • 1h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    castle of the Dukes of Brittany, Nantes, France

Day 3

13 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    La Trinquette

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 45m
    • Meal

    3 Quai de la Fosse, 44000 Nantes

    Opening hours: Mon–Fri 11:00–24:00 · Sat 09:00–22:00 · Sun closed

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Maillé-Brézé

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and history + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    1953 T 47-class destroyer

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    La Cigale

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    brasserie in the town of Nantes

  6. 14:3017:00

    Jules Verne Museum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and history + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum dedicated to the French writer Jules Verne in Nantes, France

  7. 17:0018:30

    Le Lieu unique

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 1h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    national center for contemporary arts and music venue in Nantes

  8. 19:0020:30

    Le Reflet

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    Restaurant in Nantes, France

  9. 20:3022:00

    Villa de la Chantrerie

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and history + balanced energy

    • 1h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    villa in Nantes, France

Day 4

Departure day

5 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Le Bistrô Nouveau

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 45m
    • Meal

    15 Pl. du Pilori, 44000 Nantes

    Opening hours: Mon–Sat 08:00–02:00 · Sun 10:00–02:00

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Musée Dobrée

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in Nantes, France

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    O Deck

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 1h
    • Meal
  6. 14:30

    You leave

Sources

  • Wikidata
  • Wikivoyage contributors — Nantes
  • © OpenStreetMap contributors