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1 day and a half in Nantes – guide to the historic capital of Brittany

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View from the castle of the Dukes of Brittany

The last stage of my journey through Atlantic coast of France It is the gracious and… rainy Nantes.

Although it is the administrative capital of Loire Valley, Indeed, Nantes has always been the main center historical region of Brittany, inhabited by Celts relatives of those in Wales, Cornwall and Ireland.

in fact, if there's one thing you notice upon arrival in Nantes, is the incredible number of flags Breton, stickers and graffiti praising all’autonomy of Brittany, slogans calling to keep alive the use of the Breton language… It seems to be in Catalonia!

My commitment to employment

My commitment for employment: buy products Breton! 🙂

As for the route from Bordeaux to La Rochelle, I used to come to Nantes and BlaBlaCar, to get downtown from the suburbs, I used the line 3 (blu) del tram, that from the terminus of Marcel Paul led me quickly to Commerce, in the heart of the city, a stone's throw from the castle of the Dukes of Brittany. …Read the rest »

La Rochelle: my visit in the French town

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The old port of La Rochelle

After a trip of a few hours (partivo of Bordeaux, God bless BlaBlaCar!), I came to La Rochelle, a lovely town on Atlantic coast of France.

In the Middle Ages, It was one of the most important cities served by the Knights Templar and, in the first half of '600, He was besieged by King Louis XIII and Cardinal Richelieu, at the height of tensions between Catholic France and a La Rochelle which had become the “fortress” Protestants (Huguenots).

After, La Rochelle became very active in trade with “new world”, dealing in particular slaves (like nearby Nantes, which I will talk in another post) and raw materials. Just the flourishing trade across the sea, They have left a legacy that is the symbol of La Rochelle: The Old Port, the old port.

You can not miss: wherever they arrive, receiving the poi, the crowds and the traffic will take you to the harbor, guarded by three towers (Tower the Chain of Saint Nicholas, that protected the access to the port, is the Lantern Tower, that served as a lighthouse and prison). …Read the rest »

2 days in Bordeaux: my itinerary in the wine capital

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Palace Square e Porte Cailhau

If you say France, almost always think of two things: Paris, French Riviera.

Yet, Time, I was fascinated by “province” that, a po’ as in Italy, It is mistreated by tourists, especially Italian.
in fact, throughout the part of France that overlooks the Atlantic Ocean, it seemed to me that the vast majority of tourists were British, German, Spanish (I suppose the neighbors of the Basque country), Dutch, Belgian. Of Italian, even the shadow.

What better occasion, if you do not start by visiting Bordeaux, then go north?

The airport is not great but, thanks to the direct links of Volotea and easyJet, you can reach it from many parts of Italy, in about two hours flight.

On disembarking, head to the hall B. Shortly before the output ports, It is the tourist office, where you can fill up with various plants and seedlings. …Read the rest »

A day at Versailles Palace and surroundings: WHAT TO SEE?

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The gardens of Versailles

That “old rogue” of Re Sole, Louis XIV, He could not devise anything more opulent, to get away from the gossips of Paris: a Royal Palace and a gigantic garden (quasi pacchiani, I think), fountains with amazing water features, air, precious stones, works commissioned to the elite of European artists of the time…

and, to make matters worse, the wife of Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, tired of the strict court etiquette, He took refuge in a building of the estate, the so-called “Petit Trianon“, and erected a small village / farm, called “Hameau de la Reine“, complete with a farm: the French royal era had (literally) lost his head, as Marie Antoinette and her husband would then discovered!

All this is, Luckily, sorpavvissuto the French Revolution, and it is now available to avalanches of tourists, especially American and Asian. 🙂

Reaching Versailles from Paris It is extremely easy: in any station of the Metro or RER, buy ticket “origin / destination” (individual tickets that used in Paris, does not apply!!), and the selected station “VERSAILLES LEFT BANK – Castle of Versailles“.
The ticket price is about 3.5EUR per way, and enables you, by the RER C (you can, for example, take the train to Invalides), to arrive in just over half an hour to the nearest station to the Palace. …Read the rest »

Itinerary to visit the Louvre Museum in half a day (6 the 7 hours)

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The Venus de Milo, one of the most famous sculptures in the Louvre

the first time I visited Paris for a reason that it was not farvici direct flights, I only 2 days, and I cut out a route-flash 90 minutes, to visit Louvre.

Unfortunately, given the vastness of the museum, so short a visit can serve only to have the vaguest idea of ​​the treasures kept inside. 🙂

In early July, however, I had virtually unlimited time to re-visit the Louvre, and I have prepared a detailed itinerary, leveraging official website Museum, reviews and scattered.

The museum has an impressive exhibition area, articulated in 3 or (Sully, Denon, Richelieu) and 4 levels, so it is very important group works to place them in the museum, rather than by historical period. In tal modo, I avoided going back and forth, and waste valuable time. 🙂

To get an idea of ​​the incredible number of exhibition halls, you can download the official map of the Louvre, in lingua italiana, A this address. …Read the rest »

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