Collection(s) : Heritage monograph
Paru le 17/02/2009 | Broché 31 pages
Tout public
photographs Eric Milteau | translation Ben Warren
Nantes - a town praised by the people of France for the quality of life and its charm. Born at the junction of the Loire and the Erdre, the meeting of the river and ocean, Nantes grew from its love of water. Was it the strong sea scent that caused local writer Jules Verne to dream of far-flung places... ?
Because Nantes, a city of numerous talents and dreams, has always captured the imagination. From the memories of the middle ages in the narrow lanes of La Bouffay to the idle beauty of Feydeau Island. Today, a visitor can vainly seek for the Loire, filled in between the wars, which linked the historical hearts of the city. Today the harmony of the city is elsewhere, from the uninterrupted flow of its tram, to the stunning array of its gardens, to the life of it squares and markets. The city does not cease beating to the rhythm of the festivals when they end - it continues all year around, Nantes, a city moving forward, looking towards the horizon.
Huguette Ausias Messer
Graduate and master of letters and history, Huguette Ausias Messer is a writer and journalist.
Author of numerous tourist guides, she also writes articles and historical reports for the reviews and communities.
Eric Milteau
Photographer from Nantes, commissioned by the Justouest.fr agency, Eric Milteau has worked for the town of Coueron since 1992. He covered the Festival of the Three Continents and at the World Fair in 1998 in Nantes. It is also the photo illustrator of the book « Nantes, the colours of a city » (Ouest-France Editions) with An nick Caraminot and « La Côte d'Amour » with Christiane Kerboul-Vilhon (collection Heritage Monograph).
