Château des ducs de Bretagne - Musée d'histoire de Nantes

From the ramparts you’ll see Nantes from a new perspective

Historic site and monument
Castle

4 place Marc Elder, 44000 Nantes

Château des Ducs de Bretagne — ©
Thibault Voisin

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In the heart of Nantes’s medieval quarter, the Castle of the Dukes of Brittany is one of the city’s most iconic landmarks, built in the late 15th century by François II and his daughter Anne of Brittany.

The fortress is home to a residential palace with elegant façades and Renaissance loggias, where the courtyard, ramparts and moat gardens are open to the public. Inside the ducal palace is the Nantes History Museum. At the cutting edge of contemporary museum design, featuring a range of digital displays, the museum is spread across 32 rooms and showcases more than 1,500 objects from its collection. The tour traces the city’s history from its origins to the metropolis it is today. The sections on the Atlantic slave trade and slavery, and on the two world wars, are internationally recognised as leading exhibitions. The tour also highlights remarkable architectural features and revisits key events in the history of the château and the city: the Edict of Nantes, industrialisation (LU, BN), shipbuilding… An urban trail links the history museum to the Memorial to the Abolition of Slavery, one of the world’s most important monuments dedicated to the Atlantic slave trade, slavery and its abolition. Throughout the year, the site comes alive with exhibitions, shows, talks, late-night openings and installations.