Nantes

• Nantes is a port and cathedral city located on the River Loire in the Pays de la Loire Region of northwestern France.
• It was the Gallo-Roman city of Condevincum, capital of the Namnetes Gallic Tribe in the Province of Gallia Lugdunensis.

History

• It was renamed ‘Portus Namnetum’ in the third century CE, and a Roman Wall was built around the city to defend it against Saxon Invasions.

The Roman Sites

• Gallo-Roman Wall (Ruins)
• Nantes Castle
  • The castle is built on the site of the Roman Fort.

Museums

• Nantes Castle of the Dukes of Brittany
  • Nantes Castle Museum

Roman Roads

• Nantes-Lyons
• Nantes-Bordeaux
• Nantes-Paris

Museum of the Dukes of Brittany Castle, Nantes