FEYDEAU ISLAND
An island of courtyards, streets, quays, sandbanks and leaning buildings with magnificent mascaron facades.
Nantes was called the Venice of the West. And for good reason, the Loire embraced and crossed the city. Nantes was 8 islands and 28 level crossings, hence these evocative names like Feydeau Island. In the heart of the city, this former Loire island was developed in 1720, then attached to Nantes when the river was filled in in the 1930s. Today, Feydeau Island has retained its original name despite the loss of its insularity. Between the F-Roosevelt course and Félix-Eboué Street, Jean-Philippot Boulevard and Commandant-d'Estienne-d'Orves Street, it is nice to stroll along the old cobblestones of its long central street, now Kervégan Street. Or on its "quays", and imagine crossing the Loire. Built on sandbanks, we admire, sometimes doubtful, its leaning buildings. Magnificent facades with masks reminiscent of the rich shipowners' families who lived on the island in the 18th century. A detour to Hangar 32 allows you to discover the urban evolution of Nantes.
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