Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Loire-Atlantique

Maison à pan de bois
44000 Nantes

The Apothecary House, a 15th century half-timbered building, is located in Nantes in the city centre. Ranked a historic monument in 1922, it illustrates local medieval architecture with its central facade and slate roof.

Chapelle gothique
44740 Batz-sur-Mer

The Notre-Dame-du-Mûrier chapel, a 15th-century Gothic flamboyant building in Batz-sur-Mer (Loire-Atlantique), is an ancient Catholic chapel today in ruins, classified as a historical monument since 1862.

Chapelle romane
44190 Clisson

The Chapel of the Templars of Clisson, built in the 12th and 13th centuries, is an ancient Romanesque church located in Clisson (Loire-Atlantique), linked to the Order of the Temple and then to the Hospitallers. Its ruins bear witness to a medieval commandery.

Château fort
44150 Ancenis

The Château d'Ancenis is a 10th century Breton castle located in Ancenis, Loire-Atlantique, overlooking the banks of the Loire. Ranked a historical monument, it illustrates medieval defensive architecture.

Château
44780 Missillac

The Château de la Bretsche, located in Missillac in the Loire-Atlantique, is a 15th century building rebuilt in the 19th century, mixing neo-Gothic and neo-Renaissance styles, surrounded by a 200-hectare park.

Eglise gothique
44000 Nantes

Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Nantes Cathedral, a Gothic building dating from the 15th and 19th centuries, dominates the city with 63 metres. An architectural masterpiece marked by fires and restorations, it embodies the religious and political history of Brittany.

Abbaye
44520 La Meilleraye-de-Bretagne

Notre-Dame de Melleray Abbey, a former Cistercian abbey founded in 1145, is located in La Meilleraye-de-Bretagne in Loire-Atlantique. Transformed into a Trappist monastery in the 19th century, it combines medieval architecture and religious heritage.

Pont
44190 Clisson

The Vallée Bridge, built between the 18th and 19th centuries in Clisson, is a masonry bridge crossing the Sèvre Nantaise, classified as a historic monument since 1922.