Nantes Traditional Food Tour: Experience the Taste of Medieval Bouffay District
Nantes
Experience the taste of medieval Nantes on a traditional food tour through the Bouffay district. Sample local wine, seafood, crèpes, and more while exploring the city's historic buildings and charming streets.
Duration:
3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Place Graslin - A brief journey from the shores of the Atlantic, explore Nantes, the “City of Dukes”\nA leading urban center in the Pays de la Loire region, named the most habitable city in Europe by Time magazine in 2004, and crowned European Green Capital in 2013!\nNantes is a dynamic and picturesque harbor city (formerly one of the foremost harbor cities in France until the 19th century) rich in history, arts, and culture. It ranks as the 6th-largest city in France.\nSituated between Brittany and the Loire, at the intersection of land and sea, Nantes’ culinary heritage prominently features regional specialties.\nExperience and relish its western maritime atmosphere with its array of seafood, regional Muscadet white wine, Breton savory pancakes, traditional pastries, or sweets, just to mention a few!
What's Included
- Bottled water
- Lunch
Meal Options
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Le Fondant Baulois - Nantes sailors from the West Indies brought back new food rum, cane sugar, vanilla, … and
all these flavors that characterize this cake. -
galette - The traditional « galette », but somehow different ! A savoury crèpe with
buckwheat flour typical from Bretagne and filled with savoury ingredients -
apéro - surprise seafood snacks, pairing with local
Muscadet wine -
FISH ROLL - brioche bread made every morning by an artisan baker, toasted with butter and garnished with
with a fresh fish recipe - Les Rigolettes Nantaises - Made from a thin shell of steamed sugar filled with a melting core of real fruit pulp, Rigolette is available in five traditional flavours.
Additional Information
Indulge in a delightful stroll that takes you through the vital core of Nantes, from its grand plazas and elegant edifices, to the ancient lanes of the medieval Bouffay area and its fortress (château des Ducs de Bretagne), all while savouring local wines, seafood, crèpes and other delicacies.
If your preference is to explore and absorb the ambiance of a thousand-year-old port city by sampling its traditional cuisine and strolling by exquisite structures, plazas and lanes, then this adventure is perfect for you!
Your local guide will make you feel as though you’re part of this extraordinary city !
Location
Place Graslin
meeting point by the fountain
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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