Who knew industrial could be so beautiful? Nantes did. This once-gritty city on the edge of Brittany has turned itself into an amazing art gallery where factories are filled with artists\u2019 work, mechanical animals roam the streets, and warehouses have been revamped. It all makes for a stunningly surreal French city break. Here’s where to cast your eye.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This northern French city has become a shining light for urban reinvention<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8659,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[292,284,851,947,958],"class_list":["post-8656","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-art-galleries","tag-cocktail-bars","tag-public-art","tag-theme-parks","tag-up-and-coming-cities","destinations-france","destinations-nantes","subcategories-activities","subcategories-alternative-city-breaks","subcategories-art","subcategories-bars","subcategories-local-flavours","subcategories-restaurants","subcategories-sightseeing","inspirations-arts-culture","inspirations-city","inspirations-food-drink"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n