City: Pays de la Loire
Top Things to do in Pays de la Loire
Top Hotels in Pays de la Loire
- 1. Chateau du Boisniard
- 2. Hotel & Spa Les Roches Noires
- 3. Hotel La Villa en l'Ile
- 4. Atlantic Hotel & Spa
- 5. Hotel Voltaire Opera Nantes Centre
- 6. Radisson Blu Hotel, Nantes
- 7. Hotel Anne d'Anjou, The Originals Collection
- 8. Golden Tulip Nantes Carquefou
- 9. Hotel Anne d'Anjou, The Originals Collection
- 10. Hotel les Embruns
What to do and see in Pays de la Loire, France: The Best History Museums
Pays de la Loire (French pronunciation: [pe.i də la lwaʁ]; Breton: Broioù al Liger, meaning Loire Country) is one of the 18 regions of France. It is one of the regions created in the 1950s to serve as a zone of influence for its capital, Nantes, one of a handful so-called "balancing metropolises" (métropoles d'équilibre)¹.
Restaurants in Pays de la Loire
1. Cave Museum, Village Troglodytique de Rochemenier
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 491 reviews
Located in Western France, between the Loire valley and the Atlantic coast, the Museum of th cave dwelling village of Rochemenier invites you to discover an underground world.
2. 24 Hours of Le Mans Museum
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4.5 based on 876 reviews
Come and discover the exciting story of the 24 Heures du Mans and the legendary heroes. Through 120 vehicles, the Automobile Club de l'Ouest tells you the epic of the automobile in the Sarthe and the success of its international event. Bentley, Ferrari, Jaguar, Ford, Porsche, Matra, Audi ... all the big names are represented by their mythical models that immerse the visitor in the world's greatest endurance race. 300m² of temporary exhibitions complete this themed route, which can be continued by visiting the famous 24 Heures du Mans circuit.
Reviewed By Alexve1 - Redruth, United Kingdom
Called in on a European bike trip, well worth a visit if you are a petrol head, would definitely go again
3. Musee Lurcat
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4.5 based on 309 reviews
Reviewed By AlbertSalichs - Manresa, Spain
Museé Lurçat is a wonderful museum of tapestries located in Angers, a town in Loire Region, in the North part of France. The museum has only a big room, where there are a lot of fantastic Contemporanean tapestries. Really, they are different to classical ones. So, you can see great compositions in (almost) all of them. I walked around the room two times, really I was awesome and I do not like very much tapestries, I prefer other kinds of art. A top in the city! and probably a number one museum of tapestries manufactured in 20th Century!
4. Musee des Blindes
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4.5 based on 1,336 reviews
Reviewed By ianj776 - Usk, United Kingdom
Situated near Saumur in the Loire Valley is this superb display of armoured fighting vehicles, some in full working order including the formidable Tiger 2. there are some 300 vehicles on display -all under cover, well presented and maintained.
5. Historial of Vendee
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4.5 based on 230 reviews
Be transported in 7,000 years of the history of the Vendée! In the spectacular environment of La Boulogne which is an important place of memory and of history for the Vendée, an audacious architecture perfectly integrated into the landscape, with a museography as enjoyable as it is knowledgeable, awaits you ! From Prehistory to contemporary Vendee, discover history freely and become the actor of the time you cross. Just one in France => the children museum, where they play and learn in a place especially for them. If you want to have fun or to dream, come to live your own experience ...
6. La Maison de la Meunerie
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4.5 based on 34 reviews
A few steps away from the royal abbey, discover the authentic and bucolic miller’s house. The place offers you a virtual meeting with the baker, the washerwomen, the miller, his daughter and his cat. A modern and surprising museography reveals all the secrets of the Maison de la meunerie.
7. Carre Plantagenet
8. Le Refuge de Grasla
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4.5 based on 23 reviews
During the course of a partially guided visit, you will have the opportunity to discover the particular fate of the Vendee families ; forced to abandon their farmes, their houses and to organise, in the heart to the Grasla forest, survival camps in harsh, precarious and extreme conditions of the winter of 1794. Share their dramas, their joys, and their hopes through an interactive historical journey in the heart of the forest. The Association writed and staged a theatre production with professional actors and 30 volunteers actors.
9. Prehisto'site du CAIRN
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4.5 based on 206 reviews
Reviewed By crize2foi - Chateau-Gontier, France
This was a brilliant little site to look at certain aspects of Prehistoric History, particularly as it relates to the numerous 'Dolmen' in the surrounding area. There is an outdoor section with Dolmen, Standing Stones, Mock-up Archaeological Dig, etc. And there is an indoor section, including an excellent exhibition of what the 41st Century might make of 21st Century items (at the time of writing - July 2020), highlighting the fact that there is an element of guesswork in the exhibition that follows about prehistoric life. The center provides a 'jeu de piste' to encourage younger family members to interact with the site and their are numerous activities that can be enjoyed . . . we only made the 'Starting a Fire' activity, but it was excellent! The guy who lead the activity spoke with knowledge, humour and passion about different tools and weapons from pre-historic times, including a demonstration of a pre-historic drill, and then moving onto a demonstration of starting fire using stones and wood. He also kindly translated into English for those for whom French was a difficulty. . . . Loads of information, and a very friendly and helpful on-site team meant we spent 2 and a half hours enjoying the site.
10. La Maison de la Peche
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 22 reviews
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