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Discover all Nantes has to Offer
If You Are looking for a holiday getaway in France, Nantes could be the ideal place for you. Whether you are planning a weekend trip or a longer trip, you can simply come over and relax in this nice little coastal town which is one of the best destinations in France for a peaceful break.
You will love the fact that hotels here are quite affordable and everything here is priced very reasonably. Nantes won’t burn a hole in your pocket. Food and drink is reasonably priced as are tourist attractions.
Once you arrive you will find that there are a plethora of things to do in Nantes. If you are a sci-fi buff, you should know that Nantes is the place where the famous science fiction author Jules Verne was born. There is now a museum dedicated to him in the city, called the le Mus?Jules Verne. Children will particularly love the exhibits here.
There is also the Chateau des Ducs de Bretagne which is the Castle of the Dukes of Brittany and it houses the popular History Museum of Nantes. It has a contemporary layout with a lot of multimedia installations and over eight hundred and fifty historical objects that are connected to Nantes.
Brittany is a splendid picturesque area with so many places to explore and enjoy. Hiring a car at Nantes Airport or any of the other airports in Brittany is something which may be worth your while. Consider how much moving about you intend on doing. Will you be visiting just one part of Brittany or do you plan on seeing as much as possible. Spontaneity is great on a holiday but sometimes a bit of planning can go a long way.
The Machines de l’Ile is an experimental artistic project that blends the imaginations of such masters as Jules Verne and Leonardo da Vinci. It brings to life the creations that they described in their works. It is built on a former shipyard and has a magnificent location. It also has rides and other attractions to ensure a fun filled day for tourists. You can also take a ride on Le Petit Train de Nantes which is a very nice experience for any visitor.
Passage Pommeraye is a beautifully crafted art deco passageway that connects streets. It is situated near one of the biggest shopping areas in the city. It has a beautiful glass ceiling and is a great piece of architecture making it a great place to visit.
You can also visit the Cathedral in Nantes. Although it is nothing like the famous ones such as Notre-Dame, it is till a popular place to visit in Nantes. If you are a beach person, you can spend a great day at the beaches which are just an hour away from Nantes.
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Fabulous World of Jules Verne – Part 1 – Karel Zeman
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Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas, Jules Verne, 1st US Edition, Osgood 1873 $3,000.00 |
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A Journey to the Center of the Earth ~JULES VERNE~ 1874 ~1st/1st Shepard Edition $1,689.00 |
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Antique Rare French Book. JULES VERNE. Les Enfants du Capitaine GRANT. Жюль Верн $1,600.00 |
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AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS~JULES VERNE~1ST/1ST ED $1,249.00 |
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MONTBLANC 2003 WRITERS LIMITED EDITION JULES VERNE Ballpoint Pen $1,199.99 |
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ANTIQUE JULES VERNE BOOKS. J.HETZEL EDITEUR. $830.00 |
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JULES VERNE JCC JEWELRY METEORITE STERLING SILVER RING $828.00 |
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Ticket No.” 9672″ by Jules Verne First US Edition $750.00 |
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Their Island Home, Jules Verne, 1st Edition, 1st Print $750.00 |
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CASTAWAYS, IN SEARCH OF THE; JULES VERNE, Print 1874; Copyright 1873; $752.49 |
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Jules Verne – Mistress Branican – rare 1892 UK Sampson Low 1st edtn orig cloth $711.32 |
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An Antarctic Mystery- Jules Verne- 1899- First American Edition – J.B. Lippincot $700.00 |
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Journey to Center of the Earth JULES VERNE 1874 ~Centre $685.00 |
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MONTBLANC WRITERS LIMITED EDITION JULES VERNE 2003 FP $629.00 |
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JULES VERNE – THE SURVIVORS OF THE CHANCELLOR – 1876 FIRST AMERICAN EDITION $633.25 |
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JULES VERNE – THE FUR COUNTRY – 1874 FIRST AMERICAN EDITION $633.25 |
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Verne, Jules Facing The Flag $600.00 |
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LE CHATEAUX DES CARPATHES [G] by Jules Verne $599.95 |
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Frontispiece to ‘Five Weeks in a Balloon’ by Jules Verne (1828-1905) (engraving) (b/w photo) by Edouard Riou – Mug – Standard Size $14.50 This mug is created using the finest dye sublimation techniques and creates a stunning dishwasher safe finish. Great as a gift, or for promotional items. Each of our mugs come individually boxed for protection in transit…. |
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Illustration from ‘From the Earth to the Moon’ by Jules Verne (1828-1905) Paris, Hetzel, published in 1865 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Emile Antoine Bayard – Mug – Standard Size $14.50 This mug is created using the finest dye sublimation techniques and creates a stunning dishwasher safe finish. Great as a gift, or for promotional items. Each of our mugs come individually boxed for protection in transit…. |
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Jules Verne’s Twenty Thousand League Keychain $2.00 Jules Vernes was one of the first couple of science fiction writers, author of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and Around the World in 80 Days among others. Carry his imagination in your pocket for inspiration on this keychain…. |
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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea [VHS] $0.73 The swashbuckler genre bumped into science fiction in 1954 for one of Hollywood’s great entertainments. The Jules Verne story of adventure under the sea was Walt Disney’s magnificent debut into live-action films. A professor (Paul Lukas) seeks the truth about a legendary sea monster in the years just after the Civil War. When his ship is sunk, he, his aide (Peter Lorre), and a harpoon master (Kirk… |
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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea [VHS] $1.98 The swashbuckler genre bumped into science fiction in 1954 for one of Hollywood’s great entertainments. The Jules Verne story of adventure under the sea was Walt Disney’s magnificent debut into live-action films. A professor (Paul Lukas) seeks the truth about a legendary sea monster in the years just after the Civil War. When his ship is sunk, he, his aide (Peter Lorre), and a harpoon master (Kirk… |
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Jules Verne Vinyl Wall Graphic Decal Sticker Poster $49.00 SIZE: 5’10”x19in – Wall Graphic of Jules Verne, the French pioneer of science fiction. He is well known for Around the World in Eighty Days, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, and A Journey to the Center of the Earth. He wrote about air, space, and underwater travel before practical submarines and air and space travel had been devised. He is often called the Father of Science Fiction, much li… |
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Extraordinary Voyage Jules Verne (DVD) $18.61 This release examines the work and life of sci-fi icon Jules Verne. What can such classics as TWENTY THOUSAND LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA and AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS reveal about life today? |
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Jules Verne (Hardcover) $17.3 Description not available. |
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Jules Verne’s Mysterious Island (DVD) $23.62 |
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Jules Verne`s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Paperback) $6.88 Retells, in graphic novel format, the classic story of undersea adventure amid an electric submarine and its eccentric captain. |
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Jules Verne`s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Paperback) $8.86 Description not available. |
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30,000 Leagues Under The Sea – Includes Digital Copy (DVD) $6.92 A demented Captain Nemo wreaks havoc on the surface world in this modern updating of the Jules Verne classic. |
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Journey to the Center of the Earth (DVD) $11.85 JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH is based on Jules Verne’s 1864 novel. A scientist heads out on a treacherous journey to the c |
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Around the World in 80 Days (WS/DVD) $9.99 Widescreen In this raucous Disney adaptation of Jules Verne’s classic adventure novel AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS, |
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30,000 Leagues Under The Sea (Blu-ray Disc) $9.75 A demented Captain Nemo wreaks havoc on the surface world in this modern updating of the Jules Verne classic. |
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Discovering the Past DVD Set $15.25 The Jules Verne expedition sails up the Amazon aboard the famous 19th Century ‘Belem’ Tall Ship |
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Captain Nemo (Paperback) $10.9 Captain Nemo is the fictional life story of one of Jules Verne`s most memorable characters from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and The Mysterious Island. It covers his boyhood friendship with the dreamer, Jules Verne, adventures aboard s… |
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Steampunk (Hardcover) $22.87 A Jules Verne world of extraordinary visions and contraptions as portrayed by the top 30 artists in the genreSteampunk is a resurgent art, cult, and lowbrow mo… |
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Before There Was Rosalyn – As Far as the Moon from the Sun $7.28 Disc 1:Rhetoric in Writing, AShadow of the Things We Know, A1837Momentary Contrmplation of Distance, Silence and All That It Entails, ADay February Should Have Ended, TheThey Laughed at Jules Verne, Too |
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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (DVD) $9.4 Walt Disney’s fun, live-action adaptation of Jules Verne’s classic science-fiction story features some of the best special effects produced in the 1950s. Captain Nemo, the commander of a futuristic submarine called the Nautilus, rescues the surviv… |
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Oceanology (Hardcover) $13.45 Captain Nemo`s wondrous oceanic explorations aboard the Nautilus have been chronicled first-hand in this lavishly illustrated volume, part of the successful Ology series. A teenaged mate who miraculously survived to share his story with Jules Verne, a… |
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Classics Illustrated Deluxe 7 (Paperback) $13.85 Jules Verne’s adventure story about a wager to circumvent the globe in 80 days was so popular when it was first published that it spawned several real-life copycats who tried to replicate the adventures of Phileas Fogg and his valet Passe… |
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Classics Illustrated Deluxe 7 (Hardcover) $14.79 Jules Verne’s adventure story about a wager to circumvent the globe in 80 days was so popular when it was first published that it spawned several real-life copycats who tried to replicate the adventures of Phileas Fogg and his valet Passe… |
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Castle in Transylvania (Paperback) $11.57 Before Bram Stoker`s Dracula, Jules Verne, master of science fiction, wrote this eerie tale of the supernatural set in a forgotten valley in the mountains of Transylvania.In a tiny village, cut off from the outside world, unnatural events are menac… |
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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (DVD) $5.92 Based on the sci-fi classic by Jules Verne, this film tells the story of Captain Nemo and three young castaways who board the Nautilus for a series of deep-sea adventures. |
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Festival of Family Classics – Classic Adventures: Vol. 1 (DVD) $7.16 This release brings together charming, family-friendly animated versions of the classic, much-loved Jules Verne stories AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS and 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA. |
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20,000 Leguas de viaje submarino/ 20,000 Leagues under the sea (Paperback) $24.15 Accompanied by captivating illustrations, this edition of Jules Verne’s adventure novel brings Captain Nemo, Pierre Aronnax, and the Nautilus to life. French professor Pierre Aronnax… |
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Journey to the Centre of the Earth $4.94 This classic tale by French visionary Jules Verne is the story of Lidenbrock and his nephew Axel, and their amazing adventure. When Axel decodes information about a secret path through an Icelandic volcano, the two men set off to go deeper into the ear… |
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A Journey to the Centre of the Earth (Paperback) $11.74 This classic tale by French visionary Jules Verne is the story of Lidenbrock and his nephew Axel, and their amazing adventure. When Axel decodes information about a secret path through an Icelandic volcano, the two men set off to go deeper into the ear… |
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The Illusion of Murder (Paperback) $7.91 The intrepid Nellie Bly?Victorian Age detective, reporter, and feminist?embarks on an adventure that will test her courage and determine the fate of nations?Jules Verne challenges Nellie to travel around the world in less … |
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Astounding Wonder (Hardcover) $41.63 When physicist Robert Goddard, whose career was inspired by H. G. Wells`s War of the Worlds, published “A Method of Reaching Extreme Altitudes,” the response was electric. Newspaper headlines across the country announced, “Modern Jules Verne … |
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The Illusion of Murder (Hardcover) $18.06 Attempting to beat Jules Verne`s round-the-world record, Victorian Age reporter Nellie Bly hides from official records the secret details about a mysterious death in the bustling harbor city of Port Said where she is targeted by a killer and embroiled … |
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Mysterious Island (DVD) $7.56 This fantasy adventure is based on the 1870 novel by Jules Verne. A small, motley group of soldiers and civilians flee the 1865 siege of Richmond via a hot air balloon, and end up on an isolated island crawling with over-sized crabs, birds, and bees. E… |
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Frank Reade (Hardcover) $16.31 Before Jules Verne’s flying machines and H. G. Wells’s spaceships, there was Frank Reade, globe-trotting inventor and original steampunk hero. Frank Reade magazines were the world’s first science fiction periodicals, enthral… |
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Around the World in 80 Days – 2-Disc Special Edition (DVD) $15.79 David Niven is perfect as an imperturbable English gentleman who attempts to win a bet by circumnavigating the globe in 80 days. The Jules Verne story, 100 locations, 40 cameo appearances by Hollywood players, a Victor Young score, and S.J. Perelman am… |
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The Other Log of Phileas Fogg (Paperback) $9.85 According to author Farmer, the parts of “Around the World in Eighty Days” that weren`t described by Jules Verne were the best parts of the story. It seems that Phileas Fogg was involved in an intergalactic war between two alien races over the fate of … |
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Three Science Fiction Novellas (Hardcover) $31.73 To the short list that includes Jules Verne and H.G. Wells as founding fathers of science fiction, the name of the Belgian writer J.-H. Rosny Aine must be added. He was the first writer to conceive, and attempt to narrate, the workings of aliens and al… |
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Around the World in 80 Days (Hardcover) $9.85 Jules Verne—and his one-of-a-kind hero, Phileas Fogg—take children on an action-packed, whirlwind race around the world. For as long as anyone can remember, Fogg’s daily ritual has never varied by even a minute. Then, o… |
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Around the World in 80 Days $5.89 In 1872, English gentleman Phileas Fogg has many adventures as he tries to win a bet that he can travel around the world in eighty days. |
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