At 144 metres Tour Bretagne is one of France’s tallest buildings outside the capital.
It’s just north of Nantes’ Centre-Ville and the unapologetic rectangular outline is visible almost anywhere you go.
The tower clashes with old Nantes and hasn’t always been a popular addition to the skyline, but the vistas from the top are superb.
If you have the Nantes Pass you can go up to the panoramic bar and outdoor observation deck for free; if not it only costs €1. You can pause there for a little while to identify all the landmarks below.
The bar, Le Nid (The Nest), is a nice surprise with seats and tables designed like eggs and a soft sculpture of a kind of stork-heron hybrid snaking through the space.
