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Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Nantes

Decré

Step inside and feel the ethereal brightness of white tuffeau stone soaring 37 meters overhead, higher than Notre-Dame's vaults. The Renaissance tomb of François II, last Duke of Brittany, is a marble masterpiece you won't forget.

Gothic architecture
Renaissance art
Free entry
Historic monument

Tips

✨"real wow moment" when you enter (The Travel Bite)
⚰️don't miss the sculpted tomb of François II and Marguerite de Foix
⏳construction spanned 457 years, 1434 to 1891

Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Nantes

7 Imp. Saint-Laurent, 44000 Nantes, France

cathedrale-nantes.fr

Upcoming at Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Nantes

Friday, Jun 19
Fête du chant choral

Fête du chant choral

June 19

Hear young voices soar through centuries of sacred music in one of France's grandest Gothic spaces. The cathedral's youth choirs fill the soaring stone vaults with everything from medieval chant to contemporary works. Free entry, goosebumps guaranteed.

Saturday, Jun 27
Concert de la chorale du CCFA

Concert de la chorale du CCFA

June 27 at 8:30pm

Hear Fauré's haunting Requiem and Saint-Saëns' thundering Third Symphony echo through Nantes Cathedral's soaring Gothic vaults. The Chorale franco-allemande and Parisian choir Not'en Bulles fill the stone nave with centuries of musical tradition.

Saturday, Sep 19
Journées du Patrimoine à la Cathédrale

Journées du Patrimoine à la Cathédrale

September 19 at 2pm

Peek inside Nantes Cathedral's restoration during Heritage Days. These 30-minute guided tours offer a rare glimpse of the fire-damaged interior usually closed to visitors.

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