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Knowing Nantes News is out!

Published on February 13, 2011 By sue alouche

Hi there, just to let you know that our latest Newsletter is out! You can sign up for it on this blog… just click on any post and the newsletter sign- up form will appear… otherwise fill in the form on our main web-site here and you can also become a member of KN – it’s [...]

All you need to know about Nantes… well a few good starting points.

Published on October 3, 2010 By sue alouche

Just been reading this in the Irish Times (thanks to Siobhan Gately for the link) so wanted to share it with you… Trunk call: the 12m-high “Great Elephant” on Île de Nantes. Photograph: Frank Perry/AFP/Getty Images Go Citybreak: Described by ‘Time’ magazine as ‘the most liveable city in all of Europe’, Nantes lives up to [...]

Chateau Residence de Bois Briand…the castle amongst industry…

Published on June 14, 2010 By sue alouche

I visited Eric DelaLonde this morning, the owner of the Chateau Residence de Bois Briand.  This beautiful castle, now set amongst a back-drop of industrial units near Saint Luce sur Loire, offers Chambres d’Hôtes and apartments on long and short term lets. (2 of which are currently available for long or short-term rentals.) The property [...]

Duralex – what was your favourite number?

Published on June 11, 2010 By sue alouche

I recently read an article in The Guardian talking about the Duralex brand. I hadn’t realised that there was a real tradition behind this glass, which became famous again when Osama Bin Laden was captured on film drinking tea from one. The Duralex glass was always made with a number underneath. This number was used [...]

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