Nantes

Nantes is a city in western France, situated at the head of the estuary of the Loire River. It is a dynamic regional centre with a diversified economic structure, including traditional industries such as food processing, engineering, and the manufacture of components for the aeronautical industry, as well as recent growth in fields like biotechnology. The city has a rich history, having been a commercial centre under the Romans, and later a key location in the French Revolution. Nantes is home to many cultural attractions, including the cathedral of Saint-Pierre, which retains a Gothic unity despite being built between the 15th and 20th centuries, and the Musée des Beaux-Arts, which has one of the most important and varied collections of paintings in France. The city has been praised for its quality of life and has received the European Green Capital Award in 2013 for its efforts to reduce air pollution and CO2 emissions, and its high-quality and well-managed public transport system