What to do and see in Pays de la Loire, France: The Best Museums

May 30, 2021 Tonie Szymanski

Pays de la Loire (French pronunciation: ​[pe.i də la lwaʁ]; Breton: Broioù al Liger, meaning Loire Country) is one of the 18 regions of France. It is one of the regions created in the 1950s to serve as a zone of influence for its capital, Nantes, one of a handful so-called "balancing metropolises" (métropoles d'équilibre)¹.
Restaurants in Pays de la Loire

1. De la Vague a l'Art

Passage du Royal - Esplanade Francois Andre Rez de chaussee en face de la Thalasso Barriere, 44500 La-Baule-Escoublac France +33 6 76 28 77 34 [email protected] http://www.delavaguelart.com/
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De la Vague a l'Art

Open your gallery of the wave since February 2015, art.. exposes the work of 28 artists, permanent year-round monthly by a guest of honor displaying 4 or 5 recent works to discover this approach allows to offer or have fun for a budget that is accessible to all. our cultural development offers tax exemption for professionals and individuals.

2. Musee Aeronautique de la Presqu'ile Cote d'Amour

Aérodrome de La Baule-Escoublac, 44500 La-Baule-Escoublac France +33 2 51 75 10 43 http://www.mapica.org/
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Musee Aeronautique de la Presqu'ile Cote d'Amour

3. 24 Hours of Le Mans Museum

9 Place Luigi Chinetti, 72100 Le Mans City, Le Mans France +33 2 43 72 72 24 [email protected] http://www.lemans-musee24h.com
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4.5 based on 876 reviews

24 Hours of Le Mans Museum

Come and discover the exciting story of the 24 Heures du Mans and the legendary heroes. Through 120 vehicles, the Automobile Club de l'Ouest tells you the epic of the automobile in the Sarthe and the success of its international event. Bentley, Ferrari, Jaguar, Ford, Porsche, Matra, Audi ... all the big names are represented by their mythical models that immerse the visitor in the world's greatest endurance race. 300m² of temporary exhibitions complete this themed route, which can be continued by visiting the famous 24 Heures du Mans circuit.

Reviewed By Alexve1 - Redruth, United Kingdom

Called in on a European bike trip, well worth a visit if you are a petrol head, would definitely go again

4. Musee Lurcat

4 boulevard Arago, 49100, Angers France +33 2 41 24 18 45 [email protected] http://musees.angers.fr
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4.5 based on 309 reviews

Musee Lurcat

Reviewed By AlbertSalichs - Manresa, Spain

Museé Lurçat is a wonderful museum of tapestries located in Angers, a town in Loire Region, in the North part of France. The museum has only a big room, where there are a lot of fantastic Contemporanean tapestries. Really, they are different to classical ones. So, you can see great compositions in (almost) all of them. I walked around the room two times, really I was awesome and I do not like very much tapestries, I prefer other kinds of art. A top in the city! and probably a number one museum of tapestries manufactured in 20th Century!

5. Musee des Blindes

1043 route de Fontevraud, 49400, Saumur France +33 2 41 83 69 95 [email protected] http://museedesblindes.fr/
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Musee des Blindes

Reviewed By ianj776 - Usk, United Kingdom

Situated near Saumur in the Loire Valley is this superb display of armoured fighting vehicles, some in full working order including the formidable Tiger 2. there are some 300 vehicles on display -all under cover, well presented and maintained.

6. Les Machines de L'ile

Les Chantiers Bd Léon Bureau, 44200, Nantes France +33 810 12 12 25 [email protected] http://www.lesmachines-nantes.fr
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Les Machines de L'ile

The Machines de l’Ile is an artistic and a tourist project. It is a blend of the invented worlds of Jules Verne, the mechanical universe of Leonardo da Vinci, and the industrial history of Nantes, on an exceptional site in the former shipyards. A ride on the 12-meter tall Great Elephant, climb aboard the Marine Worlds Carrousel of 27 moving sea creatures or the Heron Tree to fly over the hanging gardens.

Reviewed By cranb25 - Vicopisano, Italy

Very nice place! I suggest you visit guide with the history of the machines If you are interested you can reserve on the website the ride in the big elephant

7. Le Cadre Noir

av Ecole Nationale D Equitation, 49400, Saumur France +33 2 41 53 50 60 http://www.ifce.fr/cadre-noir/
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Le Cadre Noir

Reviewed By 959billm - Berwick upon Tweed, United Kingdom

We had a fantastic look around last week - a really knowledgeable guide who spoke excellent English and took a great deal of time to discuss horses with my granddaughter who is a very proficient and experienced dressage rider It's a absolute must place to visit if you are in the area even if you are not a Horsey person

8. Pierre et Lumiere

Route de Gennes St Hilaire St Florent, 49400, Saumur France +33 2 41 50 70 04 [email protected] http://pierre-et-lumiere.com/
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Pierre et Lumiere

Unique in its kind, Pierre et Lumière is an underground route where you can admire impressive sculptures representing the monuments and heritage of the Loire Valley. Hundreds of tons of stone were cut, cut and chiselled to the smallest detail. Nearly 3 years of work have been required to realize the sumptuous sculptures of castles, towns, villages and churches of our region, often carried out in low relief from the rock. A subtle luminous staging reveals the beauty of volumes and details. Lighting evolves, turns, changes colour to sublime every facet of the work. At the end of the visit, an unforgettable experience for children! A tuffeau stone, tools and wise advice. Here they are ready to create a memory that will remain etched in the stone and in their hearts.

Reviewed By theresar206 - Le Pontet, France

we found this place quite interesting as it allows you to see many towns, cities in one spot - sculpted with great refinement - truly a must see - buy the 2 or 3 museum pass as it is more interesting

9. Galerie David d'Angers

33 B rue Toussaint, 49100, Angers France +33 2 41 05 38 90 [email protected] http://www.musees.angers.fr
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Galerie David d'Angers

The former Toussaint abbey church, dating from the 13th century, was restored in 1984. It is now covered with a glass roof, an audacious feature of modern architecture, and houses the works of sculptor, Pierre-Jean David, known as David d’Angers (1788-1856). David d’Angers’ work is scattered throughout France and Europe. Therefore, the main interest of the gallery in Angers is that it showcases the quasi-totality of his sculptures as plaster models, the preparatory studies for the final work, the latter being cast in bronze or sculpted in marble and stone. An idyllic promenade where the light reveals the beauty of the sculptures!

10. Carre Plantagenet

rue Claude Blondeau, 72000 Le Mans City, Le Mans France +33 2 43 47 46 45 http://www.lemans.fr/page.do?t=2&uuid=545E74A4-7F000001-022E1D97-3446069F
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Carre Plantagenet

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