Tournicoton
Tournicoton is a carousel in Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire. Tournicoton is situated nearby to the zoo La ménagerie, as well as near the garden L’éclat méditerranéen.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nantes station and Museum of Fine Art of Nantes.
Nantes station
Railway station
Photo: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nantes station is the principal passenger railway station serving the French city of Nantes. It is a through station aligned east–west, with entrances and station facilities on both north and south sides. Nantes station is situated 140 metres south of Tournicoton.
Museum of Fine Art of Nantes
Museum
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The Fine Arts Museum of Nantes, along with 14 other provincial museums, was created, by consular decree on 14 Fructidor in year IX. Today the museum is one of the largest museums in the region. Museum of Fine Art of Nantes is situated 510 metres west of Tournicoton.
Jardin des plantes de Nantes
Park
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Jardin des plantes de Nantes are also notable. East and west wings contain an exceptional collection of epiphytes, including orchids of the African lowlands and Asian mountains respectively.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Île Feydeau and Ancienne Carrière de Miséry.
Ancienne Carrière de Miséry
Locality
Photo: François de Dijon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ancienne Carrière de Miséry is a locality, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Tournicoton.
Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire
Town
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Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. It is the third-largest suburb of the city of Nantes, and is adjacent to it on the southeast, across the river Loire. Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire is situated 3½ km southeast of Tournicoton.
Tournicoton
- Opening hours:
Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday: 10:30 AM—12:30 PM and 2:30 PM—7:00 PM
Thursday and Friday: 2:30 PM—7:00 PM - Type: Carousel
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Nantes, Arrondissement of Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France, Europe
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Latitude
47.21838° or 47° 13′ 6″ northLongitude
-1.54119° or 1° 32′ 28″ westOpen location code
8CVW6F95+9GOpenStreetMap ID
node 3768219232OpenStreetMap feature
attraction=carousel
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