Estuaire

From Nantes to the port of Saint-Nazaire, along the 60 kilometres that make up the Loire estuary connecting them, Estuaire is a unique collection of contemporary art works unlike any other in France.

Created in situ, each work in this permanent collection guides visitors towards an extraordinary place or noteworthy site: a house in the Loire (Maison dans la Loire by Jean-Luc Courcoult), a limp boat (Erwin Wurm), l’Observatoire (Tadashi Kawamata), the Villa Cheminée (Tatzu Nishi) or Le pied, le pull-over et le système digestif (Daniel Dewar et Grégory Gicquel).

Every site can be accessed freely. From April to October, a cruise boat leaving from Nantes sails to Saint-Nazaire and allows visitors to also discover the river and its banks.

© Gino Maccarinelli
© Gino Maccarinelli / LVAN

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In Trentemoult: Le Pendule.
Roman Signer
La Maison dans la Loire, Couëron © Bernard Renoux
© Bernard Renoux/LVAN

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In Couëron: La Maison dans la Loire.
Jean-Luc Courcoult

Misconceivable
© Philippe Piron /LVAN

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In Le Pellerin: Misconceivable – aka, the “limp boat”.
Erwin Wurm

Crédit : © Franck Tomps / LVAN
© Franck Tomps / LVAN

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In Cordemais : Villa Cheminée.
Tatzu Nishi

Bernard Renoux/LVAN
© Bernard Renoux/LVAN

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In Paimboeuf : L’Observatoire.
Tadashi Kawamata
© Fanny Retailleau
© Fanny Retailleau

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In Saint-Nazaire : Le pied, le pull-over et le système digestif.
Daniel Dewar & Grégory Gicquel

FYI

Where to sleep

  • La Villa Cheminée, œuvre de Tatzu Nishi, Cordemais – +33 (0)2 72 64 04 79
  • Château du Pé, chambres d’artistes, Saint-Jean-de-Boiseau – +33 (0)6 38 44 49 98

Cruise Nantes > St-Nazaire

Cruising on the river Loire down to the ocean from july to october. From Nantes to the port of Saint-Nazaire you will see unique points of view on the villages, the flora and fauna, the works of the estuary route. On board, a guide comments on your discovery: the places, their stories, their stakes…

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Full travel guide

Nantes Métropole
Le Voyage à Nantes
Destination Rennes
Saint Nazaire Renversante