Le Plateau Jules Verne, Nantes: Around the world in three suites

In the birthplace of Jules Verne, you can visit a museum dedicated to the founding father of the science-fiction novel. You can also stroll over to the Ile de Nantes, where a giant, mechanical elephant, along with other strange machines built in homage to the novelist's creations, parades passengers on its back. Come evening, you can even dine in the spot where a young Jules Verne once lived and drew inspiration from the 19th-century sailing ships drifting past his window during the city's maritime heyday.

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