Signature experience — Nantes
La Baule and the Guérande peninsula
Duration
Full day
Price
From €750
Mercedes
Dedicated vehicle & chauffeur
In 1879 the Escoublac–La Baule railway station opened, kick‑starting a seaside boom and the ribbon of Belle Époque villas along Avenue de Gaulle, protected since 1910 by the extended Pouliguen jetty that tames equinox swells. A short drive inland brings you to Guérande’s 13th–15th‑century walls, then, just 4 km away, to the salt pans where coarse grey crystals form under prevailing north‑westerlies. Round it off in Piriac‑sur‑Mer, a Petite Cité de Caractère with a snug little harbor.
Departing from Nantes, your private chauffeur orchestrates the day: hotel pick‑up, Mercedes on standby, flexible stops, no parking stress. Drift along La Baule’s beach, sample a Pen‑Bé oyster while he heads toward Guérande, and sit down to a sea‑view lunch he can prebook. The return arcs via Saint‑Nazaire to cross the 3.356 km bridge over the Loire estuary. Figure roughly 75 km from Nantes to La Baule, about 1 hour 10 minutes off‑peak.
Your itinerary
- I
08:30 — Leave Nantes; arrive La Baule around 09:45 for a stroll between Plage Benoît and Avenue de Gaulle.
- II
11:00 — Short drive to Guérande (15 min) to see the ramparts and Collégiale Saint‑Aubin (45 min).
- III
12:45 — Sea‑view lunch in Le Pouliguen or La Baule; coffee by the harbor (1 h 30).
- IV
15:00 — Guérande salt marshes, then Piriac‑sur‑Mer; return via Saint‑Nazaire bridge, back in Nantes ~18:30.
What’s included
- ✓ Dedicated Amani chauffeur
- ✓ Mercedes E‑ or V‑Class
- ✓ Hotel pick‑up
- ✓ Waiting time, flexible
Your chauffeur’s tip
For brimming salt pans, time an afternoon low tide between May and early September and prebook a Saillé marsh tour the day before.
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