The Loire-Atlantique boasts a wonderful coast, alternating between sandy beaches, wild creeks, rocky coasts and renowned seaside resorts. It also offers visitors a diverse range of other places of interest including Nantes, a City of Art and History combining heritage and dynamism, the famous Guérande salt marshes – a paradise for birds – the canals and delightful thatched cottages of Brière, incredibly picturesque fishing ports and the Nantes vineyards.