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Located in western France, Nantes is also playing host to a couple of matches in the Rugby World Cup 2007. Nantes is a charming city situated right at the confluence of the rivers Erdre and Sevre Nantaise.It has a lot in store for those who will be visiting this city to watch the three matches that are slated to be held at Nantes. Travel.mapsofworld is you one stop search when it comes to providing inputs on Nantes.
The Pool B matches of the Rugby World Cup between Wales and Canada and Wales and Fiji and Pool A match between England and Samoa are scheduled to be held at the stadium in Nantes called the Stade de la Beaujoire. It is a remarkable fact that the French Rugby team has won as many as five matches at the La Beaujoire Stadium. The stadium underwent a facelift in 1998 and some modifications were introduced. An addition of 51,000 more seats were made.
Nantes is dotted with a number of tourist places of interest that are well worth a visit. Cathedral Saint Peter Saint Paul, Passage Pommeraye, Palais de Justice, House of Jules Verne, the art museum, Musee des Beaux Arts need a special mention and are definitely not to be missed while on a trip to Nantes.
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