Over at the old dockyards, the artistic mind of Nantes has run riot. Where ships once stood, now monumental mechanical animals and structures roam free. This 337-hectare site is now home to a 12m-high walking elephant, a 7m-long, walkable 'tree branch' which extends out of a warehouse, a heron with an 8-metre wingspan, and dozens of galleries, workshops and warehouses, where you can watch these fantastic creations being brought to life. This is one of those places which has to be seen to be believed...
