This department is located in the west of France on both sides of the lower course and the mouth of the Loire and has many beautiful places where you can enjoy nature in one of the holiday homes via Nature.house. The Loire-Atlantique has an area of 6815 km2 and over 1,281,000 inhabitants. Are you looking for a holiday home in the nature of Loire-Atlantique? Loire-Atlantique belongs to the old hercynic massif. This is characterized by a fairly monotonous landscape with gently rolling hills and low-lying plateaus. In the west, the Loire-Atlantique borders on the Atlantic Ocean and here you can enjoy holiday homes by the sea. Further inland you can enjoy a gite in the rolling landscape of the Loire-Atlantique. 

The Brière Regional Natural Park

Are you looking for a holiday home in a special nature reserve in Loire-Atlantique? The Brière Regional Nature Park covers an area of 40,000 hectares and is the second largest swamp in France. Special are the many water birds and the flora in this park. It is not for nothing that this area is one of the richest in Europe. Many birds live between the reed beds, on the water and on the peat. Are you looking for a holiday home in Loire-Atlantique and are you a birder? Be sure to visit this bird-rich park. 

The salt marshes of Guérande

Around the town of Guérande you will find a rich swamp area. Visit one of the holiday homes in this part of the Loire-Atlantique and enjoy the 'white gold' that can be admired here. Since the Iron Age, salt has provided the riches of this peninsula. In the marshes, the "white gold" crystallizes due to the combined influence of sun and wind. From your cottage you can visit these special salt pans.

Lake Grand-Lieu

This lake is in winter the largest lake in France with a water surface of 6,300 hectares and can be described as 'large and not to be caught in one glance'. Are you looking for special flora and fauna? Then take a holiday home near Grand-Lieu. This lake is surrounded by reed beds and floating bushes. In, on and around the lake you may encounter special flora, such as white water lilies, the yellow puddle, the marsh flower and the water chestnut. In this part of the Loire-Atlantique you can enjoy the peace, the flora and the fauna that the area has to offer in one of the holiday homes.