{"id":5593,"date":"2015-10-16T15:04:26","date_gmt":"2015-10-16T13:04:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.levoyageanantes.fr\/lieux\/maisons-medievales-2\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T15:12:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T14:12:11","slug":"medieval-houses","status":"publish","type":"lieu","link":"https:\/\/www.levoyageanantes.fr\/en\/places\/medieval-houses\/","title":{"rendered":"Medieval Houses"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"VAN22_CHAPEAU\"><p>In spite of the plethora of 18th and 19th century houses, there do remain wooden-fronted stone houses in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.levoyageanantes.fr\/en\/to-see\/the-endless-journey\/the-districts-of-nantes\/bouffay-district\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">medieval quarter.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div><\/section>\n\t<section class=\"\"><div class=\"VAN22_LIMIT_SECTION VAN22_FOCUS\" style=\"text-align:center;\"><h2 class=\"VAN22_H_1\" class=\"VAN22_H_1\" id=\"timber-framed-houses\">Timber-framed houses<\/h2><p>Place du Change, &#8220;the Apothecary&#8217;s House&#8221;. 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