Pour L'amour Du Fil Nantes, France

Pour L’Amour du Fil Nantes, France

An exciting opportunity to join us on a trip to Nantes for the international show Pour l’amour du Fil.

 International Show of the Arts of Thread 12th edition  April 22nd-25th, 2020 (cancelled due to Covid-19) but running September 2021  This show is the British Isles  Christopher Wilson Tate with his wonderful antique quilts  Willyne Hammerstein with her latest Millefiori book  Two special guests from Japan  More than 100 classes and 120 traders

Show website; https://pourlamourdufil.com/en/

The show organiser is Quiltmania; https://www.quiltmania.com/?lang=en

Day/Date Location Description Day 1 Depart for Depart London via Eurostar to Paris. Wednesday London Travel across Paris either by Metro or individuals can take a taxi (at additional cost). Depart Paris on the TGV for Nantes. Days 2 - 4 Exploring the The show is run all day Thursday through to Saturday. You will Thursday - Show and have a ticket to attend each day if you wish. The show is easily Saturday Nantes accessible via the Metro and we will be attending each day in the morning.

Nantes has lots to explore, see the section on Places to Visit.

We will arrange a visit to Les Machines for people who wish to go.

On Saturday morning there is a small flea market which can be visited. Day Depart Nantes Travel back to the UK using the TGV and Eurostar. Sunday

Nantes

Nantes is a city in Loire-Atlantique on the Loire, 50 km (31 mi) from the Atlantic coast. The city is the sixth- largest in France. You can take Nantes out of Brittany (as when regional boundaries were redrawn during WWII), but you can't take Brittany out of its long-time capital, Nantes (Naoned in Breton).

This artsy city on the banks of the Loire has a history of reinventing itself. It was founded by Celts around 70 BC and in AD 937 it joined the duchy of Brittany. The Edict of Nantes, a landmark royal charter guaranteeing civil rights to France's Huguenots (Protestants), was signed in Nantes by Henri IV in 1598.

By the 18th century Nantes was France's foremost port, and in the 19th century – following the abolition of slavery – it became an industrial centre; the world's first public transport service, the omnibus, began here in 1826. Shipbuilding anchored the city's economy until the late 20th century and when the shipyards relocated westwards to St-Nazaire, Nantes transformed itself into a thriving student and cultural hub.

Places to visit;

Les Machines de l’ile

The Machines of the Isle of Nantes (Les Machines de l'île) is an artistic, touristic and cultural project based in Nantes, France. In the old covered buildings of the former shipyards in Nantes that were at one time used for ship construction (les nefs), and later used as business sites, the Machines of the Isle are created by two artists, François Delarozière (of La Machine production company) and Pierre Orefice (of Manaus association). https://www.lesmachines-nantes.fr/en/

Chateau des Ducs de Bretagne

Located in the historic heart of Nantes, the Castle of the Dukes of Brittany is the flagship monument of its urban heritage, along with St. Peter's Cathedral. It was built at the end of the 15th century by Francis II, the last Duke of Brittany, and then by his daughter, Anne of Brittany, twice queen of France.

A castle rich in six centuries of history, which houses a residential palace with refined facades with renaissance-style loggias. Recent archaeological, historical and architectural discoveries allow us to approach the history of this monument differently. https://www.chateaunantes.fr/

Musee d’Histoire de Nantes At the forefront of contemporary museography, punctuated by digital devices, the history museum is housed in 32 rooms and features more than 1,150 collectibles. The tour paints a portrait of the city from its origins to today's metropolis. https://www.chateaunantes.fr/

Nantes Cathedral Nantes Cathedral, or the Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul of Nantes, is a Roman Catholic Gothic cathedral located in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. Construction began in 1434, on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, and took 457 years to finish in 1891. It has been listed since 1862 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture. https://www.nantes-tourisme.com/fr/patrimoine/cathedrale-saint-pierre-et-saint-paul

Jules Verne Museum The Musée Jules Verne is a museum dedicated to the French writer Jules Verne. It is located in the city of Nantes, France, and was opened in 1978 to mark the 150th anniversary of Verne's birth. https://en-julesverne.nantesmetropole.fr/en/sites/en.julesverne/home.html

Jardin des plantes de Nantes The Jardin des plantes de Nantes is a municipal botanical garden located on Rue Stanislas Baudry, Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France. It is open daily without charge, but a fee is charged for the greenhouses. https://jardins.nantes.fr/N/Jardin/Visite/Jardin-des-plantes-Visite.asp