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Catalogue for professionals GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS #2011.12 LE VOYAGE A NANTES...

In 2011, our city of Art and History emerges experiments. This water sprite is personified crown of angels blowing the trumpet at the fitted with new flagship facilities whereas by Laetitia Casta, a worshipped icon of our four cardinal points of Eglise Sainte-Croix in 2012, this rich cultural heritage will em - society, that has become here a mythical and (the Sainte-Croix church). A crossroads, an bark upon a more enriched journey and contemporary nymph. area to stroll, to go shopping, the district truly… out of the common ! swarms with a permanent crowd and at night Then go back towards the cours Saint-Pierre changes into a festive spot. Go out Gare Sud side to enjoy a first view - and push open the door of the Chapelle de point on the Canal Saint-Félix and on l’Oratoire . This beautiful desecrated building, While crossing the Cours-des-50-otages to this peaceful little marina, sheltered from with a wooden arch evoking the hull of a reach « the other city centre » – the one of the the tumult of the Loire river. A first unusual ship, is an annex of the Musée des Beaux- Quartier Graslin (Graslin district), named vision: trees growing in some of the boats ! A Arts (Fine Arts museum) and houses tempo - after its developer, that even if it was hit by proposal from Fabrice Hyber, a reflection on rary exhibitions. the bombings of the last global conflict, it the place of nature and of its mutations. Right in front the St Peter ’s and St Paul’s Ca - remains one of the finest example of urban A few meters away, you can see the coloured thedral , whose construction lasted 457 years, planning of the XVIII th and the XIX th centuries and richly decorated dome of the LU Tower . is standing in front of your eyes. Fall under – first look up to the Tour de Bretagne … And Keep it in focus: this is le lieu unique , your the spell of the clarity of this monument, who knows, the boldest ones will be able to next destination. By pushing open the door remarkable for a number of reasons, from its enjoy a 360° view on the urban community of these old Lefèvre-Utile biscuit factories, flamboyant gothic style, to its arches higher of Nantes, perched on the 32nd floor, 150 discover the most atypical national stage in than those of Notre-Dame-de-Paris (37,5 m), meters above the floor of the inhabitants of France.You will have access to plenty of or to the masterpieces confined in its naves… Nantes. opportunities: enjoy a drink at the bar, stop at the bookshop, visit the contemporary art A few steps away, while the cobblestones Come back down to earth for a shopping « à exhibition in the Courtyard, that used to foretell the medieval district, cross over the la nantaise » by crossing the Place Royale house the production workshops of La Paille drawbridge of the Château des ducs de whose fountain is reminiscent of the fact that d’Or, relax in the hammam or enjoy a first Bretagne (the castle of the Dukes of Britanny) Nantes is a city on a river, then walk up the view over Nantes from the top of its Tower. and discover Duchesse Anne’s residence. stairs of the Passage Pommeraye , this shop - After leaving, cross the canal, under this Fully restored, this fortified castle confines all ping arcade dating back from the XIX th bridge, the water looks still but if you come the architectural refinement of the court of century: there are very few cities in Europe back by nightfall, you’ll get an unusual sight Britanny. It is the opportunity to visit the that can boast of having a covered passage thanks to Nymphéa , an artwork by Ange musée d’histoire de Nantes (museum of the with such an architectural value. This peace Leccia, belonging to the cultural tour Estuaire History of Nantes) with the very contemporary have inspired more than one artist, from Nantes <> Saint-Nazaire . A young woman, a scenography, or, from the battlements, ask Jacques Demy, the filmmaker ( Lola, Une nymph or a mermaid, quietly moving in an “Anne whether she can see anything coming”. Chambre en ville ), to Tardi, the cartoonist aquatic environment: the creature seems to (L’Histoire du soldat inconnu ). It results in the be imprisoned by the tunnel, her body seems Then lose yourself in the pedestrian streets of Crébillon street where you can « Crébillo - to disappear in the inhospitable narrow pas - the Bouffay district . Depending on your nate » among the chic boutiques. sage. The light of the projection plays on the course, you can go past timbered houses, the moving surface of the water, a quite percep - remains of an old Renaissance chimney on tible homage to Claude Monet’s painting the side of a building, the metal belfry with a

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... a new cultural offer that positions Nantes as the inevitable destination of urban tourism...

Up this street, enjoy a gourmet break at La focused on energy has been developed there, (sun), white (clouds) or blue (rain) will forecast Cigale , this Modern Style brasserie, registered where culture and creation are mixing with with certainty the weather in four hours. historical monument, offers at any time of the the port, the industrial and the maritime While on the other side of the river you can day a XX th century decorum as a lunch setting. heritage. the Memorial stretching out, walk along the The view from the terrace is also well worth a contemporary architectures signed by the visit with a breathtaking view on the corin - First of all stay in the realms of dreams and greatest architects of our time and more par - thian columns of the Graslin Opera House . of the ocean, straddling one the animals of ticularly the Courthouse designed by Jean Open to the public, you will probably hear the Les Machines de l’île and of the Carrousel Nouvel , the Maison de l’avocat (Counsel lyrical outbursts of a diva or of an orchestra. des Mondes Marins (Merry-go-round of house), or again the incredible Manny buil - Marine Worlds). Why not going towards the ding (from the nickname of the mammoth in The musical notes ring out as far as the pea - Station Prouvé by Elephant ? This prototype the movie “the Ice age”) of the Nantes agency ceful alley of the Cours Cambronne . The twin of a service station created in the sixties by the Tetrarc to which two artworks of Estuaire are buildings running alongside this public architect Jean Prouvé changes at night into a reacting with, to the new school of architec - square throw them back at each other magic lantern, as an invitation to a still jour - ture of Nantes of Lacaton et Vassal . From its mischievously. All of this doesn’t seem to ney and to a discovery of the artworks terrace, its a new breathtaking vista that you bother the General, who, determined, gazing through an open air tour of Estuaire Nantes will discover and for those who’d rather take a when he says: « the Guard dies but does not <> Saint-Nazaire . break, the peculiar sculpture and snack-bar surrender ». Make a detour via the Natural L’Absence designd by Atelier Van Lieshout is History museum , one of the most important Along the Loire River, compare yourself to the waiting for you ! in France in the number of specimens. yellow Titan crane , discover the various Make your way to the Quai de la Fosse viewpoints offered by Les Anneaux by Daniel To finish off your visit, the district of the through the small alleyways where, in former Buren, Estuaire ’s emblematic artwork. Conti - Feydeau Island links the Memorial to the times, sailors used to enjoy themselves before nue to the Hangar à bananes restored into a Château des ducs de Bretagne thanks to a new sailing back to faraway lands. succession of bars and of restaurants with heritage tour. Of the word « island », this area their own various but original universe for a today only bears the name (around twenty In this part of the city that opens up on the deserved break. The sight on Trentemoult , on years were necessary for its filling) but the harbour, our slave-trading past resonates. You the estuary, and on the Chantenay district , buildings of the wealthy families of shipow - can share our work of collective memory by will make you really want to go for a stroll ners, put up on a sandy ground, have ignored visiting the Mémorial à l’abolition de l’escla - there… This works out great, each of these these changes: they are leaning, creating a vage (Memorial museum dedicated to the area offers new facets that are essential for very peculiar optical effect ! Trimmed with Abolition of slavery) built by the artist Krzystof your trip in Nantes ! mascarons (the head of animal, man or Wodiczko and the architect Julian Bonder . woman placed on facades), equipped with Retrace your steps to discover more tho - wrought iron balconies, these residences Cross the Loire river via the Anne de Bretagne roughly the contemporary architecture and illustrate with their pomp the whole dimen - bridge and leaning on the railing, take a this changing area. Behind the naves of the sion of this commercial past. You can also moment to dream about the ocean (it’s not far Elephant, La Fabrique appears suddenly, the visit the exhibition at the Temple du goût , a from here !)… You can now discover the new new pole for contemporary music and digital typical building dating back from the begin - district of the Île de Nantes . Completely over - art. Accross the street, and if it is dark, the art - ning of the XVIIIth century Baroque in style. hauled for a few years, an urban planning work De temps en temps by François Morellet programme on an amazingly large scale and extends over 8 000 m 2 of facade: red neons

— 03 – Les Machines de l’île – Île de Nantes In 2012, culture turns Nantes upside down ! You thought you knew the westernmost urban centre in Europe ?

The metropole is one of the major cultural, artistic and creative pole in France but you haven’t seen anything yet… Château des ducs de Bretagne, lieu unique, Nantes-Angers Opera house, the Hangar à bananes exhibition place, The Machines de l’île, the Memorial museum dedicated to the Abolition of slavery, the open-air museum of Estuaire , La Fabrique, the festivals, the heritage… Le Voyage à Nantes would like to make you discover this scattered monument in one single tour that makes of Nantes a sought-after destination, as a city of art and culture.

1. Fabrice Hyber, œuvre Estuaire 2012 2. Le lieu unique, art contemporain i 4 3. Nymphéa, œuvre Estuaire 7 3 Gare Sncf 4. Cathédrale, cryptes 5 5. Château des ducs de Bretagne 6 2 6. Quartier Bouffay 8 1 11 10 9 7. Tour de Bretagne

12 8. Quartier Feydeau 9. Passage Pommeraye

13 10. Opéra Graslin, La Cigale 11. Muséum d’histoire naturelle 21 12. Cours Cambronne 20 15 14 13. Mémorial de l’abolition de l’esclavage 16 i 19 14. Les Machines de l’île, l’Eléphant 15. Le Carrousel des Mondes marins 17 Île de Nantes 16. La Station Prouvé 18 17. Les Anneaux de Buren, œuvre Estuaire 18. Le Hangar à bananes, art contemporain 19. La Fabrique, 1% d’art 20. Manny + œuvres Estuaire 21. L’Absence, œuvre Estuaire ... Le Voyage à Nantes, a new tour in town...

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Château des ducs de Bretagne

Le Voyage à Nantes : the event Nantes gastronomy and our chefs’ talents will be celebrated in convivial places to make you savour our best products. from June 15th to Sept. 2nd 2012 Living treasures enact their power of intervention for performances or creations To celebrate this new tour that we offer all year long, the Voyage thanks to which we will share with you the peculiar spirit of our invites you during summer 2012 to discover a city overrun by art in destination ! every corner, a new and unexpected city, transformed, festive day and night: Last edition of the biennal event 1 Estuaire Nantes <> Saint-Nazaire 201 This cultural tour in the metropole is punctuated with new artworks 12 that will make you discover this fascinating territory between natural 20 resources and its rich heritage. A house on the Loire River that seems to sink but will not, rooms designed by artists in an elegant castle located halfway with the centre of Nantes and the Jade Coast that are as many doors towards phan - Destination Nantes : tasmagorical worlds, a cruise to Saint-Nazaire… the main dates in 2011/2012 Royal de Luxe’s show: from May 27th to May 29th 2011 Opening of the Château du Pé: 1 st July 2011. The masterpieces of the Musée des Beaux-arts’s Hellfest music festival in Clisson: From June 17th to 19th 2011. collection Opening of La Fabrique: September 30th 2011 (closed from September 25th 2011 to mid 2013 due to extension and Opening of the Mémorial de l’Abolition de l’esclavage (Memorial museum renovation works) will seek exile in various places of the city and will dedicated to the Abolition of slavery): October 20th 2011 create a surprise effect. La Folle Journée festival: from Feb 1st to Feb 5th 2012 (« The Russians from 1870 to nowadays ») Undiscovered perspectives Opening of the Machines Gallery (La Galerie des Machines), to differently look at our environment will be available to you. new formula: February 12th 2012 Opening of Le Voyage à Nantes, the Event: June 15th 2012 The streets of Nantes, the restaurants, Opening of the Mondes Marins des Machines de l’île the hotels are changing (Marine worlds of the Machines of the Isle): July 15th 2012. thanks to the Brigades d’Interventions Plastiques (teams of Plastic arts www.nantes-tourisme.com/groupes interventions) and art derogates from the ordinary. Register to our professional newsletter to follow the current news of the Voyage à Nantes and the opening of the ticket sales office of the events in 2012.

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Château des ducs de Bretagne – musée d’histoire de Nantes

PRODUCTS FOR GROUPS: The Abolition of Slavery Nantes, Sites and Monuments Memorial Museum ( free admission) Designed by the internationally renowned artist Krzystof Wodiczko and by the architect Julian Bonder, this memorial museum was Château des ducs de Bretagne conceived as an urban, a political and an art project. On a revegetated Nantes history museum esplanade, 2 000 commemorative plaques recall the slave trade ship- pings that started from Nantes as well as the major trading posts in The last castle of the banks of the Loire river before the ocean. Housed Africa and in America. A contemplative trail, punctuated with quotes in the ducal palace, the 32 rooms of the museum offer a journey at the in every language, of all times and all places, becomes part of the Loire heart of five centuries of history. The contemporary scenography waterfront, at the very spot where the slave ships used to berth. Both enables us to discover, thanks to multimedia displays, the rich history of underground so as to evoke the holds of these dying places and also Nantes as the singular architecture of the building. Pace on the 500 metres aerial to open the debate, this piece is unique in France. What a strange of the round path and enjoy various viewpoints of the city. feeling to wander under this waterfront at the same level of the Loire An architectural and a museographic haven in the heart of the city… River in a luminous atmosphere and a particular soundscape. — Duration: 2 hours or 1 hours 30 Visiting Nantes in the days Fixed price: 88€ / guide + 4€ admission per person Group: 15 min / 25 max people per guide of shipowners and The Abolition Info + closed on Mondays (except in July and August)  / ** of Slavery Memorial Museum In Nantes, we face the past to try to build the future in a better way… This visit that will lead you to this great stone ship that is the Feydeau district to the Abolition of Slavery Memorial Museum will allow you to find out how Nantes has developed and enriched via a triangular trade between the most important French port at the time, the Guinean coasts and the West Indies. Once an island in the city, the Feydeau district stands as the witness to this period where shipowners used to form veritable dynas- ties. Discover the courtyards of their buildings, the stairs with a stone arch, the wrought iron of the finely worked balconies, the stone mascarons with the heads of seamen and of the Gods of winds and seas… The Memorial Museum will give to the visitors the keys to the un- derstanding of this transatlantic slave trade that made 11 million prisoners. — Duration 2h30 on foot Fixed price 180€/group rate, 165,60€/ pro rate GROUP 30 people max per guide * / 2,3 km

*: easy trail / **: Trail with some restrictions / ***: Trail not recommended for anyone with mobility difficulties Le Mémorial de l’abolition de l’esclavage : Disabled access / km: Estimated distance covered

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Le Carrousel des Mondes Marins Les Machines de l’île Le lieu unique and its district Le Carrousel des Mondes Marins The name of this atypical national stage is not only an allusion to its history, the one of the old Lefèvre-Utile biscuit factory where the A team of builders, of craftsmen and of artists, led by François Dela - famous Petit-Beurre used to be made. That too, is not a misleading rozière and Pierre Orefice, settled its workshop in the Naves of the old advertising, this place being so peculiar. Visit the temporary exhibition shipyards of Nantes. Their imagination explore the treetops, the or stop at the bookshop, enjoy a drink in a deckchair on the terrace savannah or the seabeds. A bestiary of living machines are escaping before enjoying the sunset on the city from the belvedere with its from the workshop… gyrorama. A unique place with multiple choices… At the very same spot where the big ships were built, at the crossroads This Nantes’ sweet madness ! An area loaded with popular and indus - of the « invented worlds » of Jules Verne, of the mechanical universe trial history whose rehabilitations reflects the contemporary architec - of Leonardo da Vinci and of Nantes’ industrial history, these monu - ture that is continuously developing in Nantes. mental structures are for all an invitation to dream and to travel. — Discover the Merry-go-round of the Marine worlds, a genuine DURATION: 2h 360-degree panoramic theatre, that will receive the audience during FIXED PRICE 155€ per guide, 142,60€ / pro rate + 1,50€ the LU Tower per person the summer 2012 in an amazing urban sculpture dedicated to the sea. GROUP 25 people max per guide In the Marine Worlds, you will be the spectator of these strange and INFO + From Tuesdays to Sunday afternoons  / ** disturbing marine creatures that will move in a huge room built on three levels. You’ll discover the sea in all its states, from the seabeds, the abyss to the surface of the oceans. Visit the Machines Gallery: As soon as February 2012, when the ele - ments of the Marine Worlds join the Merry-go-round, another universe will develop… Plants will be side by side with mechanical plants and with the animals of the canopy. The visitor will sit astride a giant ant that will run on a treadmill… or a beetle larva coming from the ground.

Capacity: 300 visitors per hour. The visit of the Machines de l’île takes approximately 2 hours 15: From July 2012, it will include: The Machines Gallery in its new scenography dedicated to plants, to the forest and to the tree. The corridors of the Workshop and the film of the constructions (12 mn) The branch of the heron tree, the march of the Great Elephant, the visit of the Marine Worlds — Group rate: 12,50€ per person GROUP 15 people Min. INFO + closed on Mondays (except in July and in August) Guide on request  / ** Le lieu unique, Scène nationale de Nantes

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Les Anneaux – D. Buren – Estuaire PRODUCTS FOR GROUPS: Le Voyage à Nantes in 2 hours: Guided tours Act 2: the concentrated youth-island This tour explores Nantes’ modernity through a footpath in the new Le Voyage à Nantes in 2 hours: district of the Île de Nantes. Leave from Les Machines de l’île installed in some old brownfield sites, then continue with an exploration of for an overall discovery of the city this district hovering between its industrial past and its creative future. This combined tour on foot and by coach offers an overall and pano - In full mutation, this space embraced by the branches of the Loire ramic discovery of Nantes. It starts, on foot, with the visit of the river can see buildings designed by the greatest contemporary archi - Saint-Peter and Saint-Paul’s Cathedral then of the le Château des ducs tects sprouting up and artworks by internationally renowned artists de Bretagne (The castle of the Dukes of Britanny) from the inner cour - springing from the ground. A totally regenerating district that gives tyard and its battlements. Then, get on a coach for a tour through the free rein to originality and innovation. historic parts of the city and Nantes’ tourist attractions. — The tour ends with a stop at the top of the butte Sainte-Anne (the DURATION 2 hours on foot FIXED PRICE 155€ / Group rate, 142,60€ / pro rate Sainte-Anne hill) for an original viewpoint on the city: the port, the mo - GROUP 30 people max per guide numents of the historic city and the new district of the Île de Nantes. + — Le Voyage à Nantes / Act 2 in 3 hours DURATION 2 hours (1 hour on foot + 1 hour by coach) A more detailed package in 3 hours with a guided visit FIXED PRICE 155€ / group rate, 142,60€ / pro rate of the temporary exhibition of the Hangar à bananes. transport by coach not included DURATION 2 hours on foot + 1 hour visit of the exhibition GROUP 50 people max per guide FIXED PRICE 180€ / group rate, 165,60€ / pro rate / * / 1,1 km on foot / 12,5 km by coach  GROUP 30 people max per guide Le Voyage à Nantes in 2 hours: Act 1: Go down in history Grasp the history of the city through a footpath in the districts of the Estuaire by night historic centre. From Medieval times to the XIX th century, stroll around Night time art tour the Bouffay medieval district on foot and go back in time by crossing the Pommeraye Passage, the Graslin district and the Feydeau district Les Anneaux by Daniel Buren illuminating the port, a poetic nymph accompanied by a guide. The tour ends with a stop at the Abolition of who took up residence in the waters of a canal, contemporary archi - Slavery Memorial Museum designed by Krzystof Wodiczko, a monu - tectures, a weather indicator running on the 8 000 m 2 of a facade… ment on the waterfront of the Loire river which is unique in the world. By nightfall, the artworks of the permanent collection Estuaire Nantes — <> Saint-Nazaire will offer you a different perspective on the city, an DURATION 2 hours on foot unusual way to discover the Île de Nantes. In the course of the tour, FIXED PRICE 155€ / group rate, 142,60€ / pro rate you will be invited to a friendly break at the very heart of an artwork ! GROUP 30 people max per guide —  / ** / 2 Km RATE 13€ per pers. Group rate / 12€ per pers. Pro rate + Transport not included Le Voyage à Nantes / Act 1 in 3 hours Fixed supplement rate 50€ fom 9 pm A more detailed package in 3 hours with the visit of the Nantes history museum GROUP 20 people max per guide DURATION 3 hours on foot: 1 hour 30 visit of the city + 1 hour 30 visit of the Museum Departure time depending on the season RATE 13€ per person  / **/ 1,5 km GROUP 20 to 25 people per guide INFO + more detailed visit of the Castle on request

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Erdre, “plus belle rivière de France“

PRODUCTS FOR GROUPS: The traditionals A cruise on the Erdre river Let yourself be caught by the magic of the « most beautiful river in France » according to François 1st.You will admire, all along this cruise, the treasure of an architectural heritage with its around twenty inaccessible manor houses, madness and castles nestled in green surroundings. — DURATION 1 hour 45 RATE 11€ per person GROUP: minimum of 20 people + Audioguide: 3€ Available restaurant on shore (non-electric) /*

Lunch and cruise dinner A visit retracing Jules Verne on the Erdre river Retracing the most famous people from Nantes is to relive the city through him: The medieval district, the Feydeau district, the 19th Climb aboard for a lunch or a cruise dinner and get enchanted with century neighbourhoods. This tour, between the places where Jules the treasures of the Erdre river. An unforgettable boat-ride embelli - Verne lived and the ones he drew inspiration from will allow you to shed with comments on the history of the river, its many castles, discover the life and a few works of the most translated writer in the its fauna and flora… Share a unique moment around a service and world. gastronomy of quality. — — DURATION 2 hours on foot Lunch: Departure 12.30 pm – Return 3.15 pm FIXED PRICE 155€ / group rate, 142,60€ / pro rate From 46€ / person GROUP 30 People max per guide Cruise with a band: + 2€ /person INFO + possible dramatization of the visit with a costumed actor (quote on request) 3€ extra on Sundays from May to September and on Public holidays  / ** / 2 Km Dinner: Departure 8.30 pm – Return 11 pm From 54€ / person 3€ extra on Fridays and Saturday nights from May to September. Group rate for a minimum of 20 people (rate TBC) Info + Comments and background music (non-electric) /*

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GROUPS PACKAGES Estuaire Suggestion 3: Estuaire and the Guérande peninsula (except summer 2012) Days in Nantes Nantes <> Saint-Nazaire ALL BY COACH PACKAGE from June 15th to Sept. 2nd 2012 9.30 am: Departure from the Île de Nantes. Le Voyage à Nantes in 3 days Suggestion 1: a total immersion into the Discovery of the Estuaire artworks from the A three-day tour to efficiently discover the artistic journey, as close as possible to the south bank of the Loire river: Trentemoult, Le city: its fascinating history, the tour’s artworks, from the bank then on the river. Pellerin, Paimbœuf, Saint-Brévin (new piece novelties, its « upside down » spirit and its in 2012 visible from June 15th) 9.30 am: Departure from the Île de Nantes best viewpoints. Crossing of Saint-Nazaire bridge by coach. Discovery of the Estuaire artworks Lunch in Saint-Nazaire DAy 1 from the south bank of the Loire river: Tren - Visit of Escal Atlantic temoult, Le Pellerin, Paimbœuf, Saint-Brévin Immerse yourself into the heart of the city Discovery of the Atlantic Coast (new piece in 2012 visible from June 15th) heritage: historic areas and monuments (La Baule, Côte Sauvage, Guérande) Crossing of Saint-Nazaire bridge witnessing this past are the keys to unders - Direct return to Nantes by coach Lunch in Saint-Nazaire tand our history. 7.30 pm: Arrival in Nantes 3 pm: Departure of the Estuaire cruise from — 9.30 am – 12.30 am: The medieval district Saint-Nazaire to Nantes All year long (Cathedral, Castle and its history museum) In Nantes and in Saint-Nazaire, and along the STRENGTHS: A very complete discovery of the Loire Estuary 12.30 am: Lunch in the medieval district 60km of the Loire estuary that links these two and of the contemporary art tour to the Atlantic Coast. 2 pm – 5.30 pm: Districts with 18th and 19th cities, Estuaire invites you to a fascinating trip RATE 50€ all taxes included (on the basis of 35 paying century architecture (Pommeraye Passage, at the heart of art. people), one free access to driver – 48€ / pro rate Rue Crébillon, Graslin theatre, Feydeau 6 pm: Arrival on the Île de Nantes 54,50€ all taxes included (on the basis of 25 paying district, the Abolition of Slavery Memorial people), one free access to driver – 52,50€ / pro rate Museum) and snack break at La Cigale. Suggestion 2: Estuaire cruise for a trip in INCLUDED: The vacation of a professional guide for one day. RATE: 57€ all taxes included (on the basis of 35 paying contemporary art and a discovery of the Lunch: a starter, a main dish, a dessert and drinks. people), 1 free access to driver – 54€ / pro rate Atlantic Coast. Free access to Escal’Atlantic (suggestion 2) 59,50€ all taxes included (on the basis of 25 paying people) NOT INCLUDED: 1 free access to driver – 56,50€ / pro rate 9.30 am: Departure from the landing stage on the Île de Nantes for the Estuaire cruise. Transport by coach Personal expenditures 12.30: Arrival at the St-Nazaire submarine base DAy 2 (by coach) Sunday and public holiday extra charge Discover the best vistas on the city and its Lunch  subject to approval / *** / 140 Km return by coach modern districts: contemporary architec - Visit of Escal Atlantic ture, contemporary artworks and discove - Unique in Europe, this site is based on some ries of the rivers and of the seas. of the most prestigious liners built in Saint- 9.30 am: Île de Nantes ( Estuaire artworks, Nazaire: Ile de France (1927), Normandie Hangar à bananes, Hangar 32, the Fabrique (1935), France (1962)...and recreates on 3 500 m 2 + Courthouse) the atmospheres and the excesses of these 12am: Lunch on the district of Île de Nantes legendary great liners. Choose a cabin, 2.30 pm: The Machines de l’île (Gallery and breathe up the ocean breeze on the prome - Merry-go-round) nade deck, immerse into the heat and the 4.30pm: Snack in Trentemoult, old fishing sound of the engine room, enjoy a cocktail at village located on the south bank of the the bar… Loire river. Discovery of the coastline (La Baule, Côte RATE: 62€ all taxes included (on the basis of 35 paying sauvage, Guérande) people), 1 free access to driver – 60€ / pro rate Return by coach 67€ all taxes included (on the basis of 25 paying people) 7.30 pm: arrival in Nantes. 1 free access to driver – 65€ / pro rate — Suggestion: Dinner at le lieu unique and discovery of the From June 15th to September 2nd Estuaire artworks at night. STRENGHTS: Outstanding artworks and landscapes INCLUDED: RATE 52,50€ all taxes included (on the basis of 35 paying The vacation of a professional guide for one day people), 1 free access to driver – 50,50€ / pro rate Free access to sites 57€ all taxes included (on the basis of 25 paying people) Lunch and snack break at La Cigale 1 free access to driver – 55€ / pro rate NOT INCLUDED : INCLUDED: Transport by coach, Personal expenditures The Estuaire cruise (suggestion 1), the right of entry Sunday and public holiday extra charge at Escal’Atlantic (suggestion 2) The vacation of a professional guide for one day. DAy 3 Estuaire from Nantes to Saint-Nazaire Lunch: a starter, a main dish, a dessert and drinks. Get ready for an unusual ride during an artis - NOT INCLUDED: tic journey to discover the natural territory of Transport by coach Personal expenditures the Loire estuary. Sunday and public holiday extra charge Since 2007, 16 artworks have now been the  subject to approval / *** / 140 Km return by coach. stones of a monument scattered along 60 km: these works make you discover a fascinating territory, its heritage and its natural resources.

Tour LU. Le lieu unique, Scène nationale de Nantes

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Le Quai de la Fosse

GROUPS PACKAGES Jules Verne, the city is a novel The native city of one of the most translated writer in the world still Other discovery days arouses our imagination and our dreams. Departing point of extra - Nantes harbours a rich and tumultuous history, which successively ordinary trips and destination place of deep-sea expeditions,the city made of the city a port open to the outside world, a spearhead of the of Nantes has kept this spirit of curiosity, adventure and of exoticism. shipbuilding industry or an inspiring place for the surrealist artists. To further develop into a theme in particular, these discovery days offer to explore the city with an expert guide.

Nantes in the days of shipowners Bring back to life the pomps of the XVIIIth century and these wealthy times in Nantes. The economy of the city was essentially based on the port activities and on trade. Discreetly called « ebony », the trafficking in human beings partook of the unprecedented development of the city and made of Nantes the most important slave-trading port in France. In a privileged fashion, get inside the courtyards of the shipowners’ buildings, to the stairs with their stone arch that bear witness to this prosperous time and find out about the history of these strange Musée Jules Verne mascarons and wrought ironed balconies. The tour ends with The Abolition of Slavery Memorial Museum, a unique artwork by the Thanks to this accompanied tour, retrace his childhood « in the internationally renowned artist Krzystof Wodiczko. maritime movement of a great trading city », discover the places that inspired him and the heritage he left to our city…notably thanks to the Programme : mechanical sculptures of les Machines de l’Île. 10 am: Nantes History museum, (Château des ducs de Bretagne) with a visit of rooms 11 and 17 dedicated to slave trade. 10 am: les Machines de l’Île (Gallery+ Merry-go-round) 12 am: Lunch on the Feydeau district + The Great Elephant (optional) 2 am: Visit of Nantes in the XVIII th century and of the Abolition of 12.30: Lunch just next to his birthplace in a Vernian setting. Slavery Memorial Museum. 14h: A visit retracing Jules Verne, including the visit of the Jules Verne — museum. RATE: — RATE: 43,50€ all taxes included (on the basis of 35 paying people), 38€ all taxes included (on the basis of 35 paying people), one free access to driver – 41,50€ / pro rate one free access to driver – 37€ / pro rate 48€ all taxes included (on the basis of 35 paying people), 39€ all taxes included (on the basis of 25 paying people), one free access to driver – 46€ / pro rate one free access to driver – 38€ / pro rate INCLUDED: INCLUDED: The vacation of a professional guide for one full day The vacation of a professional guide for half a day Free access to the Museum of the castle. The right to visit the Machines gallery. Lunch: a starter, a main dish, a dessert, drinks Lunch: a starter, a main dish, a dessert, drinks NOT INCLUDED: The right to visit the Jules Verne Museum Transport by coach. Personal expenditures. NOT INCLUDED Sunday and public holiday extra charge Transport by coach. subject to approval / *** / Personal expenditures. 4,5 km on foot during the whole day Sunday and public holiday extra charge opening of the Memorial museum: October 2011  subject to approval / *** / 4,5 km on foot during the whole day

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Misconceivable – Erwin Wurm – Estuaire GROUPS PACKAGES Days starting from Nantes Bicycle tours starting from Nantes At the crossroads of two of the most beautiful European cycling routes, the Vélodyssée (Eurovéloroute 1) and the river Eurovéloroute (Eurovéloroute 6), Nantes is admirably well suited for a discovery of its natural and cultural heritage by bike. These tours are proposed by Détours de Loire.

1 – The Erdre Valley Ideal for a stroll,in the open air, in summer days. Détours de Loire offers a loop starting from Nantes with the Erdre river as the main thread. In the heart of the city, away from all kinds of motorized traffic, go into a green valley populated with migratory birds, enriched by a Le Pendule – Roman Signer – Estuaire surprising heritage, and forget the hustle and bustle of the city for long enough to enjoy a stroll. 4 – Estuaire by bike A bike exploration of a selection of 16 artworks of the permanent 2 – A day on La Loire à Vélo (the Loire river on a bike) collection: the Station Prouvé, Les Anneaux by Daniel Buren and The banks of the Loire river between Malakoff and Mauves-sur-Loire Patrick Bouchain on the Île de Nantes, Le Pendule of Roman Signer offer an interesting section from Nantes for the ones who want to try in Trentemoult and Misconceivable by Erwin Wurm located on the the itinerary of La Loire à Vélo. Détours de Loire offers a loop with a Martinière Canal. The ferry connecting Le Pellerin to Couëron, will spectacular return ride on the south bank via the Bellevue Bridge and lead you to the North bank up the way to Did I miss something by the Pas Enchantés. After this warm-up, will you take the decision to Jeppe Hein. This bike ride will also be the opportunity to discover the throw yourself into this emblematic route. outstanding natural and industrial heritage of the Loire estuary. — 3 – Bicycle trip in the Sèvre valley DURATION day tour (made to measure) RATE: 14€ bike rental / person Explore the Chaussée des Moines in Vertou and the relaxing banks of Full day Bike guide: 300€ (19 people max per group) the Sèvre Nantaise.Fishing,kayak outing,electric boat and quality food Other services: lending of bicycle guidebooks, pannier rental, trailer, will cheer you up during this relaxing bike ride towards the south. bikes are delivered and returned. Make sure you bring: your picnic lunch, water, a hat, suntan lotion or something to protect from the rain !

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Le vignoble

Oenological tour amongst the vines Visit of the Guérande Peninsula Close to the ocean, the vineyard spreads from the banks of the Loire and of the Côte d’Amour river down to the North of the Vendée region. Of Italian influence, the architecture marks its hilly landscapes, the red colour of the tiles and 9 am: Departure from Nantes by coach with a guide. of the brick contrasts with the deep green of the vines that stretch up Between saltwater and iodized water, in the Guérande Peninsula, eve - to the doors of houses. rything is a matter of balance…Here the rocky and indented coastline alternates with large fine sandy beaches, of which the La Baule bay 9.30 am: Guided tour of Clisson remains the most famous one,salt water marsh forming an outstan - Clisson’s fascinating history will make you go back in time up to the ding mosaic, fishing ports, salt-making and thatched cottage villages. very prosperous medieval days and to the renowned figures who lived 12 am: Lunch with a stunning view on the La Baule bay. in its imposing castle. Discover a whole colour palette coming from 2 pm: Discovery of the salt water marsh and of the job of paludier Tuscany, laid here and there at the beginning of the XIXth by artists (salt-maker). who were in love with this setting, when they came back from Italy. Originally, there was Guérande. Gwen Ran in Breton, meaning the 11.30 am: Visit of a vineyard and wine tasting white country. Then there were men, for more than a thousand years, Privileged welcome by a vine grower who will share his passion with they have been shaping the salt water marsh in Guérande to produce you. Discover the vines, the specific vinification methods and the salt by simply using the elements of their environment. In the course wine warehouses. Your visit will be followed by a wine tasting at the of your visit, you’ll discover a saline and the job of paludier (salt-maker) cellar where old casks are standing side by side with old tools. 4 pm: Visit of Guérande 1 pm: Lunch in the vignoble nantais (Nantes vineyard) You will enjoy strolling amongst the fortifications of this city of Art 3.30 pm: Visit of the Goulaine castle and History, preserved in such a nice way, admiring typical houses, Inhabited by the same family for 10 centuries, discover the remarkably the St Michel Gate, its picturesque streets, its collegiate St Aubin… luxurious drawing rooms, the permanent exhibition that retraces the 6.30 pm: Arrival in Nantes – End of tourist facilities history of the Lefèvre-Utile collection, the imposing tropical butterflies — greenhouse. End your visit with a tasting of the « Marquis de Goulaine » STRENGTHS: A delicious mixture between the land and the sea. wine. RATE: 44€ all taxes included (on the basis of 35 paying people), 6 pm: Arrival in Nantes – End of tourist facilities one free access to driver – 42,50€ / pro rate — 50,50€ all taxes included (on the basis of 25 paying people), one free access to driver – 49€ / pro rate STRENGHTS: The must-have wines of Nantes cuisine SUGGESTION A snack in Guérande to complete your day RATE: 46,50€ all taxes included (on the basis of 25 paying people), INCLUDED: one free access to driver – 44,50€ / pro rate The vacation of a professional guide for the whole day or 47,50€ all taxes included (on a basis of 25 paying people) Lunch: a starter, a main dish, a dessert, drinks SUGGESTION Visit of the Parc de la Garenne Lemot + Vineyard museum Guided visite of a saline INCLUDED: NOT INCLUDED: The vacation of a professional guide for 2 hours to visit Clisson Our suggestions above. Visit of a vineyard with wine tasting Transport by coach Lunch: a starter, a main dish, a dessert, drinks Personal expenditures. Guided tour of the Goulaine castle Sunday and public holiday extra charge NOT INCLUDED: INFO + on demand all year long Our suggestions above.  limited / * / 175 km return by coach Transport by coach Personal expenditures. INFO + access to butterfly cages from April to October  limited / ** / 70 km return by coach

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L’Absence – Atelier Van Lieshout – Estuaire

DAy 2 To finish off this day enriched with discove - OFFERS FOR INDIVIDUALS ries and with maritime emotions in a beauti - To excite your palate, start this day with the ful way, enter le lieu unique . This former Le Voyage Talensac market. Standing as a true institu - biscuit factory changed into an atypical art tion in Nantes, this morning and daily mee - centre will offer you an eclectic evening in a à Nantes in 3 days: ting (except on Mondays) is inevitable. Taste peculiar atmosphere. Everything is possible the local specialties: buckwheat galette with in this multiple place. a suggestion salted butter, oysters, curé nantais cheese, garden products, greengrocers… A mixture of for a stay tastes, of smells and of colourful characters. DAy 3 On saturday mornings, you can also go to the Petite Hollande market , more popular Go on a fascinating trip at the heart of art bet - DAy 1 and focused on world’s products. ween Nantes and Saint-Nazaire along the You will go back in time by striding the his - A few steps away, the Abolition of Slavery 60km of the Loire estuary that connects torical parts of the city of Nantes. Each stone Memorial Museum , a monument unique in these two cities. This treasure was entrusted tells the tumultuous and fascinating story of the world built on the waterfront of the Loire to artists who bring this territory to light by this city, as much about its connection to Bri - river. Built as a meditative trail, this work of creating contemporary artworks of exceptio - tanny as its opening up to the outside world. the artist Krzysztof Wodiczko touches peo - nal magnitude, fun and stunning! In Saint- The opportunity to visit the cathedral and ple’s conscience and encourages thought. Nazaire harbour , you can stroll around this the masterpiece confined in it, the Château Sail away and meet in Trentemoult thanks to fortification, climb up to the roof to enjoy the des ducs de Bretagne (Castle of the Dukes of the Navibus, the Nantes Vaporetto. This for - view and find the viewpoint on Felice Britanny) will disclose the secrets of the city mer fishing village is a real postcard: coloured Varini’s artwork or Gilles Clément’s Jardin through its museum with a contemporary facades, charming alleyways and a fabulous du Tiers-Paysage . Visit the Life’s exhibition . scenography. Continue your visit with the view in the Loire estuary. A gentle way of life Stop by at Escal’Atlantic ! Unique in Europe, temporary exhibition and a viewpoint from will gradually reach you as soon as you have this site is based on some of the few presti - the top of the battlements. lunch in this old open air café called La Civelle. gious liners built in Saint-Nazaire and that 2 Lunch break ? Many typical restaurants are At the edge of the waterfront,confront the recreates on an area of 3 500 m the spaces, waiting for you. Strolling in the Bouffay dis - inexorable flying of time with Le Pendule , the atmospheres, the luxury and the excesses trict : timbered houses, remains of an old an artwork of the Estuaire tour, signed Roman of these legendary steamships and great Renaissance chimney, belfry with a crown of Signer. liners. It gives a perfect illusion and the visitor angels of the Sainte-Croix Church. becomes a passenger just for the duration of A shopping escapade. There is a proper In the afternoon, go back to the north bank an imaginary cruise. Atmosphere, atmos - expression for this activity, appreciated by the for a new adventure with the Great Elephant, phere: choose your cabin, breathe up the inhabitants of the city: “to crebillonate”, from the Machines gallery and the Merry-go- ocean breeze on the promenade deck, the name of the street (Crébillon) connecting round of the Marine Worlds. immerse into the heat and the sound of the the Place Royale to the Place Graslin . Not far Walk along waterfront up to the edge of engine room, enjoy a cocktail at the bar… from there, you’ll be able to continue your the Île de Nantes district: heritage of the To finish off this day,enjoy a quick swim window shopping session in the Pommeraye shipyard industry , artworks, contemporary under the watchful of Monsieur Hulot on the passage , gallery enjoyed by surrealist artists architectures redesign this changing area. mythical beach of Saint-Marc-sur-mer ! and filmmakers. In front of the Graslin opera The last building, the Hangar à bananes — House , our suggestion for dinner: La Cigale , rehabilitated in various eating places, also Map of the trail : cf p. 4 and 21 Modern Style brasserie registered historical offers an exhibition place for contemporary art. monument that offers at any time of the day a XX th century decorum as a lunch setting.

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Les Machines de l’île

OFFERS FOR INDIVIDUALS of the monument will make you believe that Le lieu unique the Duchess Ann still lives in her apart - This national stage of Nantes, offers, next to For a family trip ments… spaces dedicated to creation, a bar and a restaurant, a bookshop, a boutique that sells In Nantes,everything is done to offer you a Travel differently objects made by artists and even a hammam! nice stay with your family. The quality of For an open air trip on board of a double- On the bank of the Saint-Félix Canal, take a life,the cultural supply and the peculiar at - decker bus. The ticket will allow you to get on break after the visit of the temporary exhibi - tractions will suit the parents as well as the and off the different attractions of the tour as tion located in the Courtyards of the former children. many times as you want.You can also choose Lefèvre-Utile biscuit factory. the “small tourist train” that winds through The Great Elephant the streets of Nantes. and les Machines de l’île Don’t miss the Elephant that walks around The Estuaire Nantes <> Saint-Nazaire the Île de Nantes and maybe climb up on its cultural tour back ? If there is time left, take pleasure in In Nantes, from the Saint-Félix Canal to the relaxing on the beach where children will be edge of the Île de Nantes, you can discover able to play in the sand. Running along the artworks by day or by nightfall. Created espe - bank converted into grass, it faces the quai de cially for this very location where they were la Fosse. Showers, deckchairs,everything had installed, they invite you to discover their en - been done for sunbathing! Marble, once vironment in a different way: L’ Absence , lo - dedicated to shipbuilding has been renovated cated near the school of architecture, is an into a solarium (a 1m10 high slatted fence odd shifting and shapeless mass, going past protects the area).You can also discover the the Manny building, a background noise can Greed “Jardin des Voyages” built in an old ship’s be heard from the facade of the building, Finish off your day drinking a mint water at hold changed into a playground for children when “Buren Rings” /Les Anneaux ) are as many the brasserie La Cigale where the setting will in the middle of a tropical vegetation (a different perspectives on the landscapes. please children and adults that are always swing,a zip-line,a beam…) very well received. The Jardin des Plantes Château des ducs de Bretagne Not far from the castle and from le lieu The Natural History Museum Also a must-see! Enjoy the museum shop unique, facing the train station, admire The museum offers all year long a cultural that is full of good ideas for the whole family! the Jardin des Plantes (botanical garden), its and scientific programme for all audiences. Then enjoy a well-earned rest in the moats of beautiful collections and its greenhouses. Fun and educational activities or guided the castle where the children will be able to Your children will be able to relax there (play - tours will help you to discover this zoological, play, to have a snack or a picnic according to grounds, aviaries...) and enjoy an ice-cream… botanical and ethnological collection. the time. At the top of the battlements,on the You will also find an adapted place to change round path, you can admire various view - a baby. points on the city. At night, the lighting effect

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Espace d’exposition – Hangar à bananes

AN The Pass OFFERS FOR INDIVIDUALS V SS This pass offers free and open access to: PA – All the sites, monuments and museums For a “quietly in Nantes, (including les Machines de l’Île and the Merry-go-round of Marine Words, trendy weekend” the Museum of the Château des ducs de Bre - tagne…) Boho? Hip? Trendy not to say achingly hip? – Guided tours programmed by Nantes Tourisme Nantes cultivates all the adjectives and – The bus and the tourist train takes responsibility for them without Escapade – The cruise ride on the Erdre river feeling guilt in order to stimulate desire… Not far from Nantes, there is a former fishing – The Estuaire Nantes <> Saint-Nazaire cruise village, preserved and authentic. Join Tren - (summer 2012 only) Night life temoult by Navibus and escape for the day in – All the bus, Tramway,Navibus and Busway The Hangar à bananes, located in the the picturesque alleyways of this artistic lines throughout the duration of the pass modern area of the Île de Nantes is the party neighbourhood. Enjoy a break at the terrace (except for the airport shuttle and the TER) empire in Nantes. Plenty of restaurants, bars of one of the open-air cafe that will make you VIP extras or clubs. Each of them cultivating its own grasp the bohemian rhythm at the edge of – Special price on tickets universe and taking good care of its decora - the Loire river. – Priority tickets tion: from the cosy lounge bar to the fair – Shopping discount trade and alternative café, night birds will ine - Evasion – Extras vitably find their headquarters. La Galerie des Machines will get you to the Vernian madness of this mechanical uni - Public rates on April 1st 2011 verse. Delight in the excesses of the Merry- (valid until 31 March 2012) go-round of Marine Worlds, a 27 metre-high 24h 48h 72h merry-go-round that shows an abysmal and Full fare 20€ 30€ 38€ marine extravaganza on three levels. Family Pass 52€ 77€ 96€ (2 adults + 2 children) Commission: 15%

Nantes Tour Bus Take French leave in the streets of Nantes and Bât. Manny reach for the sky in this double-decker bus Shopping that enables you to discover unique On some Saturdays, shopping seems to be viewpoints on the city. Like a rock-star with the activity favoured by the inhabitants of earphones for an audio guide in several Nantes. And there’s a lot to do: chic boutiques languages, choose freedom! Thanks to the or designer store, unaffiliated stores or major one-day ticket, you can freely get on and off chains, you can’t miss your window-shop - one of the 12 stops and take the opportunity to ping in the Pommeraye Passaye or in the tour around the neighbourhood on foot. streets of the city centre. Great, isn’t it ? Villa Cheminée – Tatzu Nishi – Estuaire — Gastronomy Unusual accommodations From April to October In this category, you also have plenty of The days in Nantes are unusual from day - Duration: 1h10 choice ! Nantes’ geographical location and its break to sunrise and even nights can be unu - (French, English, Spanish, German, Italian, Japanese) connection to the world creates explosive sual. The city teems with accommodations to NB: The « Nantes Tour » is included to the Pass Adult fares: 14€/pers. and surprising mixtures of flavours. Whether spice up your nights: a small house perched you’re in search of a quiet and small restau - Commission on the top of chimney that dominates the  /* rant for a romantic dinner or of the madness Loire estuary, a comfortable hamster cage or of a brasserie decorated in an enchanting a room redecorated by contemporary artists. way, you’ll inevitably find something that Sleep differently! tickles your fancy among the Nantes offer…

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L’Observatoire – T. Kawamata – Estuaire

OFFERS FOR INDIVIDUALS Estuaire Cycle ride Nantes <> Saint-Nazaire trip

All the cycle rides (cf p.12), the Erdre Valley, Loire on a Bike, Sèvre An unusual journey to explore a fascinating territory! Valley and Estuaire are also available for individuals. Estuaire Nantes <> Saint-Nazaire is building up an open air collection — of artworks: each creation, signed by an internationally renowned artist Day rate: 14€ including the rental of the bike and the itinerary. leads you to an atypical place or to a remarkable site of the estuary. Other additionnal services: Since 2007, 16 artworks have now been the stones of a monument Sale of bicycle tourguides, travel guidance, scattered along 60 km: a « chimney villa », perched 15 meters high, a free left luggage lockers, renting of specific material 7 metre-high clock set on an old concrete batching plant, a starry (panniers,trailer, third wheel…) delivery and return of the bicycle, cycling guide for the day. garden, a 40 m-long snake, a nymph who took residence in the waters of the Saint-Felix Canal, a garden based on the roof of a submarine base, a soft-looking boat, an observatory and a path right in the middle of the marsh, the now famous « Buren’s Rings » in Nantes harbour…As many works that make you discover a fascinating territory, its heritage and its natural resources.

A half-day journey Departure/Arrival at the Hangar à bananes Trentemoult – Le Pellerin – via le bac, Couëron – Indre route More: Manny building – L’Absence

A one-day journey Departure/Arrival at the Hangar à bananes Trentemoult – Le Pellerin – Paimbœuf – via Pont Saint-Nazaire bridge route, lunch on your own in Saint-Nazaire (harbour) – the Base – Lavau-sur-Loire – Cordemais Return in Nantes. — Minibus 8 people Return fare (on the basis of 6 paying people) : 65€/pers. half-day, 94€/pers. 1 day French/English Suggestions: Escal’Atlantic (Saint-Nazaire) and/or crêpes break (Lavau-sur-Loire)

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Le vignoble

OFFERS FOR INDIVIDUALS A Stopover in the land of Muscadet

With 11500 ha, the Muscadet vineyard is the most important wine growing yard of the Loire Valley. Nantes, located between the Loire river and the ocean, is the capital of the greatest single-varietal white wine vineyard in the world.

2 pm: Departure from Nantes with a guide 2.30 pm: Discovery of the vineyard. At the crossroads of Britanny and Vendée, of the ocean and of the Loire river, nature reconciles harshness and softness. The wines of Nantes are flourishing there, revealing a fresh and light character. All through the seasons, the vineyard offers attractive variations. The vineyards and the heritage accounts compose a mosaic to be enjoyed with the eyes and with the palate. Folle Journée stays 4 pm: visit of a vineyard and wine tasting Folle Journée de Nantes from 1st-5th February 2012 “Russian music from 1860 to nowadays” – 18th edition of La Folle Journée Located along the Maine river, you will visit a famous de Nantes, first classical music festival in Europe. vineyard that possesses a 15th century tower, the last remnant of the old Feudal castle. This castle produces The internationally renowned musicians and orchestras will be in Nantes out of the oldest vines of the Nantes vineyard and offers for brilliant performances of the great Russian composers. 280 concerts, some of the best Grand Cru; so many assets for this 1500 enthusiastic musicians in direct contact with the audience! castle where you will finish off your visit with a wine tasting. Guaranteed quota of seats via our exclusive packaged offers : — including: STRENGHTS: – 2 nights in a 2**, 3***, or 4**** hotel in the heart of the city the vineyard located 20 minutes away from the city centre + breakfasts and visitor’s taxs RATE: 48€ – 4 concerts among René Martin’s selection INCLUDED: (creator & artistic director of La Folle Journée) – Transport in minibus (8 people) – 1 Pass Nantes 48 Hours: free access to public – Guide-driver French/English – Wine tasting at the vineyard transports and visit of the city (Château des Ducs de Bretagne...) – Ticketing fees — From 310€*/pers.on the basis of one half double Doesn’t include : Meals, Transport The availability of a tour guide and/or a guide non commissionable fare, subject to modification according to the available accommodation at the time of the quotation (2, 3 ou 4*)

NB: The reservations for the concerts will open three weeks before the beginning of the fes - tival. We cannot announce the final concerts before that very date.

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Brasserie La Cigale

fronting on the plaza, with an art contempo - have brought back over the centuries. USEFUL rary event programme. Above all, the cuisine in Nantes remains at – committee rooms that will also beable to the service of the local product because it is INFORMATION receive business groups and seminars. plentiful in its variety and in its quality. So, many chefs in Nantes serve this delicious Accommodation Unusual accommodations material to sublimate it, to put it together, to Nantes also offers a particularly extensive associate it and in that way to renew every day Nantes’ populated area has over 120 hotels,so range of unusual accommodations: Choose a culinary repertoire always moving, but that more than 7 200 hotel rooms , from small a universe that matches with your persona - never forgets the main thing which is taste. distinctive hotels to international hotel chains. lity, from the wisest to the craziest! Nantes has also been aware of the growing The apartments “a place on your own” (Un number of guest rooms, residential hotels Coin chez soi) are created around particular and authentic and comfortable bed and themes such as: Captain Némo’s shed, greed, breakfasts. childhood memories, playtime, a villa Furthermore, all the hotels in Nantes have re - conceived for a hamster… With Estuaire , Things to know: solutely committed to a sustainable develop - these rooms are designed by artists that will ment policy. It is an ambitious goal: 100 % of take you to discover the estuary: the Villa the hotels located in Nantes with a green Cheminée by the artist Tatzu Nishi confronts label in 2012. the iron castle that is the thermal power plant in Cordemais and offers an outstanding view The accommodation guide on the Loire river while in the Pé castle in is downloadable on our website: Saint-Jean-de-Boiseau, six bedrooms en - www.nantes-tourisme.com trusted to six artist couples who will open Nantes.Tourisme is able to handle your their universe to you. Still in Nantes, find the accommodation in Nantes: for the business place you long for between a houseboat and amenity groups,contact our reservation along the Erdre river, a transformed works - service. (cf. p.22) hop, or an unconventional flat in the most The savoury flavours of the Pays Nantais: beautiful gallery in Nantes that is the Pom - Vegetables (lamb’s lettuce, carrots, leeks..) meraye passage. Seafood (crabs, scampis, oysters, mussels…) Information with our departments (cf p.22) Fish (sardine, sea bass…) fish from the Loire river (pike, pike perch, eel, elver…) Food Cheese (curé nantais, mâchecoulais..) Contrary to many other great French cities, The sweet flavours of the Pays Nantais: Nantes cuisine is not typically characterized BN or LU biscuits,berlingot sweets,rigolettes through emblematic recipes. and caramels with salty butter, fouace and Of course, we will always have a respectful Gâteau Nantais, chocolate, nantillais… thought for Clémence Lefeuvre and her white butter sauce and we will always treat The Muscadet sur Lie Opening of the Radisson Blu Nantes ourselves to a good Gâteau Nantais… but the At the beginning of the century,our wine ma - hotel: October 2012 cuisine “à la nantaise” is something else. kers were used to keeping the best barrel of the A novelty and an event because this is the Our cuisine is characterized by a singular crop to celebrate the important family events. first time in Europe that a former Courtyard spirit linked to its history, its geographical Stored without racking, this “wedding barrel” will be transformed into an international location and the figures that had an impact gave the wine a special character: they were 4-star hotel. on it. This spirit is the one of the opening to more refreshing in the mouth and their bou - The Radisson Blu Nantes hotel will meet ups - the world, of multiculturalism, of curiosity, of quet was more structured. The Muscadet « sur cale customer expectations with: travelling… This is without a doubt because Lie » wines were just born. This is all about a – 142 rooms of which 20 are suites. Nantes is at a crossroads between the sea and natural technique, unique in the world. – an around 200 m² restaurant set in the the land, between the sweet and the savoury, former Assizes Court trial room. the world of plants and the world of animals, For more specific request, we can advise you – spacious lobby in the waiting room, a bar between Britanny, Vendée and the Loire river. with our choice of restaurants famous for and a banquet hall will complete these spaces. And also because Nantes, with its port tradi - their cuisine, for their hospitality and their – a 219 m² spa-fitness room tion, has been enriched by the flavours of the setting. – a 350 m² cultural space on the ground floor, world that the explorers and the navigators

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Group drop-off and pick-up area

USEFUL INFORMATION: Urban transports for the individuals The Nantes Pass is your transport ticket on the entire public transport network of the populated area of Nantes.It does not require any extra ticket. The airport shuttle The airport shuttle directly connects the Nantes Atlantique international airport to the train station in only 20 minutes and 25 minutes for the city centre. From Mondays to Saturdays from 5.30 am to 11.15 pm, a shuttle is available every 30 minutes , departing from the airport (in front of Hall 1) and from the city centre (stops at Commerce, Cité des Congrès, Gare SNCF) On Mondays and public holidays, from 6.15 am to 11.15 pm, a shuttle is available every hour. The airport shuttle runs all year round except on the first of May and has a connection with the entire Tramway network and with the Busway. 7 euros

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3 4 9 14 ANGELA BuLLoCh “zebra crossing” roLF juLius kiNyA “Air” jimmiE DurhAm mAruyAmA Île de Nantes, “serpentine rouge” “Le jardin étoilé” bâtiment manny indre Paimbœuf

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FrANçois morELLEt jEPPE hEiN FELiCE VAriNi “De temps en temps” “Did i miss “suite de triangles, Île de Nantes, bât. something ?” saint-Nazaire 2007” harmonie Atlantique Couëron saint-Nazaire

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GiLLEs CLémENt jEAN ProuVé ErwiN wurm “Le jardin “station Prouvé” “misconceivable” du tiers-paysage” Nantes, Le Pellerin,Canal saint-Nazaire, toit de Prairie au Duc de la martinière la base sous-marine

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Le passage Pommeraye

A rney Jou s te.fr anantes The experts: N agean to .levoy www towards Nantes

International promotion department: [email protected] You’re looking for a + 33 (0) 251 17 48 60 Sales groups department new destination to plan ? (guided tours, days organization…) [email protected] You would like to set up a tour in Nantes ? +33 (0)240 20 60 03 ou 01 / Fax +33 (0)240 89 11 99 Our advisors will invite you to take advantage of Sales FIT department their broad knowledge of the local supply and are at (pass, FIT stays, excursions) your disposal to help you in the organization of your [email protected] stay in Nantes. + 33 (0) 272 64 04 71 General terms of sale Sales business / entreprise Dpt. Nantes.Tourisme (seminar, conference...) Immatriculation n° IM044100025 [email protected] Terms of sale sent by post on request +33 (0) 240 20 60 04 (Commercial departement, 1-3 rue Crucy BP 92211 44022 Nantes cedex 1) Press department (photographic collection…) or www.nantes-tourisme.com [email protected] +33 (0) 240 20 60 02

— 22 — Les Machines de l’île réalisation : Le Voyage à Nantes – Graphisme : Anima Productions. Photos : ©j.D. Billaud / Nautilus sauf : p6 : ©P. Bassen et ©Agence rouleau (artistes : k. wodiczko et j. Bonder), p7 : ©F. Delarozière, p10 : A. Delaporte (architecte j.m. Lépinay), p13 : ©P. Gérard, office de tourisme de La Baule, p17 : G. maccarinelli, p19 : Architecte DtACC, Argentique & Numéric, p21 : ©G. maccarinelli, ©s. Bellanger, ©s. Chalmeau VAN INFO

Coming to Nantes By train / TGV Within 2 hours from Paris in TGV from Paris Montparnasse train station Within 4 hours from Lille and Bordeaux Within 4 hours 30 from Lyon Within 5 hours 10 from Strasbourg www.voyages-sncf.com — The tramway (line 1) located at the northern exit of the train station will enable you to join the town centre. South exit, pedestrian access to the Cité Internationale des Congrès. Nantes-Atlantique airport: first international airport of the western region with more than 100 direct destina - tions, regular, holidays and weekends. www.nantes.aeroport.fr “Atterrir à Nantes” Recommendation: at your arrival, take the airport shuttle that will take you to the heart of the city. By car A11 from Paris via Le Mans-Angers A83 from Bordeaux RN 165 from Brest RN 137 from Rennes As soon as you arrive by car, park your car in one of the Parkings Relais (P+R) and take advantage of the tramway and of the busway. Paid parkings are also available in the city centre on: www.nge-nantes.fr “situation des parkings” section

The destination in some figures:

– Nearly 2,7 million tourists in Nantes en 2010, about 20% of which are from foreign countries in summer – An international airport transporting almost 3 million passengers – 110 direct flights,40 of which are regular – 7 200 accommodation rooms – 283 000 visitors at Les Machines de l’Île in 2010 – More than one million visitors at the Château des ducs de Bretagne (Castle of the Dukes of Britanny) – European green capital in 2013

A rney A new cultural tour, Jou s the « must-sees » of urban tourism. All about the destination, your professional web portal te.fr All the effervescent nature of a curious and online reservation services (accommodation, anantes N agean and unusual city in one single offer: stay, food service, tickets sale, information,…): to .levoy www www.levoyageanantes.fr www.nantes-tourisme.com

Le Voyage à Nantes est une société Publique Locale financée par Nantes métropole, la Ville de Nantes, la région des Pays de la Loire, le Département de Loire-Atlantique, la Ville de saint-Nazaire, les Communautés de communes Coeur d’Estuaire, Loire et sillon, et sud Estuaire, et les partenaires économiques et institutionnels du territoire.