Pre and Post congress Tourism

The vallée de la Loire is one of the UNESCO World heritage. It hosts hundreds of castles. Within two days, you can easily explore some of them (even on a one day trip).
The seaside is also accessible by train (ie LA BAULE resort can be reached by train for a half day trip and walk on the beach).
 

More information

 

• Website of the tourist office
• Le voyage à Nantes
• The machines

The Castle of the Dukes of Brittany and the medieval city

The Castle of the Dukes of Brittany and the medieval cityLast castle on the banks of the Loire before the ocean, this Breton monument, with its remarkable buildings from the 15th to the 18th century, takes you on a magical journey to the heart of history. (Photo ICEF14-chateau-des-ducs-bretagne)
 
The Nantes History Museum recounts the history of the city in several sequences, through a playful, aesthetic and educational scenography.
 
For a long time, the city of the Dukes has displayed a medieval character. The Place du Bouffay and its neighboring alleys echo the commercial activities and communities that reigned there. Half-timbered houses, vestiges of 15th and 16th century buildings, but also today's stores, bars and restaurants of all styles: a place of crossings, meetings, outings, purchases or strolls, it is always teeming with a continuous crowd.

Le voyage à Nantes

Start from wherever you want and follow the green line drawn on the ground!
It leads you to the heart of the city and allows you not to miss anything of the Voyage à Nantes itinerary: the cultural stages, the main monuments, the works of art and especially... the singular elements of the city!
 

 

The island of Nantes, the elephant

In the western part of Beaulieu Island, on the exceptional site of the former shipyards, the vestiges of Nantes' industrial and port past are now side by side with curious mechanical machines...
 
At the crossroads of the worlds of Jules Verne and Leonardo da Vinci....
 

By night too !