A comprehensive programme of technical visits and excursions is currently being developed. Below is an outline of the main components of our planned programme.
Discover Nantes: A City of Green Spaces and Urban Innovations
Explore the vibrant city of Nantes through a series of captivating tours that showcase its unique blend of nature, art, and urban development. From the iconic Island of Nantes to the historic citycentre and beyond. Each area offers visitors a unique experience.
Island of Nantes
The Island of Nantes is a manifesto for urban regeneration, featuring:
The Jardin des Cinq Sens (Garden of the Five Senses): a sensory garden with educational areas and playgrounds.
Parc des Chantiers (the Workfield Park): home to the famous Machines de l'Île (Machines of the Isle of Nantes), including the 12-meter high Grand Elephant that can carry 52 passengers all around surrondings.
Quai de l'île de Nantes (Island’s quay): a picturesque promenade along the Loire riverbanks.
City Center and Historic Sites
Château des Ducs de Bretagne (Castle of the Dukes of Brittany ): a majestic (medieval) castle (built during Middle Ages) with a large reflective water mirror in front of it.
Jardin des Plantes (Botanical Garden): a large historical botanical garden of seven hectares with specimen trees, greenhouses, animals, and art installations, classified as remarkable garden.
Ile Feydeau and Place du Bouffay: historic living neighbourhoods with restaurants, shops, markets, temporary exhibition, public squares and dynamic fountains.
Natural Wonders
Jardin Extraordinaire (the Extraordinary Garden) : a public garden in a former quarry with a waterfall, gazebos and unusual plants.
Ile de Versailles (Versailles’s Island) : a japanese-inspired garden on the Erdre river, a popular place for summer block parties and other daily events.
La Petite Amazonie (The Little Amazon) : an urban wetland wild area, recognised for its high biodiversity potential, with an artistic observatory.
Urban Innovation
Pirmil les Isles : a new eco-district being developed on former wastelands.
Quartier Grand Bellevue (Grand Bellevue district): a social housing district undergoing revitalization with participatory construction projects. Alternative : a social housing area being revitalised with participatory building projects.
