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"The Voyage to Nantes: an artistic journey through the city."

An artistic and tourist appointment. "The Voyage à Nantes", organized every summer since 2011, invites locals and tourists to (re)discover the city of the Dukes of Brittany in a playful and poetic way. What better pretext than this urban journey punctuated by works of art to stroll through the ci ...

28
July
2014

5 things to know about the Extraordinary Garden in Nantes

1- He occupies a former quarry. The Extraordinary Garden, whose name is inspired by the universe of Jules Verne, was created in the Nantes metropolitan area in 2019. This public park, whose entrance is free, is located in the Miséry quarry, a former granite quarry facing the Loire River. This gar ...

28
July
2023

Trentemoult : an old fishing village near Nantes

A village full of colors Just take the Navibus from the Nantes ferry terminal and make the 5-minute crossing to disembark at Trentemoult, a picturesque old fishing village. This neighborhood, now part of the commune of Rezé, is known for its many colorful façades that line the left bank of the ...

28
Feb
2022

À l'instinct : the pilot of a new series on France 2

his very personal method, listening to his sensations and instinct, Teva Royer (Christopher Bayemi) is the complete opposite of Ana Kerjouan. This Nantes SRPJ captain (played by Charlie Bruneau) is known for her rigor, authority and patience. This brilliant 34-year-old cop heads a team of two off ...

02
Feb
2023

Les Bureaux du Cœur: a solidarity initiative in companies

e them on the moments when our premises were useless.' The foundations of the association Les Bureaux du Coeur were laid by a group of about fifteen Nantes-based leaders from the Nantes CJD in 2018. Since then, this association has spread throughout France: it now has more than 80 volunteers spre ...

23
Feb
2023

The Belem: 5 unusual facts about the famous sailboat.

ee-masted ship of French origin. Despite its Portuguese-sounding name, the Belem is a ship of French origin. This three-masted barque was launched in Nantes in 1896. This boat, which can still be seen sailing and sometimes visited, is over 125 years old! Its name is an abbreviation of Bethlehem in ...

29
Sep
2023

Miss Holmes: 5 Good Reasons to Watch the New Series on TF1

t time in France and started a family on the Old Continent before returning to England. Today, his great-granddaughter has become a police officer in Nantes. Until now relegated to minor investigations, the descendant of the legendary detective has an epiphany one day. She decides to embrace her id ...

04
Apr
2024

May Day: 5 Unusual Facts About Lily of the Valley

.. but in a synthetic form. Everyone can sell it on May 1st. To meet the high demand for May 1st, lily of the valley is intensively cultivated in the Nantes region. The sale of this flower in the streets dates back to around 1936. Another unusual fact in France: florists do not have a monopoly on i ...

26
Apr
2007

The Peuples & Nature Photo Festival of La Gacilly.

uples & Nature Photo Festival of La Gacilly takes place from June 1st to October 1st, 2023 in this village in Morbihan, close to the cities of Rennes, Nantes and Vannes. This 2023 edition of the festival will take place from June 1st to October 1st, 2023 on the theme "Nature as Heritage". This edi ...

17
Feb
2009

The Platypus: the amazing boat that scans the Mediterranean

istributed to them from the surface, thanks to air compressors integrated into the boat. This French invention developed over the past ten years in Nantes is intended to be marketed to tourism professionals or environmental specialists for coastal bottom observation. A multifunctional boa ...

05
July
2022

Road safety: a new yellow light for pedestrians.

21, 2023, the yellow pedestrian light will be experimented for a period of 2 years in the following 6 cities in France: • Metz • Nancy • Nantes • Nice • Strasbourg • Toulouse Note: the city of Versailles, which was initially supposed to participate in this exper ...

30
May
2023

Vendée: 5 good reasons to go camping in Les Sables d'Olonne

just outside the city, is well-known among beach fishing enthusiasts as it is home to many rocks. 3- To go hiking Located halfway between La Rochelle and Nantes, Les Sables-d'Olonne is situated on the Atlantic Ocean. But its landscapes are not limited to its beaches as they also consist of dunes, ma ...

28
Aug
2023

Alice Milliat: The Creator of the Women's Olympic Games

ing achievements in rowing, swimming, and field hockey. In the 1910s, she even became a rowing champion. It was in London that this young woman from Nantes was able to try all these disciplines. After her marriage to Joseph Milliat in London in 1904, she lived in England until 1908. Upon her return ...

25
July
2024

The Château d'If: 5 things to know about the prison of the Count of Monte Cristo

hat Chevalier Anselme was detained there in 1580 for conspiracy, as well as the Protestants arrested by order of the king after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes. Among the famous prisoners who were actually incarcerated in this fortress, we must also mention the Count of Mirabeau and Auguste Bl ...

06
Aug
2024

Voice notes with QR code: an innovative correction system

paper! How do voice notes work? Voice notes are a new correction method currently being tested by teachers in the academies of Poitiers, Créteil, and Nantes. Instead of writing their observations on the papers with a red pen, teachers record them aloud. Students can then listen to these comments v ...

05
Sep
2024