Le Nid (The Nest) - Jean Jullien

admin — Mon, 13 May 2013 13:20:12 +0000

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Night life - Points of interest

Bar with a panoramic view on the city

Permanent work created for the event "a Journey to Nantes 2012". [PASS] Free access and complimentary drink

Description

Weighing 80 000 tonnes, towering at a height of 144 m (472 feet), and with a water reservoir of 90 000 litres, the Tour Bretagne was inaugurated in 1976. The 32nd floor offers a 360° panorama over the metropolis. Jean Jullien, a fêted artist in the international world of graphic design, was entrusted with organizing this space. Born in Nantes, he now works and lives in London. Directly inspired by popular culture from his childhood (from cartoons to video games) and still today, through exhibitions, books, marketing campaigns, as part of the many commissions he has received from all over the world, he offers a sensitive and lunar universe, emphasized by the “handmade” aspect of his work. Le Nid is the home of an enormous white bird, half-stork, half-heron, who sleepily watches over the city. Its reassuring presence invites spectators to come contemplate the view. Its large body also doubles as a bar. As if leaping out of a Jean Jullien drawing, gigantic eggshells transform into seats and tables. On the walls, the artist’s hand has immortalized the city’s emblematic spots on bright posters.

Practical information

Opening times

From Thursday to Sunday 10.00 – 2.00 (last access 1.45)

Admission prices

Free access for the panoramic view, drinks at the bar are to be paid for.

Free

Pass Nantes

Disabled access

Contact

Courriel

Nom du contact

Tour de Bretagne

Phone

02 40 35 36 49

Estuaire by night

Ivan — Mon, 13 May 2013 10:26:46 +0000

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Visits - Activities - Architectural heritage

night time visit of the works of Nantes

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L'esprit du Voyage

Ivan — Fri, 10 May 2013 07:56:56 +0000

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Visits - Activities - Cultural sites

02/06/2013

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Château de Clisson

Ivan — Tue, 07 May 2013 17:50:56 +0000

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Visits - Activities - Cultural sites - Architectural heritage - Museum

Fortress of the Middle Ages.

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Leisure/sports - Visits - Activities - Leisure/sports - Museum

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Leisure/sports - Visits - Activities - Leisure/sports - Museum

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Visits - Activities - Cultural sites - Architectural heritage - Museum

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Clisson in the vineyard

admin — Tue, 07 May 2013 16:15:37 +0000

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Points of interest - Parks and gardens - Architectural heritage

Castle, italian architecture, garden along the Sèvre river

A truly picturesque place to stop in the vineyards. On the banks of the Sèvre, here is a quaint little town
where remains of the Middle Ages merge with Italianate architecture following the battles of the Vendée. . Muscadet wine-tasting.

Description

Visit the historic centre with its famous chateau, market hall and the Italian estate, la Garenne Lemot. Clisson has several restaurants, cafés with terraces, boutiques. Muscadet wine-tasting at the tourist office, in the market hall. Can be reached by trains leaving from Nantes. Approximately 20 mn.

- Château de Clisson
02 40 54 02 22
Mostly built in the 13th century, and purchased by the sculptor Lemot, the Château de Clisson then became a beautiful romantic ruin, attracting painters and sculptors.

- Domaine de la Garenne Lemot
Gétigné Clisson
Guided tour (1 hr) daily at 16.30 from 1/05 to 30/09. During the rest of the year, sundays at 14.30
Main house and gardener’s dwelling open 11.00-18.30 every day from 1/05 to 30/09 and 14.00-17.30
from 1/10 to 30/04 except mondays. Closed 24/12, 25/12, 26/12 and 1/01.
(Main house open only while exhibitions are on)
02 40 54 75 85

In a picturesque park on the banks of the Sèvre Nantaise, the heritage and the outstanding quality of the
art of these gardens embodies the Italianate style of the Pays Clissonais.

Practical information

Opening times

CASTLE: Open daily except tuesdays from 1/05 to 30/09, 11.00-18.30 and from 1/10 to 30/04, 14.00-17.30. Closed on 24/12, 25/12, 31/12 and 1/01 GARDEN : Wander round the park every day 9.00-20.00 from 1/05 to 30/09 and 9.30-18.30 from 1/10 to 30/04.

Pass Nantes

Free admission and guided tour of the castle ; Admission and guided tour of the parc free ; All year round, walk round Clisson with Mobil’iti - the multimedia tourist guide.In july and august, themed guided visits
(programme available at the Tourist Office from june) every tuesday and saturday at 15.00.

Contact

Website

Courriel

Phone

02 40 54 02 95

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Ivan — Tue, 07 May 2013 16:11:56 +0000

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Leisure/sports - Visits - Activities - Leisure/sports

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Planetarium

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The Universe, the planets and the stars…

[PASS] Free access. Discover the heavenly skies in 3-D.

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