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The Grand éléphant and Galerie of the Machines de l'Ile Visits
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essential and unique in Nantes

The universe of plants and the one of the Heron Tree

From to
every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, from 10:00 to 17:00
in Les machines de l'ile
From 14 May 2013 to 30 June 2013
every Saturday, Sunday, from 10:00 to 18:00
in Les machines de l'ile
From 01 July 2013 to 31 August 2013
every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, from 10:00 to 19:00
in Les machines de l'ile
From 01 September 2013 to 18 October 2013
every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, from 10:00 to 17:00
in Les machines de l'ile
From 01 September 2013 to 18 October 2013
every Saturday, Sunday, from 10:00 to 18:00
in Les machines de l'ile
From 19 October 2013 to 03 November 2013
every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, from 10:00 to 18:00
in Les machines de l'ile
From 05 November 2013 to 20 December 2013
every Saturday, Sunday, from 14:00 to 18:00
in Les machines de l'ile
From 05 November 2013 to 20 December 2013
every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, from 14:00 to 17:00
in Les machines de l'ile
From 21 December 2013 to 23 December 2013
every Monday, Saturday, Sunday, from 14:00 to 18:00
in Les machines de l'ile
From 26 December 2013 to 31 December 2013
every Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, from 14:00 to 18:00
in Les machines de l'ile
From 02 January 2014 to 05 January 2014
every Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, from 14:00 to 18:00
in Les machines de l'ile
No rides from 5th to 10th June included. Annual closure from 7 January to 22 February 2013

Description

Jules Verne himself would have imagined a 12m high elephant going for a stroll along his hometown’s
quaysides! Board this strange beast and see all the machines in the hangars of the former
shipyards.
A team of mad builders have set up their workshop in the warehouse. Their imagination has run wild exploring the tree-tops, the savanna and the bottom of the deep blue sea, while their menagerie of machines roams free...
They used to build ships here, and now they make monumental mechanical animals for the young and old to enjoy.

You can even walk along the the prototype branch from the future Heron Tree or stand back and admire the creator’s work in progress. The gift shop and the Café de la Branche are really well placed nearby the quayside to have something to eat or drink while watching the elephant go by.

Practical Information

Opening times 
LOW SEASON: from 12th to 25/02, from 9th to 22/04: 6 days a week from tuesday to sunday, 14.00-17.00, 18.00 at the weekend. From 26/02 to 13/03, from 17th to 31/12: 6 days a week from tuesday to sunday 14.00 – 18.00. From 16/03 to 8/04, 3/11 to 16/12: 5 days a week from wednesday to sunday 14.00 – 17.00, 18.00 at the weekend. MID-SEASON : from 23/03 to 8/05, from 22/10 to 2/11 : 6 days a week, from Tuesday to Sunday 10.00 – 18.00. From 10/05 to 30/06, from 1/09 to 21/10 : 6 days a week, from Tuesday to Sunday 10.00 – 17.00, 18.00 at the weekend.. HIGH SEASON : from 1/07 to 31/08, 7 days a week 10.00 – 19.00 Annual closing from 1/01 to 11/02/11. Closed 1/01, 1/05 and 25/12.
Admission prices 
7 euros / 5.5 euros

Free under 4 years.

See the elephant

Pass Nantes

Free access to the Machine Gallery and the Workshop

Disabled access

Nantes Tourisme's tips : the gallery of the Machines can be reach in a wheelchair. 1 wheelchair can take place in the elephant thanks to a lift.

Contact

Nom du contact 
les Machines de l'Ile
Phone 
0810 12 12 25
Access 

TRAMWAY : line : 1 stop Chantiers Navals

Location

Boulevard Léon Bureau , 44200 Nantes
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