PRACTICAL INFORMATIONS | Innovation Tour
Nantes is the 6th largest city in France. The city is nestled on the Loire estuary, the longest river in France and the last wild river in Europe. Nantes is the 3rd largest industrial city in France and the 2nd most successful city in terms of employment growth.Nantes, a city of art and history, the birthplace of Jules Verne's imagination, offers astonishing tourist attractions, combining medieval heritage, the legacy of great maritime adventures and industrial heritage.
> Read more about Nantes: www.nantes-tourisme.com
Innovation Tour Location:
DAY 1 | Wednesday 29th June 2022
Centrale Nantes during the day (1 rue de la Noë)
and the city centre for the evening (30 Quai Fernand Crouan)
Getting to Nantes
You can travel directly by plane via the international Nantes Atlantique airport.
If you land at Paris-Charles de Gaulle or at Orly airports, there is a direct TGV (high-speed train) to Nantes. You can book your train ticket on http://en.voyages-sncf.com/en/
Getting to Centrale Nantes
From the train station
From the north exit of the station, take the tram line 1, towards F. Mitterand. Get off at the Commerce stop. To get to Centrale Nantes, take tram Line 2, towards Orvault Grand-Val, and get off at the Ecole Centrale/Audencia stop. Centrale Nantes is right next to the tram stop. One ticket costs €1.90. It is valid for one hour after you stamp it and can also be used on the regular bus and trams.
From the airport
Nantes Atlantique international airport is situated about 10 km southwest of Nantes. There is a Tan shuttle bus (navette aéroport) which for €9 will take you downtown, either to the train station or to Place du Commerce. From here you can take tram line 2 as above.
A taxi from the airport - the easiest option - will cost about €50. You can take a taxi from the rank in front of the airport or book ahead with, for example:
DAY 2 | Thursday 30th June 2022
@ Le Croisic
Bus departure : Nantes train station
The trip to Le Croisic for the sea visit will be by bus. Practical information will be sent later.If some participants wish to go by their own means (personal vehicles), please let us know.
Accommodation in Nantes
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The numbers below correspond to the hotel number on the map.HOTELS ****
Novotel Nantes Centre Gare Cité des Congrès (1)
Mercure Nantes Centre Gare (2)
Novotel Nantes Centre Bord Loire (3)
Hôtel Mercure Nantes Centre Grand Hôtel (4)
Hôtel Radisson Blu (5)
Hôtel Sozo (6)
Océania Hôtel de France (10)
Hôtel La Pérouse (13)
Mercure Passage Pommeraye (24)
Hôtel Okko (33)
Hôtel Maisons du Monde (39)
APARTHOTELS & HOTEL RESIDENCES
Résidhome Berges de La Loire **** (R1)
Adagio Nantes Centre **** (R2)
Seven Urban Suites Nantes Cité Congrès **** (R7)
Adagio access Viarme *** (R8)
Hôtel Ibis Styles Nantes Centre Gare (7)
Hôtel L’Hôtel (8)
Hôtel Ibis Nantes Centre Gare Sud (9)
Hôtel Graslin (11)
Hôtel Ibis Styles Nantes Royale (12)
Hôtel Ibis Nantes Tour Bretagne (14)
Hôtel Astoria (16)
Hôtel de Bourgogne (18)
Hôtel Belfort (21)
Hôtel Amiral (22)
Hôtel Ibis Styles Nantes Centre Place Graslin (25)
Campanile Nantes Centre St-Jacques (34)
HOTELS **
Hôtel de la Gare (19)
Hôtel Le Terminus (20)
Hôtel Voltaire Opéra (23)
Hôtel Kyriad Nantes Centre Graslin (28)
Hôtel Saint Yves (29)
Hôtel Abat Jour (35)
B&B Nantes Centre (36)
Hôtel du Château (37)
Hôtel du Grand Monarque (38)