Soleya France Event & Travel

Nantes &
Puy du Fou

Soleya France - your incoming travel & event management agency in France gives you a rendez-vous in Nantes, Atlantic Loire Valley region! Nantes id the city of history, art and culture surrounded by Muscadet wineyards.

Nantes is the city of art and culture that was home to Jules Verne, inspired the Surrealists and Jacques Demy, continues to feed the dreams of contemporary artists, like the international street theatre company Royal de Luxe, Dominique A, Madeon, and Christine and the Queens, all of whom find their natural inspiration here.

Nantes main signtseeings are: the ‘Machines de l’Île’ insipred by Jules Verne, a totally original artistic project: the mechanical structures and the moving monuments woven into the urban landscape; the Castle of the dukes of Brittany dating from the XVth century, that hides an elegant palace behind a robust fortress; a renewed Museum of Arts de Nantes reopened in 2017; the Estuaire art project: from Nantes to Saint-Nazaire, this 60 km long trail along the Loire river shores with a collection of 31 artworks by modern international artists takes you on the discovery of unusual sites on the estuary all year long: large scale installations, sculptures and amazing architecture. Nantes visitors will also enjoy our guided walks in the Railway Station quarter, the Feydeau XVIIIth century quarter, the Bouffay, the Graslin quarter with the Passage Pommeraye and the Talensac quarter with its farmers market. All excursions with Soleya France professional guides.

Nantes is tasty! The number and variety of restaurants on offer in Nantes has never been so exciting. We arrange restaurant bookings for groups in advance. Nantes is also a Muscadet wine territory with 8,000 hectares of vineyards between Nantes and Clisson.

1-day trips leaving from Nantes

▶️ Take a day Winetasting trip leaving from Nantes: discover the banks of the river Dèvre, Muscadet winetasting at the château, lunch at a farm-inn, visit of Clisson and visit of the paper mill of Liveau.

▶️ A day in Saint-Nazaire, the town of the biggest cruise ships in the world. For over a century its shipyards have been the birthplace of the biggest cruise ships in the world: Normandie, France, Queen Mary II and more recently Harmony of the Seas.In the programm: a guided tour of the shipyards, lunch and entry to the Escal’Atlantic to discover the adventures of the legendary ocean liners.

▶️ Add to a travel plan a 1-day or 2-days trip to The Puy de Fou, the best amusement park in Europe by Tripadvisors Travelers' Choice 2022: “A Renaissance Festival on steroids! The things they do with water features, fireworks, battles, animals and everything in between are just awesome”. Professional travel rates are available on request, acoomodation & catering on spot can be booked in advance for groups.

Accommodation in Nantes

Soleya France selects for you the best accommodation adresses in Nantes, authentic and even eccentric (on demande only!): a 4-star city centre design boutique-hotel in a XIXth century chapel, artists designed rooms, a cabaillon between sky and water, a cozy cocoon house with a transparent wall & a terrace roof near Loire's marsh, a small villa on the top of a lighthouse perched above the Loire or a full comfort barrel in a Muscadet vineyard!

For the family vacations you will offer your: communicating rooms, friendly welcome, easy access, location close to cultural venues and entertainment for adults and children!

A collection of permanent hotel rooms designed by artists makes even the nights creative, artistic and one-of-a-kind! At Le Cambronne hotel, Simon Thiou created Cellule Vitale (“Vital Cell”, 2017) a modular room that guests can arrange as they please. At Okko Hotels, Julien Nédélec designed the project 208 923 heures (2017), a paradoxical world that explores sleep. And, in 2018, Elsa Tomkowiak dreamt up Miranda#F98181 for the Mercure Nantes Centre Grand Hôtel: an immersive experience in a painterly cocoon. Makiko Furuichi redesigned the room in Hôtel Amiral into a dream jungle! Spend a night on a former bateau-mouche from the 1930s designed by Karina Bisch.

Let us know how we can help with your travel arrangements !

Nantes &Puy du Fou

1-day trips leaving from Nantes

Accommodation in Nantes

Nantes &
Puy du Fou