The best hobbies and leisure activities Loire-Atlantique

This is a great place to play football with colleagues or friends in a dedicated site, with a great bar open to everyone to encourage players. New name for this football temple, which was originally called Le Five. Another one in the same genre exists in Marseille. Here, football fans are offered optimal conditions to play whenever they want. The 3,000 m² of equipment is up to the task: four five-a-side indoor football fields and one five-a-side outdoor football field, heated changing rooms with showers and a club area for eating, drinking a drink or watching a match broadcast, wifi access, an outdoor terrace and plasma screens. Do you like football but don't have a team? We can help you. An original birthday party for a young aficionado? All you have to do is make a reservation. An internship during the school holidays? Don't worry about it. Do you want a sports seminar for your teams? It is possible. The centre also welcomes associations, FFF clubs for tournaments, meetings or training sessions, and companies for original seminars. So get in touch with Claude and his cool staff soon!

Known for its innovative and gourmet news and cooking classes, Sapio restaurant reinvents the aperitif. Aperio is the brand new concept of the passionate Jérôme Bourgeois: a culinary experience to be shared by several people! In the heart of Nantes, we are settled in small groups of ten people at most, in a green room to awaken our senses and taste buds. A unique moment of its kind. In the early hours, we become aware of the range of tastes available to us by answering specific questions, by discovering flavours blindly, prepared and transformed by chef Adrien. Bitter, sour, salty, sweet, or the fifth to discover! Beyond this surprising hobby, this awakening of the senses is a real awareness of the importance of a balanced diet, eating well, choosing products and flavours. An Aperitif experience, fun and friendly, to discover or offer without moderation... Once again, technology is at the service of respect for the values and tradition of restoration.

The Edouard Nignon Institute aims to raise the profile of this great chef from Nantes. He was apprenticed to a chef at the age of 9, and went on to become head chef at the Lapérouse and Marivaux restaurants in Paris, before embarking on a world tour of gastronomy and culinary writing. Initially, the association offered cooking classes to the general public. Today, their activities focus on promoting literature on gastronomy, with a culinary literary prize and the culinary Nignon prize, a presence at trade fairs such as Serbotel, and the organization of "culinaro-cultural lunches". The latter are an opportunity to discover a new place and a new theme with a different speaker.

Created in 1924, Photo Club Nantais is affiliated with the photographic Federation of France. Extremely of about sixty members, the PCN proposes a good amount of activities: introductory courses of the catch of views to the final print run (silver, black and white or digital), advanced training courses and some outings for catches of view in an emblematic place. The buildings serve as gallery of exhibition where work of the members is displayed. The combination has of a black and white laboratory, a studio and all the hardware requirement to the treatment of the digital image. Adhere to the photo club at the beginning of season, namely in September, to during the year benefit fully from the activities on offer. Réunion the lundis evenings as from 20:30.

Smash Goal is a sports complex in Nantes where sports and leisure enthusiasts will find everything they need. It offers a range of activities for young and old alike, including indoor soccer, padel, badminton and bubble soccer. There's also a snack bar with terrace, ideal for a relaxing break between matches. Numerous special offers are available to works councils, students and individuals for regular practice at lower cost. Smiles and conviviality are the order of the day at this not-to-be-missed venue for sports enthusiasts in Nantes.

Located some fifteen kilometers north of Nantes, Créations Caméléons is a young organization offering creative leisure workshops. Whatever your age or level, come and share the pleasures of creation.

La Petite Maison dans La Prairie is a French restaurant located in Pornic. It offers on-site dining, but does not offer a delivery service. In addition to the restaurant, La Petite Maison dans La Prairie also offers other services such as bread workshops, a fouée inn, room rental, a boutique, a sheep fountain and a mill. Special activities are also organized for groups and individuals, such as walks to La Fontaine aux Moutons and bread workshops. Advance booking is recommended for these activities.

Notice to gourmets and to those with a desire for creativity! Capkao Nantes innovates with its pastry and chocolate workshops and classes. Under the leadership of Anthony Bourdillat, the chocolate maker, and his sidekick Nicolas Riveau, the talented pastry chef from Nantes, you can now book classes around different themes. Open to companies as well as individuals, in a small group of 3 to 8 people, you can comfortably sit down in the new Capkao workshop on rue Ruffren (same address as the chocolate factory). Count on 2h30 of classes and moments of conviviality. You will learn how to make Marguerite hearts, how to make upside down choux or other sweet treats, such as strawberries, all surrounded by passionate professionals who love sharing! And of course you will leave with your own creation! Good gifts to offer for all the gourmands.

The Chamber of Trades and Crafts is a key player in the Department and the Region in terms of training and support for the food industry. Previously reserved for professionals in training, the two CIFAM sites (Nantes and Saint-Nazaire) are opening their doors to the general public and to companies through the Cité du goût et des saveurs. The idea is to let all interested parties, whether professionals or individuals, discover the secrets and know-how of the great chefs of the Western region. To name but a few, Nicolas Guiet (U.NI, Nantes), Sébastien Thébaud (Villa Belle Rive, Sainte-Luce), Loïc Pérou (le Manoir de la Régate) and Franck Deperiers, Meilleur Ouvrier de France and his Petite Boulangerie (Nantes) have already been involved as trainers... The themes are as poetic as they are diverse: let's rediscover offal in all its originality, macaroons from the smallest to the largest, amuse-bouches with Georgian flavours, the creative vegetable burger, aperitif bites for your parties... Different formulas are possible: personalized group workshops, ideal for customer gifts or to reinforce the cohesion of the collaborators, the "culinary workshop" gift voucher, and of course the individual registration.

A concept that is, to say the least, incongruous: to install a nomadic game bar in a real English bus! Anaïs and Clément started the tour of the Bus Dé'tourné in July 2021, an old bus from across the Channel that they have renovated and that travels from the Nantes region. On board, no less than 150 board games are available: a great way to spend a fun evening with friends, family and colleagues! You can accompany your drink with a sandwich, an appetizer, a dessert, all made 100% home-made with local seasonal products. Le Pellerin, Bouguenais, Rezé, La Montagne, Couëron: you can watch out for its stops during the week and go and enjoy the Bus!

This planetarium offers classic or 3D sessions according to specific themes. Among them, we find the observation of the sky, the presentation of constellations, a visit to the solar system, the study of a comet, etc. Content reserved for certain age categories: 3-5 years, 5-10 years, teenagers. During school holidays, educational workshops are also on the programme, intelligently complementing the sessions with, in particular, fun experiments and manipulations to be carried out for children aged 7 to 12. Details of the programs are available for download from the planetarium's website. A fun way to discover astronomy.

At Challenge Arena, you'll find yourself propelled onto a TV set, diving into a submarine or setting off on an adventure in a survival game simulation. This establishment brings together several activities to be enjoyed with friends, family or colleagues, for even more fun! Quizboxing offers an immersive quiz session, as if you were on a TV set. Into The Abyss invites you to take command of a submarine, where cooperation is essential to successfully complete the mission. As for Koh Nanta, a reference to a well-known TV game show, two tribes face off in physical, skill and tasting tests. Prior booking required.

The Maison de la Poésie de Nantes offers public readings and meetings with poets. It also publishes, with the help of the National Book Centre, an annual journal entitled Maritime Station (book + CD) which includes the authors'poems in the year - available on site or at the Western Wind library. The House also has a wealth of resources on poetry for both individuals and professionals: more than 7 000 books, complete files on authors, info on writing workshops, contests and prize for poetry, useful addresses.

Élé is the tasty, coffee-flavored project of Estelle Léon, coffee roaster and enologist. In her artisanal roasting workshop, Estelle, who was trained by Gloria Monténégro, the founder of the Academy of Cafeology, offers us exceptional coffees. Élé's demanding selection values the taste and the work of the producers with micro-lots and limited editions of pure origins. You can discover the full-bodied and persistent Guatemalan vintages or the mineral and acidic aromas of El Salvador and many others such as El Carmelo from Colombia or the sweet Klem Pica Pau from Brazil, or the succulent, proud and aromatic highland coffees from Ethiopia such as the Guji Natural, complex with its tropical fruit flavors. Élé also offers a wide range of equipment and accessories to prepare, preserve and enjoy your coffee: the Gem's, the aeropress, the Skerton coffee grinder... Finally, Élé offers workshops that respect the seasonality of coffee with its four menus (spring, summer, fall, winter) and its two workshops: the first tasting "Discovering gentle methods" to discover the different techniques (aeropress, drip...) and the history of coffee, and the second workshop "The nose of coffee and cupping" which is an introduction to aromas and coffee extraction. Not forgetting the discovery of cane sugar in the form of fruit pastes (Bocadillo) or plain or passion fruit sugar (Maracuja).

Who will be the new Quiz Master? TV Quiz Nantes is a fun activity, open to individuals and companies. We come to confront questions of general knowledge and challenge our friends and colleagues, like on a real TV game show. But without the stress of the cameras. From 4 people to 18 or even 36, we have fun thanks to the sound and visual atmosphere of the 2 TV sets. Hervé and Quentin have opened this leisure activity near the Machines de l'île. In teams, from 12 years old (accompanied) during 1 hour, you use strategy, you confront each other, you play your jokers. You answer questions according to several themes! The quizzes can be personalized. Photo souvenir as a bonus.

This 850^m2 aeronautical simulation center, the only one of its kind in France, offers a range of unique experiences on fighter aircraft simulators (for ages 8 and up) and airliner simulators (for ages 12 and up), designed for a wide audience and supervised by professional pilots. New: SKYWAY-VR, a virtual reality escape game. And don't forget the Quiz Game Nantes: in a TV set with sound and lights, take on your friends, colleagues or family in several rounds of fun and varied quizzes. A unique immersive show!

Discover one of the biggest trampoline parks in France! The atmosphere is great thanks to the pleasant light effects that give the place a festive (and sporting) dimension. You can bounce to the rhythm of the music, but not only, because many concepts are proposed to you in these 3 000 m²! From the ninja warrior principle to the foam box or the climbing wall, you will have something to occupy you the whole day! A coworking space for parents is also provided, soundproofed. Ideal for birthdays, bachelorette parties, everyone will find something to do! Who will make the biggest jump? We are waiting for you to see that!

Are you a fan of Fort Boyard and have always wanted to try the adventure, minus the snakes, spiders and tigers? Look no further, Prison Island is here to help you fulfill your childhood dream! In teams of 3 or 4, you have a limited amount of time to overcome physical, technical or tactical challenges. In each cell, a test awaits you. The goal: to succeed in as many challenges as possible to hope to finish on the board of the best teams on Prison Island! Don't wait any longer and come to work your body and mind, your sense of reflection as well as your agility to live an immersive, amazing and incredible game experience!

A legend tells that the Jacks brothers, two brothers from the wilds of Quebec, crossed the ocean to offer the French their ancestral art of axe throwing! After Bordeaux and Rennes, ask for Nantes! Finally Saint-Seb... to let you benefit from their know-how! After a briefing where all the safety rules will be explained to you, grab your axe and aim at the targets in front of you with a sharp, clean and precise blow! Several game modes are available, for even more fun, laughter and bestial roar! The team stays close by, and you can ask them to perfect your throw! A new experience, we love it!

Unique in the world of new leisure activities near Nantes, do you know axe throwing? You are not dreaming, it is indeed a sport, surprising certainly, it is however part of a real federation of "axe and knife throwing". Here, a stone's throw from the Atlantis shopping center, Olivier Roux welcomes you to get your hands on the axe. This activity is played indoors in a room fitted out with six throwing lanes. A maximum of 3 people per target is allowed. After the 5 minutes of safety instructions and throwing technique, followed by 15 minutes of intensive training, the 30 minutes of the tournament begin, with the last 5 minutes devoted to the result and the final photo. The tournament consists of hitting the target in front of a wooden panel. There are 5 types of axes in this unusual, innovative and technical activity. So for a birthday or any other festive event, between friends or colleagues, axe yourself!