The best hobbies and leisure activities France

This enchantingly named store plunges you into the fairytale world of Heroic Fantasy, role-playing, card and board games. Based in Avrillé in the form of a showroom, the store offers an impressive selection of costumes and accessories in medieval, medieval-fantasy and even Renaissance styles. From armor and corsets to shields, swords, gaiters and headdresses, over 3,000 references await you here!

STELVISION is a valuable resource for astronomy beginners. Created in 2008 by Toulouse-based space engineer Bertrand d'Armagnac, the site offers practical advice on choosing equipment and finding your way around the night sky. The famous Stelvision 365 rotating celestial chart, designed by Bertrand, is a very useful tool. The site also offers simplified ephemerides and a telescope simulator to visualize celestial objects according to their diameter. STELVISION, with its online store offering publishing products and observation equipment, is a true reference for astronomy enthusiasts.

Le Temple du Hobby is a store specialized in miniature games such as Warhammer, Kings of War, Bushido... Located just a few steps from the Place Gaillard, it is full of treasures for miniature enthusiasts: miniature games and everything needed to paint them and decorate them with accessories, board games, card games... All at very reasonable prices. The welcome is smiling and you can feel that you are dealing with real enthusiasts. Tournaments are regularly organized and allow amateurs to meet around a game table. It is possible to order online.

True guardians of Strasbourg's past, the Archives de la Ville de Strasbourg et de l'Eurométropole de Strasbourg house a historical treasure trove, with over 18 km of documents dating from the 12th century to the present day. Located opposite the Presqu'île Malraux, they open their doors to the public with exhibitions, conferences and tours to help visitors discover their exceptional holdings. Behind-the-scenes tours are also available, subject to prior booking. It's an unmissable event for history buffs, amateurs and researchers alike, who will be able to carry out genealogical research thanks to the many online resources available.

A stone's throw from the Eiffel Tower, in 15th century vaulted cellars, the Musée du Vin highlights the richness of France's wine-growing heritage. It contributes to the promotion of French wine and defends the heritage of this ancestral know-how. In total, the permanent collection contains more than 2000 objects from the Conseil des Échansons de France since 1984. The territories and people are highlighted through anecdotes, explanations and showcases rich in objects related to the farms. In addition to the museum area, the place offers tasting workshops, conferences and thematic evenings for individuals and professionals alike.

This 400 m² third-party space enables artists, handymen and creators to create, renovate, innovate and train. In this self-service workshop, workbenches, tools and, above all, space are available for anyone wishing to carry out a manual activity. Whether you're a student, retired, working, an individual or a professional. You can try your hand at everything from knitting and welding to photography, jewelry-making and painting. Make, create, repair, customize, exchange skills in a friendly atmosphere.

This is the shop specialized in the photo in Dijon for 30 years. You have every reason to trust your family memories because Photoexpress has a real experience, varied and varied services and high-end equipment available. Digital photo draw to digital draw through restoration, reproduction, identity photos, large format impressions on various media, realization of the game, transfer of images on DVD… In brief, everything that touches or far to the image, Photoexpress knows. In the shop space you'll find what you thought was missing like Polaroid movies that had disappeared from circulation for a long time. This is also where to buy frames and albums. As a result, while waiting for several other clients, take a look at the photo exhibition of the moment.

With 10 lanes accommodating up to 30 people, this venue offers a warm and friendly atmosphere. Instructors Erwan and Romain are on hand to guide you and explain the various throwing techniques. It's advisable to book in advance to be sure of getting a lead. In addition to throwing activities, Lumberjack-Metz also offers retro wooden games to entertain you before or after your session. Non-alcoholic drinks are available on site, but there are no meals on offer.

Since 1996, Montpellier-based Bioviva Éditions has made a name for itself with its educational games that are both fun and eco-responsible. Concerned with children's development and respect for the environment, Bioviva designs and manufactures original nature-themed games in France. Board games, card games, puzzles... The brand offers a wide range of activities for learning while having fun, raising children's awareness of environmental protection and encouraging sustainable development. Quality games, made with respect for people and the planet, to share with family and friends.

A leisure activity that's all about nature! Perfect for families, the all-terrain scooter offers a unique way to discover the mountains. You'll set off above the resort of Peyragudes, climbing 600 meters. Once up there, you'll find a variety of itineraries of varying degrees of difficulty, before embarking on a spectacular 10-kilometer descent to Loudenvielle. In between seasons, it's not uncommon to spot hinds and deer roaming the forest.

The Guyajeux franchise, present throughout France, has a store on the doorstep of the medieval city of Sarlat. With over 2,500 games in store, from small card games to role-playing games, not forgetting board games, figurines and trading cards, it's impossible not to find the one you like! And if you're not sure, you can try out some of the references at the games bar, and ask Seb, the store manager, for advice. He knows his references like the back of his hand, and will walk you through the different worlds with the ease of a good bookseller.

The planetarium de la Belle Etoile welcomes lovers of astronomy, be they small or large. In a modern and friendly forum, the team of the planetarium takes you to discover the universe and secrets of stars. Unique in its kind, the beautiful Planétarium Etoile is equipped with a 10-metre hemispheric screen! The projection room can accommodate up to 61 people. A playful tour where you can enjoy a presentation of the issues and the role of astronomy. You can also attend discussions and conferences. As for the smaller ones, they will have the opportunity to try astronomy through scientific workshops. Finally, if time permits, the planetarium organizes observation sessions of the sky with telescope!

Here, we work the body and mind, thinking and agility. The concept is simple: in teams of 3 or 4, you have a limited time to overcome physical or tactical challenges. In each cell, a test awaits you. If you succeed, you earn a certain number of points. The goal? Pass as many tests as possible and hope to finish on the leaderboard of Prison Island's best teams. You don't have to be a great athlete to take part... but you do have to wear sportswear, because you'll soon get hooked!

Come and develop your talents with Plaquebière! There's nothing more fun than rediscovering the sensations of creation and letting your imagination run free to decorate your home with your own works! Here, we provide you with the materials you need and guide you through the technical aspects, without restricting you in any other way. Pottery and ceramics workshops are available, as well as painting workshops. A great idea for friends!

Located at La Montagne Verte, the Maison des Jeux welcomes all fans of corporate games: games of reflection, strategy, card games and much more, evenings of games games, afternoon games, family games, traditional games manufacturing workshops (on request, everything is provided)… The first time it is free, then, if you (and believe us on word, it's enough), you just have to take one! membership card.

Created for wine lovers, the Maison des Vins de la Maison Arthur Metz offers training courses to learn to taste and perfect your knowledge of Alsace wines and elsewhere. In 2:30 a. m. for classical training, technical explanations of tasting are focused on different themes: Learn about large grape varieties and taste the good Alsatian and French wines, wine and cheese associations, wines and chocolate, wines, ducks and foie gras, seasonal themes… Only in couple or with friends, the School of Wines gives you advice to form your cellar. And for professionals looking for an original animation, the School offers spaces for seminars, all with buffets, cellars visit and tasting. The oenological session can end with a passage to the Arthur Metz shop with a hundred references.

This planetarium offers sessions of about 55 minutes focused on the discovery of the sky, stars, constellations, and on themes extended to astronomy and space in general. The dome on which the celestial representations are projected measures 8 m in diameter and the room can accommodate about fifty people (reservation recommended). For those who want to enjoy "real" observations of the sky through specific instruments, it is possible to combine planetarium sessions and observations through the large telescope of the observatory and other instruments installed in the gardens (duration 1h30 approximately, reservation required).

Here is a shop dedicated specifically to patchwork. You will find magnificent fabrics, whose material and patterns will be beautiful supports for your creations. On the shelf, also Advent calendars, to be personalized. Of course, to help you in your realizations, you can buy kits and sheets. Regularly, promotions offer you good deals. You have the possibility to place an order online and have it delivered. To keep you informed of the events and news, a blog announces the exhibitions and previews. Feel free to ask for advice, this passionate and competent team will give you tips.

Studio 13 bis is a new concept of photographers, a real collective of actors and artists of the visual art, they work in a total spirit of complementarity and exchanges, around Olivier Bac. The first and only real photo studio in the city, they have not finished making a name for themselves in Cité Blanquetière. The atmosphere and the good mood are always there with Olivier, Franck and Christopher; real creatives, as evidenced by their social networks and website beautifully illustrated. Don't hesitate any longer, entrust them with your desire to take a picture!

Very popular in the United States, disc golf is slowly coming to France. This sport is played in the great outdoors, the aim being to successfully throw your Frisbee - or disc - into a basket that looks like a basketball hoop from a distance. The aim is also to avoid the branches of surrounding trees, flower beds, etc. World record 260 metres! This mixed sport is suitable for all ages, from 8 upwards. The La Baye site includes an 18-hole course. The course is open to individuals with discs, except on Sundays and public holidays, from 9.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.

Planet Sciences is well known for amateur astronomers. It is a network organized association that relies on many volunteers to promote, present, explain and assist young people in understanding science. The activities and animations it offers are therefore not focused solely on astronomy… Space (astronautics) also occupies an essential place, as does the environment and robotics. To know the dates and locations of interventions, simply go to the association website and select its region on the small interactive map of France.

Bayonne, a city of culture and reading, is inextricably linked with culture and education for all, and is supported by events organized all year round by the city and its associations, as well as by a very active network of community involvement. A network of independent booksellers, with one for every 5,000 inhabitants (national average: one for every 20,000...). Book boxes scattered around Bayonne and other towns, available free of charge. The Libreplume association aims to promote children's literature free of charge.

The Maison des Beaujolais, the first co-operative sales and promotion cooperative in Beaujolais, was inaugurated in 1952. It is one of the six wine and wine-making areas of Beaujolais. This pioneer site offers a bar and a tasting cellar, in which you will be offered wines from the twelve AOC appellations selected according to the anonymous methods applied by all vaults. You can buy them locally in the shop. A large restaurant, a beautiful terrace and a large veranda cater for groups and individuals. Everything is prepared on-site, with fresh products, by a team including Chef Remy Dufour, who has worked in prestigious restaurants. The possibility of choosing wines served by glass allows a good combination of dishes and wines. Mince are served at any time. The Maison des Beaujolais also organizes different events: Beaujolaises days, presentation of the Beaujolais vineyard and can also make «tailor-made» for your family or professional occasions.

The Association d'Astronomie de Franche-Comté is based in the grounds of the Besançon Observatory, west of the city center. It organizes free public evenings on the first Tuesday of each month, when the weather is fine. The main telescope building originally housed an "équatorial coudé", the observatory's largest telescope, built between 1884 and 1888, and used from 1890 until the late 1960s to observe certain types of stars and comets. Today, the building includes a dome with a 400mm telescope and a meeting room. As the sky over Besançon is not ideal for discovering faint celestial objects (stars, nebulae, galaxies), the objects observed during these public evenings are more likely to be luminous objects, particularly the Moon and planets. Of course, the Jean-Marc Becker Observatory also takes part in major national astronomy events such as the Fête de la science, the Jour de la nuit, and the Nuits des étoiles, for which its members offer daytime (sun) or night-time observation sessions, depending on the program.

This festival is proposed by the Association Française d 'Astronomie with support from the City of Paris, the Ile-de-France Region, the National Institute of Nuclear Physics and Particle Physics and the Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and High Energy. From mid-September, a set of activities is proposed on Paris and its region, with a round of lectures at Pierre and Marie Curie University, guided tours, evening sightings at Montsouris Park, comments from the Sun, competitions, etc. The purpose of this festival is to enable everyone, free of charge, to a foot in the field of practical and theoretical astronomy.

This multi-activity do-it-yourself and recycling center is run by the La Chignole association to facilitate do-it-yourself activities, foster social ties, exchange know-how and reduce waste through reuse. On site, you'll find three distinct spaces: the Matériauthèque, a recycling center where salvaged materials are sold, the Outilthèque, which pools DIY and gardening tools for low-cost loans, and the Atelier partagé, a self-service DIY space for workshops and training courses.

Come and have fun with friends or family during a laser game in a 330^m² labyrinth. The principle is simple: form teams of players, each equipped with a high-tech jacket in their own colours and a laser gun, who launch into a specially designed labyrinth, with smoke and music at full speed. For a lot of sensations!

The Logis de Brionne is one of the best tables in the department. The chef, Alain Depoix, Norman Hat, offers refined dishes based on two menus, the regional flavours menu and menu over time, with four dishes, renewed each month, at the rhythm of the seasons. Above all, he regularly organises cooking courses! And among its flagship products: the foie gras! You can thus offer a gourmet and instructive weekend at the Logis de Brionne to discover the foie gras in all its states, from the stalls of the market of Neubourg to Foie gras pan or in bowl!

USO Echecs in Orléans offers a highly democratic activity open to all. This intellectual and sporting pastime is totally co-educational, intergenerational, practiced all over the world, multicultural and accessible to people with disabilities. The club offers courses and free sessions, whether you're a beginner or an experienced player, young or old. Come and discover or improve your skills in this rich game that develops concentration, strategy and reflection, in a friendly and inclusive atmosphere. A unique experience to be shared within this chess-loving community.

We love Thibault! A magician extraordinaire for some years now, this extraordinary artist specializes in mind tricks (he's the mentalist!) and incredible illusions ("But how did he do it?!"). Ready to enchant businesses and families, in Caen or around the world, he's so magical he can perform his show or tricks in English! Impressive dexterity, he handles cards like no one else and makes objects disappear under your nose before you've had time to say "abracadabra"!

Lovers of wide open spaces and nature will appreciate this 130-hectare park, located not far from the town center. A green lung where farniente, sports and family activities merge happily. If you'd like to take your toddlers with you, there are plenty of activities on offer, starting with the "Indian Forest" tree climbing course and a free educational farm. Guided tours will take you on a tour of the local agricultural and rural heritage, and a mountain-biking area open 7 days a week will delight the more athletic.

Founded in 1860, the Société d'Horticulture et d'Histoire Naturelle de l'Hérault groups together several sections dedicated to the observation and study of biodiversity. At this Montpellier-based institution, you can take part in a wide range of activities relating to botany, entomology, geology and mycology. Exhibitions, lectures, introductory field trips... each activity will pass on the knowledge of nature experts, with passion. There's also an extensive library to help you expand your knowledge. On Monday afternoons, you can even take part in a free mushroom identification course.

Every year, more and more board games appear on the shelves of specialized stores. The association Tonnerre de Jeux proposes, to the amateurs of board or card games, to meet to practice and have fun together. Two weekly meetings are therefore proposed to members and to those who are curious and wish to discover the rich, playful and sometimes complex world of these games. Every Friday, from 8:30 p.m., at the lay hostel of Saint-Marc. Interested parties are invited to bring their games of all styles: strategies, reflections... Tonnerre de Jeux also participates, every Wednesday evening at 8:30 pm in playful encounters at the Ludik Addict store.

This beautiful planetarium is located only a few kilometers from Pleumeur-Bodou, in the Parc du Radôme. The park also incorporates the Cité des télécoms in which one finds a universe of games, exhibitions, animations, 3 D films and performances sound and light, as well as the Gallic village with its atypical attractions and games (labyrinth, balloon launcher, pirate boats, druid house, etc.). The planetarium is a very good size (20 m diameter with a host capacity of 280 people) and uses the latest digital technologies to project all types of high definition images on its dome. In addition to the 100,000 stars he can generate, he is also capable of showing stars, aurorus polar aurores, arches in the sky, trajectories in the sky of the spacecraft, and getting us to travel to various planets of the solar system, to comets, asteroids, etc. The show is therefore at the turn. You and you usually get out of the session with the full of souvenir images to tell. Note that every first Friday of the month, the Trégor astronomy club organizes a free evening of observation, open to all audiences, next to the planetarium.

Learn to sing in a Beaux-Arts workshop in the City of Paris. The one in Montparnasse offers a choral singing training (initiation and improvement) led by Isabelle Hébrard. Accessible without hearing or testing, it will allow you to develop your vocal personality, while being immediately immersed in collective singing. Courses are held at the end of the day on Thursdays at the Cité universitaire (14th) and on Fridays in the 15th arrondissement.

Miss M is an atypical place dedicated to the arts of the table. This 145 m ² loft welcomes you for your professional or private events for a gourmet breakfast, a working meeting or a trendy cocktail. On the side of the kitchen, chefs prepare sweet, savoury dishes, while relaxing in the café or lounge. There are also culinary workshops here: pastries, chocolate shop, molecular cooking… The blogger Miss M has made himself known for his art of bento and has since expanded his performances over his delirious imagination. We love its fresh and relaxed courses, to consume without moderation.

A store located close to the Place de la Bastille, on a boulevard that photographers are familiar with, the Telescope offers in a small shop a warm welcome thanks to Pascal, present for a long time and knowing the equipment and their accessories. A long and busy twin radius is also on the menu of the visit.

The Centre d'Action Sociale de la Ville de Paris (CASVP) offers free support in your learning of multimedia technologies. Internet initiation workshops are organized as part of the Capital's Senior Clubs. To find out which clubs are involved, contact CASVP.

Marie Anne Cantin, a recognized cheese cheese, who holds a boutique in the 7 ^th arrondissement with her husband Antoine Dias, and a solid team, also offers cheese tasting workshops. Organized on request for small groups, from Monday to Saturday, these workshops last two hours and address all issues related to cheese and the art of tasting them, to accommodate them. Unless you want to discuss a specific theme, discover the cheeses from a specific region.

In addition to being a big name in the French gastronomy, Taillevent has earned a solid reputation for its exceptional wine shops. And apart from the sale of wines and wine accessories, les Caves offers several services: wedding list, corporate gifts but also of oenological cocktails including the tasting of 3 wines, followed by a dinner in the Le Taillevent restaurant or in the Les 110 of Taillevent brasserie (aperitif from 7:30 pm to 9 pm) or wine evenings with the tasting of 5 wines and a dinner buffet (from 8 pm. to 10:30 pm) from 5 to 25 people.

Gardeners seeking to improve their skills can attend SNHF conferences and demonstrations without having to be one of its members - note, however, that they benefit from discounts or even free access to its activities. On the agenda of conferences, for example: "The Succulents of Namibia" and "About the Conophytum". This association, whose ambition is to be "a place of reference, reflection and exchange on knowledge, culture, conservation and use of plants", relays information on public events, courses or exhibitions, particularly on its website.

Coin-Cuisine is first a store selling kitchen utensils, including in its online shop. But Coin-Cuisine also offers cooking courses on very varied themes. For example: festive cuisine, Catalan menu, variations on mushrooms, variations around tarts and pies, etc. Workshops include 8 to 9 participants maximum. Apart from Saturday classes, tailor-made workshops are organized during the week depending on the time you have (1h, 2h, etc.) with friends, colleagues, family. Culinary variations workshop: complete variations of the preparations according to the theme, from the peeling to the presentation, through the cooking of all the products used. Child birthday: customized workshop according to the age of children. Free electron (duration and hours to be defined) for groups with theme to define according to your wishes.

As well as the profession of wine lovers, the profession of tea experts provokes thousands of questions from the audience, the substance of which revolves around the delicate question "but how do they make so many aromas? '. Well, even if a personal donation seems welcome, it is learning and better, it works! A good dose of motivation, the firm intention not to conceal its smell or taste, the opening to countries where tea is built in the art of living, and very much to bet that by some classes of the tea school, created by the Palace des Thés in 1999, you can make the difference, blindfolded, between a sencha and a bancha, and more. in which climatic conditions these teas have been picked. To do this, you must follow the introductory courses for tea tasting in 10   modules: " What is tea? ", "in good conditions", "tasting mechanisms", "express sensations"; " Japanese teas ". After that, you can fully appreciate training sessions for tea tasting, in the area of particular interest to us: the session of green teas and that of teas in Japan. More theoretical, conferences are also given as one on the tea ceremony, chanoyu, tea in Japan, or tea and ceramics, guided tour of the Guimet museum. The program can change for the year to follow, find out! The School of Tea also organizes intensive sessions over a week together with the 3 axes of the above curriculum, which makes it possible to further elaborate on the topic in detail, finally twice a year the school organizes travel in total immersion in the tea universe in Darjeeling. The Tea School is a superb 200 m ² space dedicated to tea, including a wall of curiosity (our of unusual tea objects), library, dining room and tea pavilion where you can get to chanoyu. Courses propose to treat tea in Japanese or Chinese style. Tastings and ceremonies are the subject of courses or courses at the unit according to what suits you most. Weekend discoveries or discoveries, tasting evenings or discoveries for children, a whole range of activities is at your disposal to discover and practice an art that is thousands of years old!

Jane and Olivier Pugliesi-Conti opened the first Franco-American cooking school. It is a workshop where different chefs take turns, with courses given in English on very different themes, whether salty or sweet. Local, bistro, world, fusion, festive or gastronomic cuisine... Learn the basics in kitchens that look like yours so you can reproduce the recipes at home.

What wine for which dish? How to taste Great wines? Champagne, the secrets of the myth? … Programs are varied to meet all the expectations of wine lovers. In an evening or a day of courses according to the theme, you will master the art of tasting. Courses are provided by professionals. Caution, it is prudent to book quickly because the calendars are filled quickly. Possibility to offer courses in gift certificates.