The best hobbies and leisure activities Pays De La Loire

Is it necessary to be naturally good at cooking? For Claire Lehaye and his Gourmet Workshop, the answer is no! Here, everyone in his place and pedagogy do the rest. The course program proposed throughout the year is very attractive: Asian cuisine, party, vegetarian, seasonal… In order to educate your palaces, reputable wine cellars and oenologists are also invited for sessions on the theme of food and wine agreements, even if whisky, beer or cider are also sometimes honored. Every month, the website will give you the detailed program of celebrations and a simple email or phone call will be enough to register.

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.

Gardening, cultivating, tinkering… For all these activities, better equipped! Thanks to Espace Emeraude, specialized in agriculture, you won't have anything to fear from grease, mud or sweeping stains. This vast store offers professionals and amateurs a wide range of clothing, accessories and security equipment: shoes and boots, helmets, rainwear, trousers and work jackets, gloves, protective glasses… Here you can also find other quality clothing, comfortable on a daily basis (pulls, polos, jackets).

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.

If he is a mayennais artist overawes his audience, it is the magician Arnaud Ledauphin who is undoubtedly the most demanding artist in the region to animate corporate seminars and private evenings (birthdays, weddings). It is true that his sleight of hand shows are incredibly bluffants: closed-up (individual magic towers only a few centimetres from the public), mentalisme… The audience asks for this because this 40-year-old artist knows everything to do, including singing and playing guitar!

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.

Armelle Delaunay owns an art bookbinding workshop in the heart of Beaulieu-sous-la-Roche, as part of the Cour des Arts. The workshop is open to all, as long as you sign up for a one-year course. Armelle offers bookbinding and gilding courses and workshops for adults and children (in summer and during school vacations). Each course lasts three hours, and everyone can progress at their own pace, according to their desires and possibilities. L'Atelier provides the equipment and supplies needed to make your own books.

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!

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!