Themed tours and activities Pays De La Loire

This wood sardinizer, equipped with the conventional trawl, is the precursor of deep water trawlers. Built in 1964, this 24-barrel boat sailed at sea until 1992 and today is the living memory of fishing at La Turballe. Saved from destruction by passionate people, he discovered himself in the harbor, afloat. His visit (45 minutes) shows the hard life on board where any notion of comfort is banished: small space, thin mattress on the sleeves, square where the men of the sea were restored 1.20 m high… The time for a visit, become the sailor on the edge. A unique visit to discover the fishing techniques practiced, the work of the sailors of the position before the crew post and the cooler and explore the different compartments of the boat. You will be able to follow the different times of a fishing season. A good family visit.

From the museum of Vivoin, the Hemp Circuit stretches over 30 km and passes through all places suggestive of culture. In particular, it makes it possible to stop in farmers who have restored their oven or who have themselves known culture more than sixty years ago. Indeed, hemp, in Sarthe, is a culture, a tradition in particular the north of the department. People who have people today easily tell how they saw, forty-five years ago, their parents exploiting what has made Maine great: it was around 1865 that hemp cultivation reached its peak. The Sarthe is then the first producer department. Its production is mainly used for textiles, fishing nets, ropes and sails of the navy. Then, competing with cotton and synthetic fibres, this culture is declining. Since 1990, however, it has developed and produced, among other things, paper, fuel, medicines, textile fibres, cattle feeds, fertilizers, insulation products… Hemp ovens have been restored, thanks to the energy of a backup association. They are to rediscover with this circuit through the belmontaise campaign. Information and leaflet at the Tourist Office.

«Growing our curiosities» is the watchword of Regards. To this end, the Nantes cultural association has been organizing conferences in Nantes for 10 years and guided tours in Nantes and Paris. The program varies from volunteers to various profiles (architect, lawyer, art historian, public writer, graphologue…). Objective: better understanding our society. The 2016-217 season offers seven conferences in partnership with today's Knowledge and Life. Among other things, "The man who works: life experience» with journalist Bernard de la Villardière; " Let us do it! We have already started» with the writer Alexandre Jardin, founder of the citizen movement «Blue, White, Zebra». Side tours (guided by professional guides), three themes to explore: the sampled neighbourhoods; the gardens - three centuries of botanical tradition in Nantes; art professions. Each theme includes six guided tours. In addition to this, there is a trio of escapades in Paris (musée d'Orsay, Musée du quai Branly, Montmartre…).