The best hobbies and leisure activities Nantes

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

L'Amicale Laïque Sully de Nantes is a voluntary association located in the Sully district. It offers a variety of cultural and sporting activities, as well as festive and convivial events. New for the start of the 2022 academic year: a sewing workshop.