Les Machines de l'Île in Nantes
Discover a must-see site during your stay in Nantes
A must-see on any visit to Nantes, the Machines de l'Île is an artistic project installed in the former shipyards on the Ile de Nantes.
Inspired by the worlds of Jules Verne and Leonardo da Vinci, the experience features an animated and poetic mechanical bestiary.
The three Machines de l'Île experiences
🐘 Le Grand Éléphant
Embark alongside 50 passengers aboard this incredible steel elephant for a surprising journey around the former shipyards.
Three routes are available for a 30-minute journey. The figures are impressive: 12 meters high, 8 meters wide and 21 meters long!
💵 Rates :
- 9.50€ (adults)
- 7.50€ (4-17 years, students)
- Free for children under 4.
🐠 Carrousel des Mondes Marins
This giant carousel, 25m high and 22m in diameter, brings strange animated sea creatures to life.
Choose one of three levels (seabed, abyss, marine surface) and let yourself be swept away in this adventure!
💵 Rates :
- €9 (adults)
- €7.10 (4-17 years, students)
- Free for children under 4.
🦜 The Galerie des Machines
A veritable laboratory, this is where the animated animal machines are tested: the 8-meter heron, the spider, the flock of peacocks, the chameleon, the bird parade, the hummingbirds...
You can also talk to the machinists. Fascinating!
💵 Rates :
- 9.50€ (adults)
- 7.50€ (4-17 years, students)
- Free for children under 4.
Your hotel restaurant in Nantes
In a verdant setting near the River Erdre, discover our hotel restaurant Le Beaujoire.
All 47 rooms share a soft atmosphere enhanced by touches of pale green. Take advantage of your stay to discover the locavore and seasonal cuisine of our restaurant Le Beaujoire.
Practical: leave your car in our free parking lot and visit Nantes using soft mobility! Two streetcar stops are less than 400m away and a bus stop is 300m away. As an added bonus, public transport is free at weekends!
