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The Machines de l'Ile


TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #3 of 10 attractions in Nantes
Traveller Description:
The Machines de l’Ile is an artistic and a tourist project. It is a blend of the invented worlds of Jules Verne, the mechanical universe of Leonardo...... more » The Machines de l’Ile is an artistic and a tourist project. It is a blend of the invented worlds of Jules Verne, the mechanical universe of Leonardo da Vinci, and the industrial history of Nantes, on an exceptional site in the former shipyards. A ride on the 12-meter tall Great Elephant, climb aboard the Marine Worlds Carrousel of 27 moving sea creatures or the Heron Tree to fly over the hanging gardens. « less
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Attraction type: Tourist/visitor centre
Address: Les Chantiers
Bd Leon Bureau 44200 Nantes
France
Tel: 33-251174999

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4 of 5 stars
Luton, England
28 Jul 2008
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Nantes is the city of Jules Verne, and his legacy is best celebrated not at the museum dedicated to him, but on the banks of the Loire at the Machines de L'isle. It's very hard to describe this place. It's a cross between an exhibition, a playground, an art gallery and a theme park. Ultimately I suppose, it's an experiment.... more

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3 of 5 stars
Paris, France
31 Oct 2009

de très belles machines sorties de l'imagination d'artistes peu ordinaires... la viste est un peu rapide et de clou du... more

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4 of 5 stars
Tenerife
9 Aug 2009

Estuve en Nantes el verano de 2008 y la verdad es que me enteré de esta atracción casi por casualidad.... more

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The Machines de l'Ile Address

Les Chantiers | Bd Leon Bureau, 44200 Nantes, France
Tel: 33-251174999