The journey still is not only a literary expression, it is a real trend that affects millions of French people each summer. Staying home during a vacation or “staycation” in English is not introduced with the coronavirus, but the epidemic and its uncertainty have accelerated the movement.
a few weeks of the summer holidays, over 40 % of the French do still plan not to leave, according to a study EdV/BVA conducted at the beginning of June. Given the extent of the phenomenon and the absence in the announcement of international visitors, cities are beginning to implement programs tourist and cultural attractions to compensate for the cancellation of most festivals. Maintained but shifted (from 8 August to 27 September), the Journey to Nantes (LVAN) has been designed, since its first edition in 2012, as a discovery tour of the city, through the installation of works of art, temporary or lasting, in a public space. “For those who remain, this summer is the opportunity to make a trip in their own city, discover it with new eyes”, wishes to Jean Blaise, founder and director of the LVAN, which offers specific activities for Nantes as of the cruises on the Loire by Navibus, to go to the island of Nantes, where the famous machines of the island, these giant animals are emblematic of the event.
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summer Travel from Lille to Bordeaux
The Lille guests may take advantage of the immersive experiences of the “Journey, travel”, the summer programme of the capital of Flanders. Among the activities, mini-choreography in a flash mob or improvisational theater in the parks, respecting the hygiene charter put in place by the agency of attractiveness Hello Lille and the Institut Pasteur. For cities, the biggest challenge of the summer is to offer the dream of fulfilling the gestures barriers. To Paris , the 40 music kiosks of parks and gardens will host throughout the summer of quartets or trios, while in Bordeaux , concerts will take place under the windows and balconies, to put on the ears a good distance away. The metropolis of the gironde department also reflects the reuse of the panels JC Decaux for the display of photographic works in the context of”A summer in Bordeaux”, programming in the process of being finalised, thought in the extension of the containment.
cultural and artistic Experiences
“We live in a time of civic culture, which the concept of delicacy must be at the heart of the artistic experiences offered,” said Christophe Girard, deputy mayor of Paris for culture, has launched a call for projects for the Month of August of the culture” in the capital. This event, scheduled from 25 July to 15 September, is inspired by the Nuit blanche, with of the small festivals of the neighbourhood, celebrating the performing arts in public spaces. The Parisians will discover numbers of acrobats on the place des Victoires, dance under the Eiffel tower, or even reading up on the parvis of the Hotel de ville. The program will be online on the site What to do in Paris.
Spend time in the city, it is also an opportunity to discover an urban space that is not always known well. The office of metropolitan of tourism and congress of Marseille develops and free guided tours to the destination of Marseille, including a getaway skipping through beautiful gardens and wild spaces of the phocean city. In Rennes , the association Slam Connection, in partnership with the office of tourism, proposes a rediscovery of the poetics of the city.
private tours to cocktail bowls
The hotels, which have also had to adapt their offer summer for lack of foreign tourists, betting on the walks urban to attract local customers. On the occasion of its re-opening on 12 June, the hotel of aix La Villa Saint-Angel is launching a package of “Art & Culture”, including the visit of the city with the discovery of the hôtel de Caumont, the atelier Cézanne and fondation Vasarely, in partnership with the tourist office (from 550 € per night ).
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Gallery owner, passionate about art, Marianne Estène-Chauvin, owner of the hotel Belles Rives in Juan-les-Pins, has created an unprecedented course in the architecture of the 1930’s to the cap d’antibes. Designed principally for tourists French riviera, this tour is a deep dive into the roaring twenties, which saw the construction of the most beautiful villas on the peninsula. These routes around the city took on a new meaning in Paris. In addition to walks or cycling along the canal Saint-Martin and the Marais, the hotel Renaissance Republic sets up private tours with its chief concierge, reveals his best places to go in the vicinity of the hotel.
The summer period is conducive to sporting activities, even in the city. The rental platform between individuals Airbnb, which develops urban experiences facilitated by a host, proposes an unusual trip in stand-up paddle on the Seine river, in a wild setting, far from the crowd of barges, in the company of ducks and geese. The experiences Airbnb, which resume on June 14, are for the moment limited to 10 people, with hygiene strengthened. These constraints have not prevented the agency Isy Provence in place of aperitifs petanque in the boulodrome of the Basket to Marseille. “This is not because it is in marseille that plays necessarily bocce,” laughs Isabelle Gudin, director of the agency, who target local clients in request for summer activities. On entry only (adults 25 €, children 15 € ; isy-provence.fr), the tournaments include balls, a basket, drinks, and a triplet in the soap of Marseille for the winners. A unique opportunity to point to hidden.
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In the paris area, a vegetable garden hôtelierCet summer, children will be invited to put their hands in the earth at the educational farm of the Mob. Aldo Paredes
nature is more present in the city as we imagine. Some city hotels are home to blocks of nature preserved. Saint-Ouen, the Mob Hotel has large terraces and a vegetable garden open to residents of the area. “During the confinement, be able to come and garden at the hotel with their certificate of travel, gave them a real blast,” says Cyril Aouizerate, the founder of the movement Mob that promotes a gracious hospitality. This summer, children are invited to put their hands in the land to the educational farm while their parents get to enjoy their liberty (“the offer “Parents unworthy”, including one night, breakfast and babysitting will be available online soon).
Mob Hotel, 6 rue Gambetta 93400 Saint-Ouen. Tel.: 01 47 00 70 70.
The writing you conseilleCinq country to discover this summer… without leaving the France20 ideas vitamin for a summer in FranceÉchappées beautiful in the vineyards of the BordelaisSujetsTourisme urbainTourismeVoyage5 commentairesFabienBle 13/06/2020 at 09:46 pm
Stay in the same work, no thank you. The holidays is the escape
Rock Manle 13/06/2020 09:25
Very good idea. City dwellers stay in your cities, it will be a holiday.
J. C. Blancle 13/06/2020 09:18
rings of memory in Nantes, made by Buren are a tribute to the slaves whose addresses to the richness of Nantes, the first slave port in Europe.
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