Staying in Nantes for a public holiday or making a special trip?
If you want to know what’s open or closed, you’ve come to the right place!
Public holidays in France
New Year’s Day – 1 January
Easter Monday (10 April 2023 / 1 April 2024)
Labour Day – 1 May
Victory in 1945 – 8 May
Ascension Thursday (18 May 2023 / 9 May 2024)
Whit Monday (29 May 2023 / 20 May 2024)
Bastille Day – 14 July
Assumption Day – 15 August
All Saints’ Day – 1 November
Armistice Day – 11 November
Christmas – 25 December
Follow the Green Line all year round!
Most of the stages of the Voyage à Nantes are accessible 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.
Further informationEaster weekend
This first public holiday of the year is an opportunity to spend 3 days in Nantes and to discover the whole range of the permanent tour.
(Some sites are closed on Mondays: the printing museum, the Nantes history museum and the Chronographe).
Hyper sensible
Machines de l’île
Memorial to the abolition of slavery
Musée d’arts de Nantes
Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle
Jules Verne Museum
Planétarium
Musée Naval Maillé Brézé
Cruise on the Erdre River
La Toue de Nantes
City Tour Bus
Tourist Train tour
Détours de Loire Bike rental
Ruban vert – nautical activities
Floating – nautical activities
Estuaire Nantes <> Saint-Nazaire
Labour day – May 1st
On Labour Day, most of the visitor sites are closed.
This is the only day of the year when public transport is not in operation.
Monday 8th May 2023
Some sites will be exceptionally closed on Monday: the printing museum and the Chronographe.
Thursday, May 18th 2023
Thursday 18 May 2023 is a public holiday, an opportunity to take a 4-day break in Nantes and discover the whole range of permanent travel.
Some sites will be exceptionally closed on Thursday: the Museum of Printing and the Chronographe.
Machines de l’île
Memorial to the abolition of slavery
Musée d’arts de Nantes
Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle
Jules Verne Museum
Planétarium
Tour LU
Musée Naval Maillé Brézé
Cruise Estuaire Nantes Saint-Nazaire
Cruise on the Erdre River
La Toue de Nantes
City Tour Bus
Tourist Train tour
Détours de Loire Bike rental
Ruban vert – nautical activities
Floating – nautical activities
La Cantine du Voyage
Station Nuage
La Sablière
Mauves Balnéaire
Estuaire Nantes <> Saint-Nazaire
Monday 29th May 2023
With Monday 29 May 2023 a public holiday, that’s 3 full days in Nantes!
Some sites are closed on Monday: the printing museum, the Nantes history museum and the Chronographe.
Memorial to the abolition of slavery
Musée d’arts de Nantes
Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle
Jules Verne Museum
Planétarium
Musée Naval Maillé Brézé
Cruise on the Erdre River
La Toue de Nantes
City Tour Bus
Tourist Train tour
Petits voyages extraordinaires Mini-golf
Détours de Loire Bike rental
Ruban vert – nautical activities
Floating – nautical activities
La Cantine du Voyage
Station Nuage
La Sablière
Mauves Balnéaire
Estuaire Nantes <> Saint-Nazaire
Wednesday 1st November 2023
Wednesday 1st November 2023 is a public holiday, an opportunity to a stay in Nantes and to discover the whole range of permanent travel offers.
Our Pass Nantes sites and partners below are open on 1 November
Friday 11th November
3 days to explore Nantes!
Our Pass Nantes sites and partners below are open on 11 November
25th December and 1stJanuary
For the first time in 2022 and on the occasion of the end of year celebrations, Le Voyage à Nantes is offering Le Voyage en hiver.
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