The Cloud Station, in Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire near Nantes – J. Urbach / 20 Minutes
- In the Nantes area, there are more and more open-air cafes on the banks of the Loire when summer arrives.
- Station Nuage, 40 feet, la Sablière … These places of life and restaurants, some of which reopen this Saturday, attract a variety of audiences thanks to a “cool” atmosphere.
For a few days, when the weather is nice, the queue has stretched out over several tens of meters at aperitif time. In Nantes, customers did not take long to find their way back to the 40-foot open-air café, quai de la Fosse, or that of the belvedere, located on the island of Nantes. It must be said that this type of bar and restaurant space, surrounded by greenery and on the banks of the Loire, would only have advantages, especially in times of health crisis. “There is a great view, music, games, and especially space, lists Anais, a regular. No need to be glued to each other to have a good time. And the prices are not excessive. “
For a few years now, ephemeral taverns have multiplied at high speed in Nantes and throughout the city when summer arrives. In San Sebastián on Forget Island, the Cloud Station for example has just reopened its doors after a “very good launch season”. Set up in a former stable, this blue-painted refreshment bar with a surprising look immediately found its audience, or rather its audiences. Because if these places are so attractive, it is also because they attract a varied population, over a wide time slot. “There are sportsmen who stop after their jogging, young people for aperitifs, families who come to eat mussels on weekends and stay all afternoon, detail Alan, the bartender and Chichi, the manager of the premises. It’s a cool atmosphere, where you can take your time. If it’s full, no problem, we drink our glass sitting in the grass. “
La Sablière, Mauves seaside …
Spaces of freedom on which the team of Voyage à Nantes, which has included the Cloud Station in its route, reopens three other stages this weekend: from Saturday, the tables of the Sablière (in Sainte-Luce) and reinvented beach cabins at Mauves balnéaire (in Mauves-sur-Loire) will once again be accessible. Just like the park of
Frémoire castle, on the banks of the Sèvre, where you can taste lobster, shellfish and Muscadet at reasonable prices. “In view of the success of the number of visitors, the idea was even to be able to open these sites in May, which could not be done this year due to the health situation,” confides Aurélie Peneau, director of tourism development. of the VAN. More than just terraces, they are places of conviviality, of reunion, where we do not even have to consume, if we just want to enjoy the surroundings. “
A new tavern, called Atypik, will complete an already long list from next Friday evening. Located in Port Lavigne, managed by the town hall of Bouguenais, it will offer drinks, snacks and “eclectic activities” (yoga, concerts, theater, etc.) until mid-July. At La Chapelle-sur-Erdre, a place once presented as a tavern (and which has raised concerns among residents) will be inaugurated in July as part of the VAN. It will be a “space of contemplation” along the Erdre but which will offer neither bar nor entertainment, specifies the Voyage à Nantes.