PROGRAMME

NANTES 2018

PRE CONGRESS 21 - 25 MarchCONGRESS 25 - 29 MarchPOST CONGRESS 29 March - 3 April

ICS France

International Camellia Congress

PARC DU GRAND BLOTTEREAU

9 hectares of parkland set in a property of 37.5 hectares with its plants nursery, its camellias collection and its tropical green-houses. Opposite an 18th century mansion by the architect Ceineray the landscaped park holds a greenhouse collection – unique in France – of exotic plants, a French-style garden, a Mediterranean rockery and banana trees.

PARK CEMETERY ARBORETUM

A 50-hectares park with a collection of remarkable species, over 11 000 trees and bushes, with a remarkable camellia collection, patterned on the one at the Jardin des plantes.

PARC DE LA GAUDINIÈRE

A stuning mountain landscape (12 hectares). In this high-quality wooded park, centuries old chestnut and oak trees stand beside exotic trees introduced in the 19th century.

PARC DE PROCÉAn English-style landscaped park (12 hectares). Designed by Domi-nique Noisette in 1866, this park offers a number of viewing areas. Its statuary heritage tells the history of Nantes. Remarkable trees have been planted here, some are hundreds of years old : Service trees, At-las cedars, sequoias. The manor house was built in 1789, and in front of it stands a magnificent Virginia tulip tree, which happens to be one of the oldest in France and is equal in size to those growing in the south-east of the US. In spring, the park is beautifully decorated by the azalea and camelia borders.

HONFLEUR (NORMANDY)

Its port, the Vieux Bassin (Old Bassin surrounded by pictu-resque narrow houses) and the Lieutenance, the Faubourg Sainte Catherine (Sailors’ area bordered by the sea) and its church, the Enclos area ( the heart of former medieval forte-ress) and its Greniers à Sel (Salt Warehouses).

QUIMPER (BRITTANY)"Breton” cultural capital city"

Quimper, a “town of art and history” is known for its cathedral, which is said to be the best example of Gothic religious archi-tecture in Brittany. West of the cathedral is the atmospheric old town, where you’ll find many half-timbered houses dating from the 14th century. Its cobbled streets are named after old job titles and Place au Beurre, where butter was sold, is one of Quimper’s prettiest locations.

BOTANICAL GARDEN CENTRE(GAUJACQ, SOUTH WEST FRANCE)

Visit starting with « La Cameleraie », gathering one of the largest collection of camellias in Europe before moving to the “Plantarium”, built exclusively as a garden conservatory, a place for adaptation experiments, hydration and multipli-cation to produce the plants of the botanical garden centre Botanical concert : a unique & exclusive initiative in France combining scientific presentation and a concert based on the sounds made by plants.

PARISSunday 1st April • Versailles – Paris

9:00 Departure to the palace of Versailles10:00 Guided visit of of the Queen’s and King’s Appartments, the Hall of Mirrors…

12:00 Lunch (included)

13:00 Visit of the Trianon’s gardens14:30 Departure from Versailles to Paris15:30 Visit to the Orangerie Museum (impressionist and post-impressionist paintings) with the famous Water Lilies from Claude Monet and the Jean Walter – Paul Guillaume collection17:30 Transfer to hotels – evening free

Monday 2 April • Paris 09:00 Guided visit of Paris « modern and historic » : the « grands boulevards », the Opera, Place Vendôme, Place de la Concorde, the Champs Elysées, the Eiffel Tower, the Invalides, the Arch of La Défense…

12:00 Lunch (included)

14:30 Guided visit of the Albert Kahn’s gardens : the 4 hectares (8 acres) of gardens show the different aspects of the art of gardening in the early 20th century : French gardens with and orchard and rose gardena, an English garden with lawn, false rock and cottage, a forest of Blue Atlas cedars and Colorado spruces surrounded by a wild meadow, a Japanese village and a reproduction of the Vosges Mountains * Subject to changes - the museum is under renovation. 16:30 Visit of the Bagatelle botanic Gardens, park created during the 18th century by Queen Marie-Antoinette18:30 Transfer to hotels - evening free.

Tuesday 3 April • ParisBreakfastEnd of the post-congress

Programm subject to changesBeverages not included

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Mont-Saint-Michel

Brest

Bordeaux

Quimper

Guingamp

Atlantic Ocean

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Saint-Malo

Biarritz

Gaujacq

PARISCaen

Honfleur

Cognac

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Sunday 25 March • CONGRESS

15:30 Arrival in Nantes from the post-congress Transfer to the hotels Possible visit of the Camellias exhibition in Nantes Botanical Garden16:00 Delegates registration (until 18:30)19:00 Welcoming ceremony at the Town Hall (cocktail dinner) offered by the City of Nantes

Monday 26 March • CONGRESS

8:45 Departure to La Cité Nantes Events Center (venue of the congress) 9:30 Welcoming speech of the ICS President and Johanna Rolland, Mayor of the City of Nantes or her representative10:00 Sessions : History and biodiversity10:30 Coffee break11:00 Sessions : History and biodiversity 12:30 Lunch (included)

14:00 Departure for the visit14:30 Visit of Nantes Botanical Garden « Jardin des plantes » or to the Castle of the dukes of Brittany and its water mirror 16:00 Visit of the Machines de l’Ile and its majestic elephant : unprecedented artistic project at the crossroads of Jules Verne’s «invented worlds», the mechanical universe of Leonardo da Vinci, and of Nantes’ industrial history, on the exceptional site of the former shipyards. 19:00 Dinner (included) Tuesday 27 March • CONGRESS

8:00 Departure to La Cité Nantes Events Center 9:00 Sessions : Plants collection development10:30 Coffee break11:00 Sessions : Plants collection development

12:30 Lunch (included)

14:00 Departure for the visit14:30 Visit by groups of the  Parc du Grand Blottereau 16:00 Departure to visit Joël Lemaitre’s plant nursery17:30 Departure to visit Val d’Erdre’s plant nursery20:00 Dinner offered by the Val d’Erdre’s plant nursery

Wednesday 28 March • CONGRESS

08:00 Departure to La Cité Nantes Events Center 09:00 Sessions : Derived products (Tea….)….10:30 Coffee break and tea tasting11:00 Sessions : Culture and Tourism

12:30 Lunch (included)

14:00 Departure for the parks visits : Park Cemetery Arboretum, Parc de la Gaudinière, Parc de Procé 19:00 Return to the hotels 19:30 Departure from the hotels for the Gala diner20:00 Gala Dinner in the Castle of the dukes of Brittany offered by the City of Nantes

Thursday 29 March • CONGRESS

BreakfastEnd of Congress

Programm subject to changesBeverages not included

CONGRESS

25-29 March 2018Nantes (France)

POST-CONGRESS

29 MARCH-3 APRIL 2018 (2 choices)  Normandy – Paris (France) OR South-West – Paris (France)

PRE-CONGRESS

21–25 March 2018Brittany (France)

Wednesday 21 MarchAfternoon Arrival at Brest-Guipavas AirportTransfer to the hotelsEvening free

Thursday 22 March 8:00 Departure from hotels (three groups)First group : 9:00 Visit to Mr & Mrs Lamézec’s garden in Plougastel10:30 Visit to the National Botanical Conservatoire in Brest

Second group : 8:30 Visit to Brest city, its castle and docklands 10:30 Visit to Mr & Mrs Lamézec’s garden in Plougastel

Third group : 9:00 Visit to the Botanical Conservatoire in Brest11:00 Visit to Mr & Mrs Lamézec’s garden in Plougastel

12:30 Lunch on Brest harbour (included)

14:00 Departure from Brest harbour14:30 Visit to Mr & Mrs Chapel’s garden in Milizac16:30 Visit to Stervinou’s plant nursery in Guipronvel18:15 Departure for Pointe Saint-Mathieu in Plougonvelin : the westernmost point of mainland France, its lighthouse, the abbey ruins and its semaphore19:30 Welcoming dinner at the Pointe Saint-Mathieu restaurant (included)

Friday 23 March

8:00 Departure from hotels 9:00 Visit of Roué’s plant nursery in Plouigneau10:30 Departure for Mr & Mrs Le Moal’s ICS Garden of excellence in Guingamp

13:00 Lunch prepared by the Camellia Association of Guingamp (buckwheat pancakes and crêpes)

15:00 Departure to visit the Park of Kerdalo in Trédarzec18:00 Departure to Brest19:00 Return to the hotels – evening free

Saturday 24 March

8:00 Departure from hotels 9:00 Visit to Henriot faïencerie (faience pottery since 1690)10:00 Visit to Quimper city and its Retreat Garden « Jardin de la Retraite » located inside the ramparts of the old walled town

12:00 Lunch (not included)

13:30 Departure to Briec

14:00 Visit to Marie-Thérèse Bleuzen’s garden in Briec welcomed by bombards’ « sonneurs » (Breton musicians band)16:00 Visit to the Domaine de Trevarez - ICS Garden of excellence in Saint-Goazec (Camellias’exhibits)19:00 Visit the collection of Camellias cultivars of Brittany in Chateauneuf du Faou19:30 Farewell dinner in Chateauneuf du Faou (included)

Sunday 25 March

9:00 Departure for a visit of the historic Camellias in Brittany12:00 Lunch (included)15:30 Arrival in Nantes

Programm subject to changesBeverages not included

Thursday 29 March • Nantes – Saint-Malo – Mont- Saint-Michel

7:30 Departure for the post-congress (Normandy)10:30 Visit of the walled town of Saint Malo (Corsair city)

12:30 Lunch in Saint Malo (included)

14:30 Departure for Saint-Coloumb15:00 Visit of the Ville Bague Malouinière (privateer and corsair house built in 1710) Departure to Mont-Saint-Michel with a stop at the German war cemetery19:00 Arrival in Mont-Saint-Michel – transfer to the hotel 19:30 Dinner (included)21:00 Shuttle to Mont-Saint-Michel for a guided visit

Friday 30 March • Mont-Saint-Michel – D-day landing beaches – Bayeux

7:30 Departure to Avranches – Botanical garden visit with an amazing view of Mont-Saint-Michel11:15 Visit of the Museum in Arromanches, first museum to be built in commemoration of June 6th 1944 12:30 Lunch in Arromanches (included)

14:30 D-Day landing beaches tour : the artificial port in Arromanches, Omaha Beach, the Pointe du Hoc (cliffs) Saint-Laurent american war cemetary 18:30 Transfer to your hotels in Bayeux19:00 Dinner (included)

Saturday 31 March • Bayeux – Caen – Honfleur – Paris

9:00 Departure for Caen10:15 Visit (on your own) of the Men’s Abbay founded by William the Conqueror

12:30 Lunch in Honfleur (included)

14:30 Guided visit of Honfleur 17:00 Departure to Paris19:30 Transfer to hotels – evening free

Thursday 29 March • Nantes – Cognac – Bordeaux

7:00 Departure from Nantes to Cognac city10:30 Visit of Maison « Camus » cognac

12:30 Lunch (included) at Maison “Camus” cognac

15:00 Departure to visit Château Smith Haut Lafitte Bordeaux Vineyards Gastronomic dinner included22:30 Transfer to your hotels

Friday 30 March • Bordeaux – Gaujacq - Biarritz

7:30 Departure to Gaujacq passing through the « Landes » Forest10:00 Guided tour of a botanical garden centre by Mr Thoby and his daughter

12:30 Vegetarian lunch (included) on-site featuring one dish based on camellias flowers.

14:30 Sessions with Mr Herve Le Bouler, head of research within the scientific unit of ONF (National Office of Forests).16:00 Departure for Biarritz, seaside city nested in the Basque country, along the Atlantic Ocean coast19:30 Arrival at the hotel. Evening free

Saturday 31 March • Biarritz – Bayonne – Biarritz - Paris

8:30 Departure for Paul Maymou domaine : a 7 hectares wonderful garden centre hosting thousands of exceptional trees and bushes (since 1880)12:30 Lunch (included) on-site in collaboration with the Basques producers network.

14:30 Departure to Biarritz airport – flight towards Paris included.

Programm subject to changesBeverages not included

NORMANDY

ORSOUTH-WEST FRANCE