Location
The conference will take place at Agrocampus, 65 rue de St-Brieuc, in Rennes.
Star - Public transport
You can use the same ticket for the bus and the subway.
One ticket (1.30 €) = 1 hour!
You can buy your tickets in the subway stations.
How to get to Rennes
By plane (Rennes airport website)
Rennes has its own small airport.Rennes airport operates flights to over 70 destinations but mostly with domestic flights (some low cost to/from the UK and Ireland).
It is also possible to take a flight with final destination Paris airport and take a train (TGV) from Paris to Rennes (some direct TGV are from the Charles de Gaulle airport railway station to Rennes; else you can take a TGV from the Montparnasse railway station every 30 minutes).
From Rennes airport, you can reach the city centre:
- by bus: number 57, bus stop "Republique" (terminus, in the city center), 1.30€. There is a bus every 20 minutes from 5.30 to 0.11 (timetable).
- by taxi: the airport is about 10/15 minutes from the conference site and the city centre, 15€ before 19:00; 25€ after 19:00.
By train (SNCF website)
- From Charles de Gaulle Airport rail station to Rennes, there are between four to six trains a day (direct, 3h to reach Rennes).
- From Montparnasse railway station to Rennes, a train every 30 minutes (direct, 2h05 to reach Rennes).
How to get to the conference site from the railway station
You have two options:
- Take the subway (only one line, one every 3 minutes) direction J.F. Kennedy. Get off at stop "Villejean" (duration: 7 min). Then the conference site will be indicated (it is about 15 minutes by foot, 1km: link to get the conference site).
- Take the subway (only one line, one every 3 minutes) direction J.F Kennedy. Get off at stop "Republique" (main bus station, duration: 2 min). Then:
- Take the bus number 4 (one every 10 minutes, duration: 10 min), direction Beauregard. Get off at stop "Marbeuf". Then the conference site is about 5 minutes by foot (link to get the conference site).
- Take the bus number 53 (one every 20 minutes, duration: 10 min), direction La Chapelle Thouarault. Get off at stop "Agrocampus": you are in front of the conference site.
How to get to the conference site from the city center (Republique station)
You have two options:
- Take the subway (only one line, one every 3 minutes) direction J.F. Kennedy. Get off at stop "Villejean" (duration: 5 min). Then the conference site will be indicated (it is about 15 minutes by foot, 1km: link to get the conference site).
- Take the bus. You have the choice between 2 buses:
- Take the bus number 4 (one every 10 minutes, duration: 10 min), direction Beauregard. Get off at stop "Marbeuf". Then the conference site is about 5 minutes by foot (link to get the conference site).
- Take the bus number 53 (one every 20 minutes, duration: 10 min), direction La Chapelle Thouarault. Get off at stop "Agrocampus": you are in front of the conference site.
Social program
| Tuesday 10th July | Welcome mixer(during the welcom mixer you can register) |
|---|---|
| Wednesday 11th July | ReceptionCity hall (Place de la Mairie) |
| Thursday 12th July | Conference Dinner |
Hotels
Near the campus
| HOTEL | Adress | Phone | Rough Price per night | Breakfast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Résidence Villa Camilla | 185, boulevard St Jean Baptiste de la Salle | +33 2 23 46 04 04 | 68 € ( 1 to 4 persons per room) | 7 € |
| Lorient Hôtel | 46 bis, rue de Lorient | +33 2 99 59 13 07 | 60 € | 6,80 € |
In town center
| HOTEL | Adress | Phone | Rough Price per night | Breakfast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appart hôtel Citéa | 35, rue d'Antrain | +33 2 23 21 26 00 | 62 € | 7,50 € |
| Angelina hôtel** | 1, quai Lamennais | +33 2 99 79 29 66 | 45-62 € | 7,5 € |
| Hôtel des lices** | 7, place des lices | +33 2 99 79 14 81 | 67 € | 8 € |
| Hôtel de Nemours** | 5, rue de Nemours | +33 2 99 78 26 26 | 64-84 € | 8,5 € |
| Mercure Pré botté*** | 1, rue Paul Louis Courier | +33 2 99 78 82 20 | 140 € | 8-17 € |
| Anne de Bretagne*** | 12 rue tronjolly | +33 2 99 31 49 49 | 110-130 € | 9,5 € |
| Mercure Place de Bretagne*** | 6 rue lanjuinais | +33 2 99 79 12 36 | 127 € | 13 € |
| Hôtel le Coq Gadgy**** | 156, rue d'Antrain | +33 2 99 38 05 55 | 130-160 € | 18 € |
| Symphonie des Sens | 3, rue du chapitre | +33 2 99 79 30 30 | 119 € | included |
Near the station
(the station is located at less than 1 minute subway from the town center)
| HOTEL | Adress | Phone | Rough Price per night | Breakfast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercure Colombier*** | 1, rue du Capitaine Maignan | +33 2 99 29 73 73 | 135 € | 8-16 € |
| Kyriad** | 6, place de la gare | +33 2 99 30 25 80 | 82 € | 8-10 € |
| Le Bretagne** | 7bis, place de la gare | +33 2 99 31 48 48 | 53-62 € | 7,20 € |
| Le Sévigné** | 47bis, avenue Jean Janvier | +33 2 99 67 27 55 | 63-85 € | 8 € |
| Le Président** | 27, avenue Jean Janvier | +33 2 99 65 42 22 | 69 € | 8 € |
| All Seasons | 15, place de la gare | +33 2 99 67 31 12 | 65 € | 8 € |
| Ibis** | 15, rue de châtillon | +33 2 23 36 01 36 | 84 € | 8 € |
| Campanile Rennes Centre** | 28 avenue Janvier | +33 2 99 31 59 59 | 76€ | 8 € |
| Résidence de Bretagne | 23 rue de châtillon | ________________ | 68 € | 7 € |
Some Restaurants in Rennes
You can find a lot of restaurants in the streets colored in the map and in particular in Rue st Georges, Rue du Chapitre, Rue de st Melaine, place des lices, Rue Nantaise... The city might be busy during the week and some restaurants are small, so it might be useful to book.
Here a list proposed by the members of the organization committee:
| RESTAURANT | Adress | |
|---|---|---|
| L'amiral | Traditional French food (22-35 €) | Place de Bretagne, 1 rue de la Motte-Picquet |
| Le café Breton | Traditional French Food (20-35 €) | 14 rue Nantaise |
| L'île aux mets | Traditional French food (34 €) | 4 Rue Descartes |
| Le bocal | Traditional French food (25 €) | 6 rue d'Argentré |
| L'atelier des gourmets | Traditional French food (24-31 €) | 12 rue nantaise |
| Le petit Sabayon | Traditional French food (24-32 €) | 16 Rue Trente |
| La cantine délices | Traditional French food (30 €) | 16 rue Nantaise |
| Le gouts des hôtes | Traditional French food (20 €) | 8 rue Rallier du Baty |
| Monsieur est servi | Traditional French food (28 €) | 3 rue des Dames |
| Au marché des Lices | Traditional French food (25-40 €) | 3 Place du bas des lices |
| Le Presse Purée | Traditionnal French Food (15-30 €) | 34, rue Vasselot |
| Les Carmes | Traditionnal French Food (15-30 €) | 2, rue des Carmes |
| Brasserie de la Paix | Traditionnal French Food (12-32 €) | 1, place de la République |
| Le café des Bains | Traditionnal French Food (13-16 €) | 36, rue St Georges |
| Le Tir Bouchon | Wine bar and food (15-30 €) | 2 rue du chapitre |
| Nabuchodonosor | Wine Bar and food | 12 rue Hoche |
| Creperie St georges | Creperie: Brittany traditional food (12 €) | 11 rue du Chapitre |
| La bonne pâte | Creperie: Brittany traditional food (12 €) | 6 rue Derval |
| Ar Pillig | Creperie: Brittany traditional food (12 €) | 10 rue d'Argentré |
| Crêperie des portes mordelaises | Creperie: Brittany traditional food (12 €) | 6 rue des portes mordelaises |
| L'abri du marché | Brittany traditional food (10-25 €) | 12 place des lices |
| La casa pepe | Pizzeria (15-30 €) | 29 rue St-Georges |
| Papamia | Pizzeria (13 €) | 40 rue St-georges |
| Falafel | Lebanese (15-30 €) | 16 rue de St-Malo |
| Le mandarin | Asian food (23-40 €) | 4 place de Bretagne |
| le Kub | Traditionnal French Food (10-24 €) | 20 rue du Chapitre |
About Rennes
More information about Rennes can be found on the Office du Tourisme website.