The RTNS08 conference will be held on October 16-17 at the IRISA laboratory which is located on the campus of Beaulieu "Campus de Beaulieu" in Rennes, Brittany (France).
Travelling - Brittany - City of Rennes - IRISA
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There are several trains (TGV) on a typical week day from Paris, Lille and Lyon to Rennes. In the following is listed the number of round trips and journey times with a TGV (high speed train):
For more information see the French SNCF Railway server.
Please notice that before getting into the train you need to punch your ticket in the machines that can be found in the entrance to the platform.
From the Rennes train station (northern exit "Gare nord"), to reach the campus, you have several possibilities (see the map):
The Irisa building is just in front of the bus stop after crossing a parking lot (see the campus map). It takes about 15-20 minutes to reach the campus from the train station.
Tickets and fares: a 1-hour ticket costs 1,10 €.
Coming from Paris by motorway (3:30 hour drive), take the entrance to Rennes city center "Rennes-Centre". Follow the signs "Campus de Beaulieu". Once you arrive in Rennes (you will see the sign indicating the city of Rennes) the campus is immediatly on the right.
Coming from Rennes downtown, take the direction Cesson-Sévigné/Laval. Follow the signs "Campus de Beaulieu". The campus is on the left, a few kilometers away.
On the campus area, the Irisa building is just in front of the parking lot (see the map below).
You can find the itinerary on the Mappy itinerary service. You should write "Allée Henri Poincaré" in Rennes as the arrival address and you will get the proper itinerary.
Brittany is a large peninsula "on the edge of the world" as people used to say, in the northwest of France, lying between the English Channel to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the south. Brittany is one of France's most rugged regions with hundreds of bays, inlets and islands. It is said that Brittany is a fascinating mix of spectacular coastline known as the "Emerald coast", ancient beautiful towns, historic fishing villages, magical islands and inland woods.
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Brittany is one of the six Celtic Nations and used to be a Celtic duchy for more than one thousand years before its annexation to France in 1532. It is a fascinating land rich in culture, tradition and history with a strong regional identity that has been forming during centuries of relative isolation. Brittany is a region proud of its roots and has successfully retained its customs and traditions.
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Surprisingly for a people with strong individualistic tendencies, Brittany doesn't have its own distinctive style of cooking. The only true Breton specialities are pancakes (crêpes, which usually have a sweet filling, and galettes, which tend to have a savoury filling) and cotriade, a fish stew traditionally made from conger eel and the remains of the catch. Generally, Breton cuisine is simple, with little use of sauces, and features much fish and seafood.
http://www.discoverbrittany.com/
http://www.brittanytourism.com/
Rennes is the capital of Brittany and is ideally situated at the heart
of a dual carriageway network linking Brittany to Paris and Normandy
and to the areas south of the Loire divide. The city of Rennes is very
pleasant with its parks and gardens and the delightful old town with
its faithfully restored streets and squares, colourful traditional timber-framed
houses and outstanding buildings by famous architects. A visit
to the Musée de Bretagne is recommended to discover what life in Brittany
was like in ancient times as well as the present day - there's also
a fine art museum in the same building. You'll find a great choice of
restaurants, bars and pavement cafés in the old town and one of the
largest markets in France is held on Saturday mornings. There you can
find all kinds of French delicacies such as cheese, sea food, crêpes
and galettes and everything else from flowers to fresh meet.
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Rennes is less than 100 km away from the northern coast and its two most impressive attractions: Saint-Malo, a walled charming corsair city and Mont Saint-Michel, the impressive "Wonder of the Western World" forming a tower in the heart of an immense bay invaded by the highest tides in Europe.
Rennes tourist
office web site (getting around, eating out, finding hotels, etc.)
Star - public transportation
service (only in French)
Bus & subway line maps: small
map, detailed
map
Weather
in Rennes
Map of Rennes
(Map source City of Rennes - Fond de plan
source Ville de Rennes)
The IRISA
research laboratory is located on the campus of Beaulieu "Campus
de Beaulieu" in the east of Rennes.
(Map source City of Rennes - Fond de plan source Ville de Rennes)
The IRISA building is just in front of the bus stop "Tournebride"
after crossing a parking lot (see the map below).
Here is a picture of the main entrance of IRISA:
