Présentation PowerPoint - Bureau des congrès CAEN NORMANDIE

Présentation PowerPoint - Bureau des congrès CAEN NORMANDIE

10 great reasons to choose Caen,
with its combination of history and innovation, for your next event
1 – Caen is connected to the word
Air, sea, road and railway access :
 Caen-Carpiquet Airport is the top airport in Normandy with 129,000 passengers per year. HOP! Makes several daily, hour-long
flights to Lyon permitting connections to over 1001 national, European and international destinations. FlyBe serves LondonSouthend, London’s 5 airport, year-round and Volotea flies to Corsica from April to September.
 Britanny Ferries provides daily crossings from Caen-Ouistreham to Portsmouth.
 Motorways : drive to Le Havre or Alençon in about 1 hour. Reach Rouen, Cherbourg and Chartres in less than 90 minutes. Paris,
Rennes, and Le Mans are about 2 hours away. Angers, Amiens and Tours can be reached in less than 2 ½ hours.
 Trains connect Caen to Paris Saint Lazare Station in under 2 hours with 13 runs per day.
2 – Caen a city with big plans
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28,000 students- Caen was voted Best University Town in France (Etudiant [student] magazine’s 2015 list)
1 University with 5 campuses, several upper secondary schools (ENSICAEN, ESITC, ESPE, EMN, IAE, ESAM, antenne Siences-Po)
1300 research professors in fields such as electronic transaction technology, artifical intelligence, and biotechnology
A dynamic economic and indutrial fabric focused on innovation and a constant search for new ideas.
International brands made in Caen : Oxford, Groupe-Batteur-Laboratoires Salibuc & Gilbert (Algotherm, Neutraderm), Groupe
AGRIAL (Danao, Ecusson, Florette)
Worldwide companies located here : Volvo Trucks, Bosch, PSA Peugeot-Citroën, OangeLabs, Cyclopharma, Thalès, NXP
Semiconductors.
Exceptional laboratories and research equipment : GANIL/SPIRAL 2 , Cyceron Archade, Labéo, 5 Equipex, 5 Labex
The birthplace of NFC (Near Field Communication) technology
Centres of excellence in the following industries : health (cancer treatment at the Centre François Baclesse, neurology at Caen
University Hospital), electronic transactions, matter (GANIL particle accelerator), agrifood, autolobile, shipbuilding).
Centres of competitivity : TES (Secure electronic transactions), Equine industry (Hippolia) , Automobile ( Mov’eo), Nuclear
energy (Nucleopolis), Microelectronics (Normandy Microélectronique), Aeronautics (NormandieAeroespace)
Normandy French Tech label awarded to Caen in june 2015
Voted most Business-Friendly metropolitan area with a population under 500 000 inhabitants (L’Expansion magazine’s 2014 list)
3 – Caen, an ideal setting between land and sea
 The Caen metropolitan area is home to 242,000 people. Its location halfway between Paris and the Mont Saint-Michel, near the
D-Day Landing Beaches and the seaside resorts of Cabourg and Deauville, offers an uncommonly high quality of life.
 This lively and dynamic human-sized city is near the seaside and an enjoyable place.
The marina in the city centre is animated day and night with markets, restaurants, bars and clubs.
Green : 25% of the city is composed of parks and natural spaces.
A city of history and commemoration : the Mémorial de Caen and the nearby D-Day Landing Beaches.
Architectural heritage : 2 Roman Abbeys, medieval fortress, half-timbered houses, churches…
Renowned restaurants honoring French Culinary tradition
Animated nightlife features restaurants, bars and clubs throughout the city
Varied cultural programmes : concerts, shows, festivals and exhibits year-round
Valued shopping destination with a variety of independent shops as well as chain stores located in the pedestrian city centre
and in shopping centres (Rives de l’Orne, Paul Doumer, Mondeville 2, Côte de Nacre…).
Whether on land of on the water 14kms of the Canal which streches from the Bassin Saint-Pierre (marina) to the seaside
resort of Ouistreham, and the Orne river and their banks are perfect for a large number of outdoor activites.
The nearby kilometers of coastline are available for many pastimes : fishing, hiking, watersports, horseback riding…
Grimbosq forest located 15 km outside of Caen offers 475 hecatres for sport and leisure.
4 – Caen, a gourmet city
 In Normandy, eating well is the key to a happy life!
 Culinary histroy Normandy began with the oldest French cookery book le Viandier (meat specialities) written by Taillevent
around 1520
 The département (county) of Calvados with its fertile land and agricultural know-how give rise to the best produce of
Normandy’s terroir.
 Authentic and friendly local markets are held daily in Caen ! Quality products and local specialities are availbale for tasting,
 Caen boasts over 350 restaurants spread throughout the city, including 4 who have earned Michelin stars.
 Well-known specialities and tasty treasures can be found all over town.
 During your stay, don’t forget to try tripes à la mode de Caen !
 Cook with a Michelin-starred chef, take a cooking class at P‘tit chef Academy, participate in incentive and team building
activities with C2 la Cuisine or Flyin’Chef.
5 – Caen, a sporting city
 Each year Caen welcomes several large sporting events : the Normandy Channel Race, the Tennis Open, the Courants de la
Liberté (series of running events), the Rochambelle (breast cancer charity race-walk), Indoor BMX meet...
 Caen is home to many high-level sports teams: Stade Malherbe football team, l'Ovalie Caennaise women's rugby team, les
Drakkars hockey team, Caen Basket Calvados basketball team, Caen Tennis de Table Calvados table tennis team
 Caen has been the site for many international sporting events: the World Equestrian Games in 2014, the Solitaire du Figaro on
three occasions, the D2 Women's Hockey Championship in 2011, the U19 European Cup in 2010...
 Caen has a wealth of sporting infrastructure: 1 ice-skating rink, 1 olympic-sized swimming pool, 1 horse racetrack, 1 equestrian
center, golf courses, 130km of cycling routes, football and rugby stadia, track and field sites, watersports base, gymnasia....
 All sports at all levels can be found in Caen
6 – Caen, an intense cultural scene
 Caen's cultural life is made up of a multitude of events. There are music festivals like Beauregard and Nordik Impact but also
mulimedia festivals like les Boréales. The Mémorial de Caen hosts the International Festival of Press Cartoons and the Human
Rights Competition. And don't forget the Epoque book fair and Eclats de Rue new circus and street performance festival...
 Caen's cultural calendar is densely-filled, high-quality and open to all.
 Caen is graced with diverse cultural infrastructure: le Zénith, le Cargö and the Big Band Café for concerts but also 4 theatres
including a "national stage," a regional Conservatory, a trio of museums: the Mémorial de Caen, the Musée des Beaux-Arts (the
Fine Arts Museum) and the Musée de Normandie (Normandy Museum) and several cinemas...
 Historical and current figures associated with Caen: William the Conqueror, the poet François de Malherbe, Charlotte Corday,
Edith Piaf, Olivier Baroux, Orelsan, Annie Girardot, Léopold Sédar Senghor, Emmanuel Chaunu, Gilles Lellouche...
7 – Caen, land of remembrance and heritage
 Normandy has had a rich history from Roman times to the Viking invasions through to the D-Day Landings. Each era has left if
mark on Normandy through events and monuments
 Founded in the 11th Century by William the Conqueror, Caen is home to exceptional architectural heritage. The two abbeys are
masterpieces of Roman style and the Ducal castle is considered one of the lagest forteresses in Europe
 Caen flourished during the Renaissance and was nicknamed the Athens of Normandy: stately townhouses, half-timbered houses..
 Despite the tragic bombings of June 1944, Caen has conserved its historic architecture,
 With no fewer than 81 registered buildings and almost 850,000 visitors per year to its different historic sites, Caen's rich
architectural heritage is the reflection of 1000 years of history
 Caen's diverse areas: the Vaugueux is a medieval area, Place Saint-Sauveur represents 18th century urban planning, the Jardin
des Plantes showcases bourgeois homes of the 19th century, the Reconstruction is visible in many area of Caen and the
Presqu'île is a brand-new neighborhood in the city centre,
 From the Castle's ramparts, it is easy to see how Caen got its other nickname : City of 100 Steeples
 The nearby D-Day Landing beaches and the Caen Memorial, the must-see museum covering the Battle of Normandy and 20th
century history, prove Caen's significance as an ambassador of Peace and a land of remembrance
8 – Caen, situated in the heart of Normandy
 Caen's central position makes it an ideal base Rouen to the Mont-Saint-Michel as well as Honfleur, Falaise, the D-Day Landing
beaches, Bayeux, Deauville or even Swiss Normandy...
 Sandy beaches of which Ouistreham Riva-Bella is the closest at only 10 minutes' drive away
 The medieval city of Bayeux, home to the famous Bayeux Tapestry (20 minutes)
 The Côte Fleurie is home to Cabourg (30 minutes), Deauville and Trouville (45 minutes), seaside resorts of the Belle-Epoque,
and also Honfleur with its charming marina
 Falaise and the Castle of William the Conqueror, birthplace of the Duke who became king (30 minutes)
 The Pays d'Auge, with its postcard landscapes of Normandy and the picturesque village of Beuvron-en-Auge (30 minutes)
 The green and hilly landscapes of Swiss Normandy (30 minutes)
 The D-Day Landing Beaches: the artificial harbour of Arromanches (40 minutes), the American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer
(45 minutes), or the impressive site at the Pointe du Hoc (50 minutes),
 Lisieux and its unique sanctuary, the Saint-Thérèse Basilica (45 minutes),
 The Mont-Saint-Michel, wonder of the Western world and its immense bay (1.5 hours)
 Cherbourg's harbour and the Cité de la Mer (1.5 hours)
 Don't forget the other side of the Seine: Rouen (1.5 hours), Le Havre (1 hour), Fécamp or the cliffs of Etretat (1.5 hours) …
9 – Caen, a wide range of leisure activities
 The Caen metropolitan area offers many leisure activities: Festyland, the largest theme park in Normandy with its 30
attractions; adventure parks; skydiving windtunnel; bowling; cinemas; ice rink; swimming pools and water parks; spas; stables;
go-karts; paintball; laser games; futsal; golf courses; theaters and music venues; museums; parks and gardens...
 We have a multitude of interesting indoor or outdoor activities for your events :
 Take a tour on foot, on mountain bikes, on mopeds, on ATVs or buggies, on Segways, in collector's cars (Jeeps, Méharis,
luxury vehicles)....hikes, rallies, treasure hunts, murder parties....with historic themes (D-Day, William the Conqueror…) or
cultural ones (gastronomy and tasting, architecture...);
 Team building: workshops (cooking, music, relaxation…), introductions (wine-tasting…), challenges (photography, video
games, raft-building), sports comptetitions (mountain biking, land sailing, fishing, regattas, canoe races…), themed challenges
(survival games, local gastronomy games); olympiads (traditional or viking); tournaments (beach soccer, beach volleyball...)
 Entertainment: themed quizzes and blind tests (Normandy, music, TV, cinema), wandering artists (close-up magicians,
mimes...), themed parties (vikings, Norman traditions, Brazilian, cinema), dance parties (DJs, live bands...),
10 – Caen, infrastructure that ensures your events are successful
 Convention Bureau Staff is at your service to advise and assist you free of charge,
 A renovated and diverse collection of hotels totalling over 3000 rooms,
 Varied sites catering to all types of professional events (conferences, seminars,, general assemblies, trade shows, galas,
incentives, team building, shows...)
 1 convention center, 1 Conference center, 1 Exhibition Centre, 1 Zénith, 20 hotels offering meeting rooms (in the city centre, on
the outskirts of town, at the seaside), many meeting or reception halls and unusual event venues like Festyland theme park or the
Dôme and its Fablab,
 Professional and efficient service providers (technicians, caterers, transport) are willing to listen to your needs, concern and ideas
 Caen demonstrated its ability to welcome large-scale events in 2014 when it hosted both the World Equestrian Games and the
70th anniversary of the D-Day Landings in Normandy
 Caen is the 7th most welcoming city in France according to Airbnb's 2015 list of Top Vacation Destinations in France
Crédits photos : AVUEDOISEAU.COM©; Movieprod; Luc Boegly; © www.Office de Tourisme Caen, © www.calvados-tourisme.com; © Fdecaëns; Mémorial@Sigrid Colomyes