Every spring, the Nefs at Machines de l'Île host a full month of live performance with Le Printemps des Nefs. Under the great industrial glass roofs of the former shipyard, theatre, circus, dance and performance follow one another in a lineup that is always eclectic. The setting alone is an event: metal trusses, soaring ceilings, light shifting through the afternoon. Some evenings are free, others ticketed, and the site is open during the day too. A must for lovers of live arts and buildings with a strong identity, by the Loire.