Things to see and do Mayenne

The Normandie-Maine Regional Nature Park is a vast territory of 257,214 hectares spread over 164 communes in Orne, Manche, Mayenne and Sarthe. It spans two regions, Normandy and Pays de la Loire. The Maison du Parc et du Géoparc is the place to go to discover the natural and cultural riches of this territory. Picnic tables, sanitary facilities and hot drinks are available on site. Free self-guided tours are available, as well as guided tours for groups (booking required). The Maison du Parc has also been awarded the Tourisme et Handicap (Tourism and Handicap) label, with special facilities for disabled visitors.

The Parc naturel régional de Brière is a regional nature reserve located in Saint-Joachim, Pays de la Loire. Classified in 2012, it covers an area of 836 hectares within the Grande Brière. The park offers visitors the chance to discover the region's rich flora and fauna. It also offers activities such as guided tours, nature walks and exhibitions and sales.

The Maison de la Bretagne in Paris is the regional council for Brittany in Paris, offering information and advice to visitors interested in the region.

The tourist office offers a range of services, including a photo library, press releases, groups and gift packs. They also offer suggestions for couples, such as walks along the Loire and visits to chateaux. History buffs can discover the famous Apocalypse tapestry, listed in UNESCO's Memory of the World register. For cycling enthusiasts, there are itineraries along the river.

Château-Gontier, in the Mayenne department, has a tourist office to welcome visitors and provide information on the town's activities and attractions. The tourist office is located at the Pôle Culturel des Ursulines, Place André Counord.

This small city of character is to discover on foot. Dominated by the boom of its th century Romanesque steeple, it leads the inas along its flowery alleys to discover a well-developed heritage. Once the little bridge has passed to two arches dating from the Middle Ages, the old houses are not missing. The visitor can admire the medieval house, the house at two 1936 th and 1818 th-century turrets, the house of the th White Cross, not forgetting the imposing lime kilns (in activity from to) or the working houses of the th.

Built in the th century, it is one of the oldest castles of France, one of the examples of the country's best preserved carolingian architecture, and was thus logically promoted Archaeological Site of national interest. Pelle and draws do not stop handing over the secrets of the castle like these 9 cavities, dug in the ground and corresponding to the traces of an earlier wooden building built on a pile of piles. A few years ago, an underground room for the th or th centuries was updated. Meanwhile, the castle does not visit.

Near the tourist office, electric boats without permits are waiting for walkers who wish to turn a round on Mayenne. Blue Ribbon boats are planned for 4 or 5 people. You can take it only for a maximum of 8 hours, allowing you to spend twelve locks, or 28,60 km and reach Montgiroux.

With its bandstand, theatre and music school, it is a real place of culture. Between old stone and green, one of the quietest places of the city, which gives on a beautiful panorama: above the walls, the view plunges over Mayenne and the left bank of the city.

Sainte-Suzanne-et-Chammes is a charming town in the Coëvrons region. Visitors can also keep in touch with the tourist office via social networks such as Facebook and Instagram.

As a haven of hunters 30 000 years ago, the caves of Saulges have not succeeded in move visitors. Only two visit the seventeen today identified: the Rochefort Cave and the Cave to Margot. The cave in Rochefort is staggering: A set of lights highlights the rocky walls, the concretions and the abyss. It was probably occupied first 90 000 years ago, then 16 000 years ago by the Solutréens. These are the probable authors of the superb cave paintings that adorn the cave Mayenne-Science; You can admire their reproduction at the entrance to the Le Canyon restaurant, just a few steps away, because the cave is closed to the public, protection of its archaeological works.

This is one of the info points of the Intercommunal Tourism Board of the Avaloirs Mountain.

Located just a few hundred metres from the viaduct in the direction of Change, the water plant is a building that deserves a detour. It is true that his inauguration on 29 May 1914 led to the arrival of a President of the Republic in Laval a few days before the outbreak of the first world war. That day, Lorrain Raymond Poincaré swallows a glass of ozonée water that he finds excellent. " He would have had bad luck in finding a poor water that he dégustait in the eye, writes a journalist at the time. If he became taxpayers, he would probably change his mind. " At present, this plant produces nearly 5 500 000 m ³ of water per year that it distributes to 83 000 people. Each year, the city of Laval sells about 1 200 000 m ³ of water to the 16 members of the C.R.U.E.L. (rural municipality users of water from Laval). The pumping capacity of the water plant is approximately 1 600 m ³/h with two pumps of 800 m ³/h each. The daily peak rate consumed on the city of Laval reaches 22 200 m ³/d.

In order to know the riches of the wood of Huisserie, a structure exists, the C.I.N. (centre for Initiation to nature), which depends on Laval City and employs two passionnés, Sophie Bringard and Jean-Luc Boulay, who would listen for hours to speak of foxes and passereaux, chênes and birch, weasel and mouse, and mouse and mouse. (among other occupants of "their" wood). Throughout the year, these nature lovers offer entertainment (walks, exhibitions…) to the general public and mainly children, who often arrive here via their school, their district house and, during the holidays, their leisure centre.

This castle dates back to the end of the fifteenth century and owes its construction to a Marshal de France, Pierre de Rohan, who was - what career! - counsel for four of our kings, from Louis XI to François I, and saved Charles VIII in Fornoue. Alternating the brick and lime and thus creating a light contrast, this artwork is, in the opinion of specialists, the northernmost of the Loire castles. This is enough to decide the most about visitors to the town of Saint-Quentin-les-Anges.

Stroll through the bucolic alleys of this 6-hectare park where you can spend some quality time with the farmyard animals. From hens to guinea fowl, rabbits, turkeys, guinea pigs, as well as goats, ponies, donkeys and pheasants. Children can feed some of them with the food provided at the entrance. There are also more atypical species, such as four-horned sheep, dwarf cows and llamas. And the surprise is even greater when you discover a camel and a dromedary in the same field. Picnic area.

In a green and hilly setting of 7 hectares, this farm is a refuge offering a pleasant retirement to rescued animals, from abandonment, rescue, from slaughterhouses, retired or disabled. Goats, chickens, horses, cows and donkeys. Three young women with a passion for animals will introduce you to them and offer you a variety of activities based on domestic animals and local wildlife, and will raise your awareness of the animal cause. They also plan to install enclosures to accommodate wild animals and felines.

Salaün Holidays is a travel agency located in Mayenne. Their website offers a variety of tours, stays, cruises and coach trips. For the festive season, they offer trips to the most beautiful Christmas markets in Alsace, Belgium, Austria, Italy, Germany and even Norway. They also offer Christmas and New Year's Eve options, whether in France in regions such as Provence, Auvergne or the Côte d'Azur, or in international cities such as Lisbon, Dubai, Rome, Istanbul or Petra. In 2024, they are highlighting events such as the Fête des Lumières in Lyon, the Corso Fleuri in the Netherlands, the carnivals of Nice, Venice and Madeira, as well as Thanksgiving. Salaün Holidays also offers trips to these events. They offer a non-private round-trip transfer service from your home or the airport of departure.

The Richou Voyages agency in Laval offers a wide range of services to help you organize your vacation, whether it's a plane trip, a coach tour, or a sea or river cruise. The agency also offers tailor-made trips, club hotel stays, house, apartment and car rentals, and flight bookings. Please note that timetables are subject to change, so check before you go.