Less than an hour from Paris by TGV, this city in the Pays de la Loire region, bathed by the Sarthe and Huisne rivers, is the capital of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Long before this mechanical epic, the city was the birthplace of Henry II Plantagenet (1133-1189), husband of Eleanor of Aquitaine who became King of England. "A city I loved above all," he said of Le Mans... A city of Art and History, Le Mans has a jewel in its heart with the Cité Plantagenêt. At the foot of its cathedral, there are 20 hectares of cobbled streets, lined with half-timbered houses and Renaissance hotels, sheltered behind a Roman wall to discover with your guide in hand. The heritage of this destination is breathtaking. You can also visit interesting museums including the Queen Berangère Museum, a museum of folk art housed in half-timbered buildings and the Tested Museum with park and gardens. Saint-Julien Cathedral is one of the largest in France (134 m long and 5,000 m² of surface area), a splendour. Don't miss the painting of the angel musicians on the ceiling. An external menhir testifies to the human occupation of the site since prehistoric times. We must see the collegiate church of Saint-Pierre-la-Cour. Le Mans is also an International Tertiary Cluster and a Territory of Medical Excellence. A land of innovation and a university city. There is no shortage of names to designate Le Mans: city of tanners, wax city (made from the 16th to the 19th century), silk city (17th and 18th centuries). It is also the red city because of the colour of its walls and not in reference to the period when it was a working class city