Top 10 Things to do in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire

April 14, 2022 Timmy Ribble

Discover the best top things to do in Sarthe, France including 24 Hours of Le Mans Museum, Arche de la Nature, Abbaye Royale de L'Epau, La Nuit des Chimeres, Berce Forrest, Entre Cours et Jardins - Cite Plantagenet, Zoo de La Fleche, Cathedrale de Saint-Julien de Mans, Circuit permanent des 24 Heures du Mans, Musee de Tesse.
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1. 24 Hours of Le Mans Museum

9 Place Luigi Chinetti, 72100 Le Mans City, Le Mans France +33 2 43 72 72 24 [email protected] http://www.lemans-musee24h.com
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4.5 based on 876 reviews

24 Hours of Le Mans Museum

Come and discover the exciting story of the 24 Heures du Mans and the legendary heroes. Through 120 vehicles, the Automobile Club de l'Ouest tells you the epic of the automobile in the Sarthe and the success of its international event. Bentley, Ferrari, Jaguar, Ford, Porsche, Matra, Audi ... all the big names are represented by their mythical models that immerse the visitor in the world's greatest endurance race. 300m² of temporary exhibitions complete this themed route, which can be continued by visiting the famous 24 Heures du Mans circuit.

Reviewed By Alexve1 - Redruth, United Kingdom

Called in on a European bike trip, well worth a visit if you are a petrol head, would definitely go again

2. Arche de la Nature

16 avenue Francois Mitterrand, 72000 Le Mans City, Le Mans France +33 2 43 50 38 45 http://www.arche-nature.fr
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4.5 based on 233 reviews

Arche de la Nature

3. Abbaye Royale de L'Epau

Route de Change, 72530 Le Mans City, Le Mans France +33 2 43 84 22 29 [email protected] http://epau.sarthe.fr
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4.5 based on 194 reviews

Abbaye Royale de L'Epau

L’Abbaye Royale de l’Épau constitue l’un des plus beaux exemples de l’architecture cistercienne en France. En 1229, Bérengère de Navarre, veuve de Richard Cœur de Lion, décide de fonder cette abbaye aux portes du Mans, où elle sera enterrée un an plus tard. À la Révolution, l’abbaye, presque désertée par les moines depuis le XVIIIème siècle, est vendue comme bien national à un industriel. Transformée alors en exploitation agricole, l'abbaye a connu de nombreuses vicissitudes avant son rachat par le Département de la Sarthe en 1958. Un vaste programme de restauration, toujours en cours, lui donne un second souffle faisant de l'abbaye un des hauts lieux culturels de la Sarthe. L’abbaye accueille également les séances de l’assemblée départementale dont elle est le siège depuis les années 70. Dernièrement, les recherches du Père Michel Niaussat, moine cistercien écrivain, mettent en lumière le caractère royal de l’édifice. L’abbaye de l’Epau devient Abbaye Royale de l’Epau en mars 2017.

Reviewed By rayraynewby - Bury St. Edmunds, United Kingdom

An interesting attraction just outside Le Mans but very easy to get to by public transport. It was very quiet on the day I visited and was I given a tablet guide in English which was very helpful. There is a small cafe serving very good cakes and sandwiches. The abbey contains the tomb of Queen Berengaria, the wife of Richard The Lionheart. They also had a display in the grounds of photographs of families from around the world which I also found very interesting.

4. La Nuit des Chimeres

Le Mans City, Le Mans France +33 2 43 28 17 22 [email protected] http://www.nuitdeschimeres.com/
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4.5 based on 747 reviews

La Nuit des Chimeres

Reviewed By livarot49 - Westcliff-on-Sea, United Kingdom

We came across this night by accident, it was so good , we took a little train across le Mans and all the building were lit up with holograms and a story, the kids and i loved it, really spectacular ! highly recommended

5. Berce Forrest

St Vincent de Lorouer, 72150 France
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4.5 based on 3 reviews

Berce Forrest

6. Entre Cours et Jardins - Cite Plantagenet

Le Mans City, Le Mans France +33 2 43 47 40 30 http://www.entrecoursetjardins.com
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4.5 based on 743 reviews

Entre Cours et Jardins - Cite Plantagenet

Reviewed By perreobo - Orsa, Sweden

Was traveling by car and would not stop, me and my company talked about what we saw and thought it really was an unethical city. Then swung in a cross and a magnificent cathedral stood before us it was incredible as from any fairy tale with its pinnacles and special architecture. We parked to check out the cathedral itself and were going to walk around it to see it from all directions. In the back compared to where we parked our car, a fantastic part of Le Mans was revealed, the really old part of the city architecture was from the Middle Ages and a century ago, we stayed much longer than we would but then we had 300 kilometers to our destination we were obliged to leave but would have liked to stay at least one night to see everything worth seeing. Very good!

7. Zoo de La Fleche

Lieu Dit le Tertre Rouge, 72200 La Fleche France +33 2 43 48 19 19 [email protected] http://www.zoo-la-fleche.com
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4.5 based on 3,529 reviews

Zoo de La Fleche

Reviewed By 622keiths - Lancaster, United Kingdom

Great zoo. A great variety of animals. Try to catch the feeding times of the Polar bear and Sealions. Take a picnic and stay all day. There are lots of picnic areas.

8. Cathedrale de Saint-Julien de Mans

Le Mans City, Le Mans France +33 2 43 28 28 98 http://www.cathedraledumans.fr
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4.5 based on 738 reviews

Cathedrale de Saint-Julien de Mans

Reviewed By M901FOsteved - Le Mans City, France

A fantastic day and such wonderful archetectutere The tranquility of the cathedral local cafes and places to eat nearby makes for a perfect day in The old City of le man's

9. Circuit permanent des 24 Heures du Mans

Place Luigi Chinetti, 72019 Le Mans City, Le Mans France +33 2 43 72 72 24 https://www.lemans-tourisme.com/fr/decouvrir/le-circuit.html
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4.5 based on 562 reviews

Circuit permanent des 24 Heures du Mans

Reviewed By lost_bear12

I went to Le Mans 24hrs Race in June, camping at Beausejour and had an amazing time, one to tick off the bucket list, Pit Lane Walk - tick Drives Parade - tick Watched the start & Finish from the grandstand - tick Cycled the track - tick Anything about it was like the cars themselves "a well oiled machine" .... from the atmosphere to the camp site were excellent, the facilities on the camp site were exceptional always clean, especially when you consider the amount of people they were catering for.

10. Musee de Tesse

2 avenue de Paderborn, 72000 Le Mans City, Le Mans France +33 2 43 47 38 51 http://www.lemans.fr/dynamique/des-idees-de-visite/les-musees/le-musee-de-tesse/
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4.0 based on 99 reviews

Musee de Tesse

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