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Le Mans
Mid-June for the 24 Hours race, booked far ahead; spring or autumn for a quieter old-town visitBest time
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Le Mans is best known worldwide for the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race, held each June at the Circuit de la Sarthe, but it also holds a well-preserved medieval old town, the Cite Plantagenet, with half-timbered houses and a Gothic-Romanesque cathedral behind its Gallo-Roman walls.
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Le Mans is best known worldwide for the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race, held each June at the Circuit de la Sarthe, but it also holds a well-preserved medieval old town, the Cite Plantagenet, with half-timbered houses and a Gothic-Romanesque cathedral behind its Gallo-Roman walls.
Country: FranceLanguage: FrenchCurrency: Euro (EUR)Time zone: CET (UTC+1)
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Le Mans is best known worldwide for the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race, held each June at the Circuit de la Sarthe, but it also holds a well-preserved medieval old town, the Cite Plantagenet, with half-timbered houses and a Gothic-Romanesque cathedral behind its Gallo-Roman walls.
Best for24 Hours of Le Mans race weekend; medieval old-town wandering in the Cite Plantagenet
When to goMid-June for the 24 Hours race, booked far ahead; spring or autumn for a quieter old-town visit
Getting aroundWalkable old town; tramway; TGV station with links to Paris in well under an hour
Where to stayCite Plantagenet (old town) for the half-timbered streets and cathedral
Maybe skip ifYou want a big-city range of shops, museums and nightlife outside race weekend
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