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Le Mans is a town in Pays de la Loire in France, best known for its annual 24-hour automobile race. Le Mans is twinned with Bolton, England.
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Les Ailes du Maine Planeurs
Apart from the famous Le Mans 24-Hour race each year there are many other races organised by the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) including 24-hr lorry race, a 24-hr motorbike race and a 24-hr karting race as well as frequent club races. It is an active motor racing club that has its own race circuit which forms part of the extended 24-Hour race circuit.
(Public Swimming Pool)
Opening times vary for school term time, school holidays and bank holidays.
Public Swimming Pool
Complex opening times at different times of year with different schedules for different activities (e.g. aqua-gym) in different pools.
Crêperie
Thai
A very good sample of French cuisine
French cuisine
French cuisine
A very good sample of French cuisine
Also a very good sample of French cuisine
Irish pub
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3*, Free Wi-Fi.
Wi-Fi, parking, air-conditioning, 24-hr reception, pets allowed (charged).
Parking, pets allowed (charged), Wi-Fi, no-smoking hotel.
Chambres d'hôtes
By train
The hourly TGV from Paris Montparnasse stops in Le Mans (ZLN), and the 210-km trip takes 55 minutes.
By car
The A11 L'Oceane highway runs from Paris to Nantes via Le Mans, and the A81 from Le Mans heads west to Rennes. It takes roughly 2 hr from Paris to drive to Le Mans.
Getting around
For tourists, major "getting around" is between the railway station and the city centre, which involves either a 30-minute walk, a short taxi ride or a 5-minute tram ride (lines T1 and T2)
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