Heritage & Tours

Ankle Boots and Brothels

Name: Ankle Boots and Brothels
Start: 2026-11-01T13:30:00+00:00
End: 2026-11-01T15:15:00+00:00
Location: Maison du Pilier-Rouge

Sunday, November 1 at 2:30 PMMaison du Pilier-Rouge€6 / reduced €4

Photo : Martpan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Event website

A tour following the traces of the brothels of the Cité Plantagenêt and the daily life of their residents, between the romanticized memories shaped by writers and painters and the darker reality revealed by testimony and period investigations. Guide: Isabelle Noyer, 1h45. Meeting point: Maison du Pilier-Rouge. Tickets at the Maison du Pilier-Rouge (41-43 Grande-Rue, 02 43 47 40 30) and at the tourist office (16 rue de l’Étoile).

Organizer

Le Mans, Ville d'art et d'histoire (service Tourisme et Patrimoine)

Maison du Pilier-Rouge

41-43 Grande-Rue, 72000 Le Mans

See on the map Venue website

Getting there

Tram: T2 — Jacobins-Quinconces stop, 240 m · wheelchair-accessible stop
Bus: Line M — Cité Plantagenêt stop, 120 m · wheelchair-accessible stop
Parking: Parking right out front: Parking de la Pierre de Tucé (free, 42 spaces, surface lot)