Lantern Tour: From Saint-Nicolas to the Cité Plantagenêt

Photo : Martpan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Special Christmas edition: after nightfall, by lantern light, the streets of the Saint-Nicolas neighborhood and the Cité Plantagenêt reveal their stories, somewhere between myth and reality. Guide: Isabelle Noyer, 1 hr 30 min. Departure at 5 PM (optional session at 7 PM) from the 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
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)
Data: SETRAM / Le Mans Métropole (GTFS, Open Licence), © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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