Mayenne: Vacation Apartments and Holiday Homes

The Musée du Château de Mayenne brings the castle to life through an engaging, interactive scenography. The nearest train station for visiting the museum is in Laval, 30 kilometers away.

Renting a vacation apartment in Mayenne can be part of an individual travel itinerary.

Culture and History

The architecture of the Basilique Notre-Dame-des-Miracles in Mayenne bears witness to more than nine centuries of history. For a self-guided tour of the interior, it provides visitor materials and audioguides.

The Chapelle des Calvairiennes was built in the 17th century and serves as a venue for presenting and creating contemporary art. It hosts three to five exhibitions per year, including group, solo, and retrospective exhibitions.

La Vigie – Mémorial des déportés de la Mayenne displays objects brought back from the camps, exhibitions, and a wall of names. The site also presents testimonies about deportation.

Nature and Trails

The fifth stage of the GR365 between Mayenne and Andouillé is designated as a 25.9-kilometer one-way route. It can be completed on foot, by mountain bike, or on horseback.

The excursion boat “La Meduana” offers a 1.5-hour trip from the tourist office along the river through Mayenne and its surroundings. During the trip, visitors receive information about the local fauna and flora, the history of the region, and the manual lock system.

The same overview also includes Pré-En-Pail, Saint-Thomas-de-Courceriers, Larchamp, Chammes, Saint-Germain-le-Guillaume, Azé, Saint-Calais-du-Désert and Champfrémont.

To the overarching travel overview: Mayenne.