Laval (Mayenne) - Laval (Mayenne)

Laval is the seat of the prefecture of the department Mayenne in the region Pays de la Loire in France. The city lies on the banks of the Mayenne River.

background

The between Le Mans and Reims located city offers some sights, especially on the right bank of the Mayenne and the river quays.

getting there

By plane

Local airfield Laval Entrammes. The Paris airports are more likely to be considered for tourists. To the closer 48.06833-1.726111 Aéroport de Rennes(IATA: RNA) (Saint-Jacques) there are no direct flights from German-speaking countries.

By train

The TGV on the Paris – Rennes line stop in Laval eight times a day; the travel time from Paris-Montparnasse is just over 1½ hours.

In the street

From Paris on the motorway Autoroute A11 to Le Mans and further on Autoroute A81. Driving time from Paris around 2:50 hours, from Le Mans and Rennes 1 hour.

By boat

The Mayenne is canalised (small lock in Laval) and is navigable for pleasure craft, but rarely used.

By bicycle

mobility

The not particularly large old town can be handled quite easily on foot.

Tourist Attractions

In the old City

• The Sainte-Trinité Cathedral, place de la Tremoille
• The tower Tour Renaise
• The Old lock (Vieux Château)
• The church Notre-Dame des Cordeliers with remarkable altars
• Numerous half-timbered houses in the old town

South of the old town

• Jardin de la Perrine, 10 allée Adrien Bruneau
• The 2014 restored Shower rooms (Bains-douches) with temporary exhibitions, 32 rue Albert-Goupil
• The Basilica Notre-Dame d'Avesnières with Romanesque choir, place d'Avesnières

On the left bank of the Mayenne

• view of the old town from the quays
• The church Saint-Vénérand

activities

Museums

• Lactopole, 18 rue Adolphe Beck · F-53000 Laval. Tel.: 33 2 43 59 51 90. Milk Processing Museum.last change: Jul. 2019
• Musée d'Art naif, Place de la Trémoille, Laval. Tel.: 33243533989. in the old castle: pictures by Henri Rousseau and Alfred Jarry.last change: Aug. 2019

shop

kitchen

nightlife

accommodation

• Best Western Hotel de Paris, 22 rue de la Paix. Tel.: 33243537920. 50 rooms, centrally located on the left bank of the Mayenne.Price: from 67.50 EUR, breakfast 10 EUR, parking space 5 EUR.last change: Jul. 2019
• Hotel Perier du Bignon, 7 rue du Marchis. Tel.: 33243499000. 24 rooms, 8 suites. 18th century Hôtel particulier on the heights of the city. Spa facility, garden and swimming pool.Price: room 129-175 EUR, suite 320-370 EUR, breakfast. EUR 13.50.last change: Jul. 2019

health

Practical advice

• A train touristique drives through the old town in summer.

Individual evidence

Brief information
surface	34.2 km²
Phone code
Post Code	F 53000
Mark
Time zone	UTC 1
Emergency call	112

trips

• The former Cistercian abbey Clairmont (Clermont), 14 km west of the city
• The town Vitré with her castle is already in the Brittany almost 40 km west of Laval. The A81 autoroute currently ends shortly before it.
• Château-Gontier is a town worth seeing around 30 km south of Laval on the Mayenne.

literature

Web links

http://www.laval.fr - Laval official website