Le Mans - Nuit des Chimères

An existing celtic settlement was conquered by the Romans 56bC and named Suindinum. Saint Julien du Mans was the first bishop here upto 348. At that time, the first cathedral was built, a predecessor of the medieval cathedral "Saint-Julien du Mans", dedicated to the first bishop.

Many half timbered houses from the medieval times line the small cobblestone roads south of the cathedral. This is the "old town" of Le Mans, called "Cité Plantagenêt". It is interesting to walk here in summer over the day, but when night falls, this area can get really spooky, as then a "Nuit des Chimères" begins.

Soft music is in the air, when a nightly banquet is held in a courtyard. Eleanor of Aquitaine (aka "Aliénor"), her Henry, her son Richard and his wife Berengaria (aka "Bérengère") are entertained by troubadours with very strange stories.

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