The incredible displays are like an equine ballet, with leaping and pirouetting with style and precision. An absolutely fantastic experience. Cadre Noir performances are usually from April to October. The Carrousel de Saumur, a prestigious equestrian festival held in July , combines tradition and modernity with great success. The competition all the manufacturers and riders want to win. Honda, Yamaha, Kawasaki and Suzuki have each come here to find glory and recognition.
But the hour race is principally and above all about the biker spirit which reigns throughout the weekend, taking over the track and the village alleyways. Held in April. Since its creation in , Europa Jazz has promoted 1, concerts in the five Departments of the Pays de la Loire and hosted some , spectators. The only jazz festival of world standing in the region, its unique and original programming allows plenty of room for improvisation, modern and European jazz, fusion styles and the jazz greats.
Held in April and May. The streets of the old city in Le Mans come alive with illuminations and music. Behind the best-conserved Roman ramparts in Europe outside of Rome and Istanbul , the Plantagenet City opens its doors to you for an extraordinary voyage through time. A journey of lights, images, and music take you through the10 hectares of magnificently restored historical centre, down cobbled streets to explore years of architecture, from antiquity to the Renaissance.
Every evening from June to September. A bi-annual event, this will be held in Nantes, Saint-Nazaire and the Loire estuary become an exhibition with incredible artistic installations from some 40 international artists: sculptures, fountains, mobile architecture, and floating works.
If you want to get a good look, take a river cruise on the estuary and you will see contemporary works on an extraordinary scale all along your route. June to August. More than , spectators are expected at this most prestigious endurance motor race.
