History and heritage at the Château de Lassay
Indeed, dismantled, this castle was reproduced identically in one year in 1457 on its 13th century foundations. At the show, soldiers, peasants, nobles and knights are staged to illustrate the obligatory strata of society in the 15th century. Horse and foot jousting shows are on the program which you can attend today, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
This should not prevent you from carrying out a hike that you will find in the Mayenne of hollow roads. It is the circuit n°20 which is called three castles and allows you to meet the castles of Lassay, Bois-Thibault and Bois-Frou in 2h30 to 3h. On the way to Niort-la-Fontaine, you will follow the edge and the floors of a wild valley in which you will come across statues of Alain Legros. In this valley digging the granite arena, one has a moment an impression of end of the world because one does not meet any more any dwelling. We only notice the tenuous traces of human occupation until the 19th century by paths that connect the two surrounding plateaus to the river and its mills.
Push your curiosity by visiting this “small city of character” whose monumental heritage is important with its alleys, its restored washhouses, its proud hotels on the road, its rose garden, its gardens with generously and nicely arranged plants. 83% of paths for 17% of small quiet roads, isn’t this an adventure that is impregnated with the discovery of castles from the end of the Middle Ages that we approach in their intimacy?