Enceinte Gallo-Romaine du Mans

Visiting Le Mans.

The enclosure of Le Mans, formerly called “Vindinum” or “Vindunum”, capital of the Gallic people of the Aulerci Cenomans, was built at the end of the 3th century. It is very well preserved over approx...

Worth all those stairs

Amazing how these walls have survived over so many centuries. And if the weather is nice the nearby gardens are worth a few minutes.

Extraordinary

A Roman extraordinary wall, impressive and beautiful, in a way comparable to that of Constantinople and Rome.

Very impressive

Found the walls after exploring near the cathedral - very impressive, with decorative brickwork, and later buildings incorporated into the walls. They are illuminated during La Nuit des Chimeres ( lo...

One of the best preserved in the world after the preserved in Rome and Istanbul.

Original Text

The Roman wall, built between the III and IV century, surrounds a large part of the old city. We saw it by chance when we left the city, it is very beautiful and still keeps polychrome. Mu...