STARTING OUT FORMALITIES :

departure days from 2 pm on

BOARDING :

from 3 pm to 6 pm (according to preparing the boats)

CLIMATE :

see chart page 61 of the Captains handbook.

ACCESS :

By motorway :

• A11 Exit South Le Mans then direction La Suze – Malicorne – Sablé
  • Michelin maps n° 63 et 64, www.viamichelin.com
  • I.G.N. map n° 106, www.ign.fr
  • Green Guide Michelin Châteaux de la Loire

By rail :

• La Suze sur Sarthe regional station (1 km)
• Le Mans TGV station (21 km), www.sncf.fr

By Air :

• Paris-Orly airport (220 km), www.adp.fr
• Paris-Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle airport (256 km), www.adp.fr

PARKING :

see the link on the left of this page: Locaboat services / Parking.

CAR HIRE :

• Avis : Le Mans (19 Km) Tel : 02 43 24 30 50, http://www.avis.com/
• Europcar : Le Mans (19 Km) Tel : 02 43 72 50 10, http://www.europcar.com/ 
• Budget : Le Mans (19 Km) Tel : 08 25 00 35 64
• Hertz : Le Mans (19 Km) Tel : 02 43 24 37 28, http://www.hertz.com/ 

HOTELS :

• Hôtel Saint Louis (La Suze-sur-Sarthe) Tel : 02 43 77 31 07

BED AND BREAKFAST AND GUEST HOUSE:

Booking Office, Tel: 02 43 40 22 60

RESTAURANTS :

• Restaurant du Lion d'Or Tel : 02 43 77 29 60
• Restaurant Saint Louis Tel : 02 43 77 31 07

BANKS :

several banks, closed Saturday afternoon, Sunday and Monday

POST OFFICE :

in the area, closed Saturday afternoon and Sunday.

SHOPS :

all the shops, closed Sunday afternoon

MARKETS :

Thursday mornings

TAXIS :

• Taxi Allain Tel : 02 43 88 79 55
• Taxi Suzerain Tel : 02 43 77 24 37

TOURIST OFFICE :

Tel : 02 43 77 30 49 (Town hall)

MAINE-ANJOU-RIVIERES SERVICES :

Phone box

Gastronomic specialities :

Rillettes du Mans, fillet of Zander in Raspberry liqueur, the "Petit Sablé", the Farm Beef of Maine, the smocked catfish ...

Fishing :

Fishing licence obligatory : on sale near the base

trout, salmon, pike, carp, eel, zander, perch …

To see :

Old quarter of Le Mans – Museum of the Automobile – Circuit des 24 heures, Cathedrale St Julien du Mans - the Earthenware factory of Malicorne, Solesmes Abbey…