The eventful history of Maine has left some pretty vestiges: many castles (Montmirail, Le Lude, Courtanvaux, etc.), the Saint-Pierre de Solesmes abbey which still houses a living community of Benedictine monks, and the 10 small towns of character that spills over the territory (Asnières-sur-Vègre, Le Lude, Luché-Pringé, Fresnay-sur-Sarthe, Montmirail, Parcé-sur-Sarthe, Sillé-Le-Guillaume, Brûlon, Saint-Calais, and Saint-Léonard des Drink).
Find out more about the Abbey of Saint-Pierre and the town of Fresnay-sur-Sarthe on their website.
