Viewpoint over the City

The viewpoint over the town, in Laval

From the Perrine Park, this viewpoint offers a magnificent perspective over Laval and the valley of the Mayenne. The Laval audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this privileged belvedere, from where the gaze embraces the town, its roofs, its bell towers and the river that crosses it.

The panorama over Laval and the Mayenne

The Perrine Park is also much appreciated for the magnificent view that it offers over the town and the valley of the Mayenne. From its dominant terraces, perched on the heights, the gaze embraces a superb panorama over Laval that extends below, along its river. You distinguish the roofs of the town, the silhouette of the Vieux-Château and its keep that dominates the town, the bell towers of the churches, the bridges and the quays, as well as the ribbon of the Mayenne that winds peacefully through the green valley. This river, that gave its name to the department, shaped the history and the landscape of Laval, a town born from its passage and long animated by the navigation and the river trade. From this belvedere, you understand in a single glance the site and the organisation of the town, nestled around its river and its castle. The view is particularly beautiful in the evening light or over the seasons, and constitutes one of the finest panoramas of the town. It is the ideal place to admire Laval as a whole and to take fine photographs. A belvedere over the town and a panorama over the Mayenne, the viewpoint over the town is a fine stop of the discovery of Laval.

What to see

Here you enjoy, from the terraces of the Perrine Park, a superb panorama over Laval that extends below along its river: the roofs of the town, the silhouette of the Vieux-Château and its keep, the bell towers, the bridges and the ribbon of the Mayenne that winds through the green valley; you understand in a single glance the site of the town born from its river. The viewpoint over the town is a belvedere of Laval. It is a fine stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The viewpoint over the town is admired from the terraces of the Perrine Park, on the heights of Laval, reachable on foot. It is an open-air viewpoint, freely accessible during the opening hours of the park. The perspective is particularly beautiful in the evening light. You discover it by exploring the dominant terraces.

What can you see from the viewpoint over the town in Laval?

A superb panorama over Laval that extends below along its river, from the terraces of the Perrine Park: the roofs of the town, the silhouette of the Vieux-Château and its keep, the bell towers, the bridges and the ribbon of the Mayenne that winds through the green valley; you understand there in a single glance the site of the town born from its river.

Where to admire the viewpoint over the town in Laval?

From the terraces of the Perrine Park, on the heights of Laval, in France.