“It was the thought of seeing a particular part of France that got me through the long, stressful Covid lockdowns. I'm not talking about the Côte d'Azur or Val d'Isère, but rather a largely nondescript wood overlooking an even more nondescript road 130 miles southwest of Paris.
I doubt that sounds like your idea of paradise but, for one week in June, it becomes mine. Located on the outskirts of Le Mans, the road is