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Angers Attractions

Angers, once capital of the county of Anjou and now chief town of the département of Maine-et-Loire, the see of a bishop and a university town, lies half way between Tours and Nantes straddling the river Maine, 8km/5mi above its junction with the Loire.
Read More Castle
The castle at Angers was built in the 13th C and is home to some beautiful old tapestries located in the Governor's Lodgings.
Hôtel Pincé
The Hôtel Pincé (1523-1530), the finest private mansion in the town of Angers, now houses the Musée Turpin de Crissé (enamels, prints and drawings, masks, Oriental and East Asian art, Greek vases).
Read More St Maurice Cathedral
The St Maurice Cathedral dates from the 12 through 13th centuries. It has beautiful stained glass and a grand organ gallery.
David d'Angers Gallery
In the little Gothic church of Toussaint (All Saints) is an exhibition of the complete work of David d'Angers (1788- 1856), consisting partly of originals and partly of copies.

A little way east is the Early Gothic bell tower of St- Aubin.
Address
David d'Angers Gallery
33 bis rue Toussaint
F-49000 Angers
France
Disabled
Full facilities for persons with disabilities.
Festival of Anjou
The Festival of Anjou is held in June and July in Angers.
Address
Association du Festival d'Anjou
1 rue des Arènes
F-49100 Angers
France
Le Plessis Macé
The castle of Le Plessis-Macé, 15km/nine mi northwest of Angers, was originally founded in the 11th C, and owes its present aspect mainly to the 15th C. Particularly notable are the inner courtyard and the Flamboyant (Late Gothic) chapel.
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Logis Barrault
The 15th C Logis Barrault in Angers, a handsome burgher's house in which Mary Queen of Scots and Catherine de Médicis once stayed, is now occupied by the Musée des Beaux-Arts, with works by Raphael, Murillo, Ribera, Philippe de Champaigne, Watteau, Chardin, Boucher, Fragonard, David, Ingres, Delacroix and Corot.
Lurçat Museum
The Lurçat Museum in Angers, housed in the old Hôpital St-Jean (12th C), displays works by the painter Jean Lurçat (1892-1966), best known as the renewer of the art of tapestry. In the large Gothic hall, originally the hospital ward, hangs a cycle of 10 tapestries woven in Aubusson, the "Chant du Monde", depicting the problems of mankind in our day and thus in a sense forming a counterpart to the "Apocalypse".

The hospital complex also includes a Romanesque cloister and a chapel.
Address
Lurçat Museum
4 boulevard Arago
F-49100 Angers
France
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June 14 to September 17
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Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1)
1945 Victory Day (May 8)
May Day / Labor Day (May 1)
Bastille Day - France (July 14)
Assumption Day - Christian (August 15)
All Saints' Day - Christian (November 1)
Remembrance Day / 1918 Armistice Day (November 11)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Pentecost Monday (Whit Monday) - Christian (May 28)
Ascension Thursday - Christian (May 17)
Disabled
Full facilities for persons with disabilities.

Angers Surroundings

Read More Fontevraud Abbey, France
Fontevraud Abbey, first founded in the 11th C, has had many uses over the years including a prison. Today it serves as a conference center.
Château de Brissac
In the little town of Brissac, 16km/10mi southeast of Angers, is a Château set in a beautiful park, built in the early 17th C on the site of an earlier building of the 13th-15th centuries. The interior is particularly fine and includes some interesting tapestries.
Address
Château de Brissac
F-49320 Brissac
France
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April 1 to June 30
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Château of Le Plessis-Bourré
The Château of Le Plessis-Bourré, 20km/12mi north of Angers, has scarcely changed since it was built in the 15th C. It is a rectangular structure with round corner towers surrounded by a wide moat, which is crossed by a 40 m/130ft long bridge. There are a number of rooms with period furniture and, on the upper floor, an unusual painted wood ceiling with allegorical representations.
Address
Château of Le Plessis-Bourré
Ecuillé
F-49460 Angers
France
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February 1 to March 31
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Château of Serrant
The moated Château of Serrant, 18km/11mi southwest of Angers, is a sumptuous Renaissance building (16th-18th century) flanked by corner towers and set in a beautiful park. The exterior shows a charming contrast between light and dark-colored masonry. The Château (open to visitors) contains numerous works of art, tapestries and pictures and a library.
Address
Château of Serrant
St Georges sur Loire
F-49000 Angers
France
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March 15 to June 30
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La Possonniere, France
Recently restored after being used for agriculture since the 17th C., La Possonniere possesses an interesting combination of sculptures inspired by the Italian Renaissance and maxims engraved in Latin. It was also the home of poet Pierre de Ronsard. Of particular note is its fine Renaissance fireplace.
Address
La Possonniere
Place de la Mairie
F-49170 La Possonniere
France
Les Ponts-de-Ce, France
Seven km/4mi south of Angers is the town of Les Ponts-de-Cé, built on islands in the Loire, with seven bridges over the arms of the river.
Musee des Ailes Anciennes de l'Anjou
Opened in 1989, this museum houses a number of notable aircraft in its large hangar. Of particular note is the Curtiss-Wright Jr., the Puss Moth and the Jupiter.
Address
Musee des Ailes Anciennes de l'Anjou
Aerodrome-r Bis
Rue Nationale
F-49240 Avrille
France
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Saulges Cave, France
Saulges Cave is known to date back at least 50,000 years. It was inhabited first by bears and then by prehistoric men. Paleontological remains, including bear bones and vestiges of the Solutrian and Roman eras are still housed in the cave.

The cavity was formed by a series of fractures meeting at right angles.

A local legend about a fairy named Margot and her black masses is linked to the cave.

The inner part of the cave was discovered in 1730 and it has since been classed as an historic monument.
Address
Grottes de Saulges
F-53270 Thorigné-en-Charnie
France
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March 15 to June 30
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