Angers Travel: France
Angers is a city in France in the dpartement of Maine-et-Loire, 191 miles south-west of Paris.
Angers is an industrialized city housing 150,000 people in the city proper, and close to 250,000 within the metropolitan area. The city traces its roots to early Roman times. It occupies the slopes on both banks of the Maine, which is spanned by three bridges. The district along the river is famous for its flourishing nurseries and market gardens. With its wide, straight streets, gracious public gardens, and ample, tree-lined boulevards, Angers is one of the more pleasant towns in France. It is well known for its fresh produce and cut flowers.
Attractions in Angers
The site of a massive and ancient Chateau, the city is also noted for the impressive twin spires of the twelfth-century Cathedral of Saint-Maurice. Other noteworthy churches around Angers include St. Serge, an abbey-church of the 12th and 15th centuries, and the twelfth-century La Trinit.
The famous abbey of St. Aubin has a courtyard with elaborately sculptured arcades of the 11th and 12th centuries. The tower there is also splendid.
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The system of round towers linked by curtain walls was inspired by the fortifications of Byzantium, which many French crusaders had seen when joining in the sack the city in 1204. Blanche of castle a formidable queen, had the castle built between 1232 and 1238.
Contact Address
Chateau Angers, In the centre of Angers,
Angers, Pays de la Loire,
France-02 41 86 81 94
Opening Dates and times
All year : Daily : 09.30 am -noon and 14.00-18.30 pm.
Admission : Entrace fee
(Subject to Change)
Angers the capital of Province of Anjou is one of the most beautiful cities in france. Among its many significant structures, it is the twin spiraled cathedral of saint maurice in 12th-13th century and the massive castle of angers in 13th century with its moat and soaring towers. Angers was once inhabited by fierce celtic people who tenaciously opposed the roman penetration. The court of rene on anjou known as the good regent of sicily and derusalem resided here. A man of letters and benefactor of the local community he was fond of fetes and tournamends where were often held
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Many years ago there was a 1:1 reproduction of one of the famous caves of Lascaux (France), which cannot be visited, at the Roemer-Pelizaeus-Museum. Lascaux apparently has incredible reproductions of cave paintings.
Contact Address
Grote de Lascaux, Semitour Perigord,
25 rue du President Wilson,
BP 1024, 24001 Periguex Cedex,
France
Ph. : (05) 5335 5010, Fax : (05) 5306 3094
Opening Dates and times
Sept-Jun : Tues-sun : 09.30-18.30 pm
July-Aug : Daily : 09.00-20.00 pm
Entrace Fees are FFr50 for adults, FFr25 for child bet 6-12 yr and Free for child under 6.
