Angoulême Voyage Tips and guide

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• Angoulême municipal website

Map of Angoulême

You can get to Angoulême by the very frequent service in 2 hr 10 min from Paris Montparnasse, south towards Bordeaux, Libourne, Chalais, Arcachon and further south. You can get Corail intercities, TER, and the very well-known TGV, renowned for its speed.

• The cathedral Saint Pierre
• The Saint Marial church
• The Hergé Statue
• The green garden (Jardin vert)
• the court (Francois premier place)
• The market " Les halles"
• The view from the ramparts (which replaced the medieval city walls)
• The Hôtel de Ville^{[dead link]}' (Town Hall)
• The murs peints, walls painted with cartoons
• Centre International de la Bande Dessinée (Comic Strip Museum), 121 rue de Bordeaux (bus #3 or #5), ☏ +33 5 45 38 65 65, fax: +33 5 45 38 65 51. Sep–Jun: Tu–F 10:00-18:00, Sa Su 14:00-18:00; Jul Aug: open M and until 19:00. €5. (updated Jun 2024)
• Atelier-Musée du Papier (Paper making Museum), 134 rue de Bordeaux, ☏ +33 5 45 92 73 43. Jul Aug: Tu–Sa 12:00-18:30; Sep–Jun: Tu–Su 14:00-18:00. free. 
• Art and Historical Museum, 1, Rue de Friedland, ☏ +33 5 45 95 79 88. free. 

• Angoulême International Comics Festival (Festival international de la bande dessinée d'Angoulême). January. The largest comics festival in Europe, held since 1974. 
• Circuit des remparts: an old car race - in September
• Festival Musique Metisse: worldwide music show at the end of May
• Festival du film Francophone: French language movie exhibition at the end of August
• La Nef (Concert Hall)

Chocolat is the city speciality (the shape of the marguerite the real Angoulême symbol)

• Restaurant in the old Angoulême ("Vieil Angoulême") (lots of choice)
• For see food: Le Terminus in front of the train station
• For Meet: Le Boucher next to "Champs-de-mars",
• Local ambiance: Le Bruleau Charentais
• Young ambiance: Megane et Bastien
• For sushi: Sushi H at Gallery Champ-de-Mars
• For best quality: La Ruelle, Les artistes

• Cognac
• Pineau
• Local cocktail: Cognac Schwepps

Mercure Hotel

There are many places you can explore:

• Bordeaux (amazing architecture, wine, views, shops and pretty much the entire lot)
• Royan (1 hr 30 min by car) — famous seaside resort, closer sea access
• Chalais (amazing array of shops and spectacular French markets and architecture)
• La Rochelle (2 hr by car)
• Saintes (1 hr by car)
• Sarlat (2 hr by car)
• Poitiers (view points, restaurants and markets).