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Description
Angoulême is the capital of the Charente department. It lies about 135km north of Bordeaux in south west France.
Access
- By plane
Budget airline Ryanair flies from London Stansted to Angoulême-Brie Champniers airport, about 15km northeast of the town. The airport is also known as Angoulême Cognac.
Activities and Sightseeing
- The cathedral
- The view from the ramparts (which replaced the medieval city walls)
- The hôtel de ville
- The murs peints, walls painted with cartoons
- Centre National de la Bande Dessinée (comic strip museum), 121 rue de Bordeaux (bus #3 or #5), . Sept–June Tues–Fri 10am–6pm, Sat & Sun 2–6pm; July & Aug open Mon and until 7pm. €5.
- Atelier-Musée du Papier (paper making museum), 134 rue de Bordeaux, July & Aug Tues–Sat noon–6.30pm; Sept–June Tues–Sun 2–6pm. free.
Lodging
see the Listing of the Hotels in Angouleme.