Vue générale d Angoulême

Angoulême: what to do, what to see...

What should you definitely see, do and eat when you visit Angoulême? From the Plateau ramparts on the banks of the River Charente and the Comic Strip Museum to the city’s painted walls, and from the triangular Easter cakes known as cornuelles to Pineau des Charentes, this very incomplete list is just the beginning of a journey through history, illustration and fine food.

What to see

Musée de la bande dessinée Angoulême
  • Old Angoulême
  • The City Hall
  • Saint-Pierre Cathedral
  • Saint-André church
  • The Comic Strip Museum
  • Le Nil Paper Museum
  • Les Halles Market
  • The banks of the River Charente
  • Angoulême museum
  • The Memorial to the Resistance and Deportation in the Loire

bateau sur la Charente©LAVAL Sébastien_Charente Tourisme

What to do

mur peint Ylsaire Angoulême

Place des Halles Angoulême ©Laval-Charente Tourisme

What to eat & drink

Chocolaterie Letuffe Angoulême
  • Pineau des Charentes
  • Cognac
  • Marguerites (chocolates)
  • Duchesses d’Angoulême (caramelised brown nougat)
  • Charente snails known here as cagouilles
  • Cornuelles triangular cakes (only during the Easter period)
  • Lolmède macaroons
  • Charente melon
  • Chalais veal
  • Barbezieux capon
  • Cheeses: Taupinère, Carrément Charentais, Chabichou and Mothais sur feuille
  • Charentes-Poitou butter (PDO)
  • Galette Charentaise cake
  • Noix Charentaise (pastry)
  • Grillon Charentais paté
  • Farcis Charentais stuffing
  • Coffee from La Brûlerie des Valois

What to bring back

Festival BD Amgoulême
  • Charentaise slippers
  • Pineau
  • Cognac
  • Duceau chocolates
  • Lolmède macaroons
  • Coffee

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