Angoulême Old Town & Ramparts
Vieil Angoulême
A hilltop walled old town with ramparts overlooking the Charente valley, its streets filled with comic book murals
The old town of Angoulême sits on a limestone plateau above the Charente River. A walkway along the ramparts offers views over the valley. Within the town are the castle tower of the town hall, a central market with a glass roof, and more than twenty giant comic murals, which you can find by following the tourist office's mural trail. The International Comics Festival, held each late January, is one of the most important comics events in the world. Angoulême is about 40 km from Cognac, roughly 45 minutes by train or car, and can be combined with a visit to the cathedral and the Comics City in a single day.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Cité internationale de la bande dessinée
- Angoulême Cathedral
- Château de La Rochefoucauld
- Bassac Abbey
- Courvoisier, Jarnac
- Camus Cognac House
- Old Cognac & Saint-Léger Church
- Martell Cognac House