On the roads of the Pays d'Angoulême

10h - 12h

Built on the site of the former castle of the Counts of Angoulême, the town hall is, along with the Saint-Pierre cathedral, one of the flagship monuments of Angoulême. Attention: 360 steps in the towers.

14h30 - 16h

Angoulême is now recognized as the world capital of comic strips. This is why muralism integrates the world of comic strips into the urban space in the form of sometimes monumental frescoes. It is a real urban route, created by the Lyon collective Cité Création that it is possible to follow...

19h - 20h30

The boat "La Reine Margot" offers simple commented cruises or cruises with meals from 1h30 around the theme of barges, the city of Valois and Charente gastronomy.

10h30 - 12h

The former seigneury of Forge came under the fief of La Rochandry. The house dates back to the 15th century (mullioned bays; round tower with spiral staircase on the east facade). Two rectangular towers adorn the rear facade. Their skylights, from the Renaissance period, are decorated with a scallop shell, a tower, a monkey, an eagle and an elephant.

15h - 16h30

Entered into activity in 1539, the Moulin du Verger is today the very last heir, still active, of the centuries-old papermaking tradition in Charente. It is above all a conservatory of know-how related to the artisanal production of paper, which uses facilities similar to those of the XNUMXth century, to produce historical paper.