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Le 3th January 2022
Angoulême, capital of comic strips also has a historical heritage dating back to the XNUMXth century….
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Angoulême 19th Century District
10h30 - 12h
The XNUMXth century corresponds, for the city, to an intense period of urbanization: leveling of the ramparts, removal of the city gates, development of squares, subdivision of the district of the Prefecture, construction of civil monuments (Prefecture, courthouse, theater , town hall, Halles, etc…) and reconstruction of churches such as St-Cybard, St-Jacques, St-Ausone or St-Martial.
Lunch Not far from Place New-York
12h
In the footsteps of Balzac's "Lost Illusions"
14h30 - 16h
Honoré de Balzac's three stays with his friend Zulma Carraud at the Angoulême gunpowder factory fueled a novel “Lost Illusions”. A stroll in the footsteps of Balzac and one of his heroes, Lucien de Rubempré, from old Angoulême to the Houmeau district, will show how Angoulême became the scene of this tragedy. Find the sites, alleys and squares including Honoré BALZAC speaks in his novel "The Lost Illusions"
from 33 € per person
Rate calculated on the basis of 30 people, base rates 2022
The price includes :
Entries, visits accompanied by the program, lunch excluding drinks. Free for the coach driver.
The price does not include:
Transport, drinks during lunch, any personal expenses.