Why we love
Discover 19 Painted Walls imagined by prestigious comic book authors. From its rocky promontory dominating the Charente and Anguienne valleys, Angoulême offers walkers remarkable views.
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Your itinerary
Angoulême
Step 1
Take rue Pierre Sémard to the right and turn into rue des chais to admire the first Painted Wall on the route, “Le jardin extraordinaire” by Florence CESTAC.
At the end of this street, go up rue de la Grand Font to the right as far as 15 bis to discover “New York sur Charente” by Nicolas de CRÉCY.
Step 2
At the top, take rue Saint Roch to the right, where you can find “Blake and Mortimer” by JUILLARD according to EPJACOBS.
At the end, turn left in front of the Post Office to the wall “Avec le temps” by François SCHUITEN.
Continue on rue Poincaré. (Off circuit: go up Boulevard de Bury on the right to see “Journey through images” by Philippe DRUILLET).
Step 3
Step 4
Cross at the next roundabout to take Rue de Clérac in Sillac.
After the tunnel, take the white path on the right and reach 109 bis rue de Montmoreau where the “Boule et Bill” fresco by ROBA is located.
Step 5
Walk along the eastern rampart to the right – view of the Obézine church below.
Turn left into rue Fanfrelin which arrives at rue Hergé which you go up to the left, spotting "Gaston et Prunelle" by FRANQUIN, passage Marengo, and on the square, the bust of Hergé, father of Tintin as well as the “Baron Noir” by GOT and PÉTILLON at the very top of a facade.
"Natacha et P'tit bout d'chique" by François WALTHÉRY is at the end of the pedestrian street.
Cross the gardens of the town hall which houses the tourist office.
Continue on Place New York to the theater which you go around to see "The backstage of the theater" by DUPUY BERBERIAN.
Step 6
Step 7
Turn left into rue du Minage which leads to the square of the Saint Pierre cathedral.
Take the south rampart to the right and walk along it while admiring the view from the Angoulême balcony towards the southern entrance. At the foot of the ramparts nestles the Green Garden.
Step 8
Step 9
Cross Place du Palet to reach Rue Saint Étienne, turn right and go to the viewpoint over the Charente before reaching Boulevard Pasteur where you can find “Titeuf” by ZEP and “La fille des remparts” by Max CABANES.
Go down to the station by the rue d'Aguesseau where the "Sales kids" of BERLION and CORBEYRAN are hiding then the boulevard Gambetta sheltering "Lucky Luke, the Daltons and Jolly Jumper" of MORRIS at N ° 58 and "A Saturday in Malakoff" by Franck MARGERIN at No. 153.
Return to the starting point.