Angoulême’s Old Town is best explored by walking all the way around it. The North is crisscrossed by narrow streets, whereas the South is broken up by spacious roads lined with aristocratic façades. While strolling through the area, head towards S..

The Musée d’Angoulême, housed in a former bishop’s palace (12C, remodelled in the 16C), has a remarkable African and Oceanic Art collection (ritual statuettes from the Congo) and a masterpiece of Celtic gold work, the Agris Helmet . The collection a..

St.Peter's Cathedral dates from the 12thC. The Poitiers style sculptured mural that makes up the stunning façade in which more than 70 characters, sculptures and bas-reliefs depict the Final judgement. The inside is highlighted by its sheer size. Rem..

The International Cartoon Museum (cibdi) is comprised of two sites on either side of the Charente River, connected by a passageway decorated with a statue of Corto Maltese. One has a library – a true shrine to cartoons – which contains nearly all the..

This space was turned into an pedestrian area and is now a pleasant place for a walk, thanks to its little square. The porch bell-tower of the Saint-Martial Church looks on to the space (19C).

In its exhibition rooms and garden, the Musée de la société archéologique boasts Gallo-Roman mosaics, lapidary collections from the Roman era to the present day, and regional antiquities such as faience, weapons, Limousin enamel and curios.

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The Contemporary Art Foundation (Fonds Régional d'Art Contemporain de Poitou-Charentes) displays its latest acquisitions in temporary exhibitions at its headquarters.

The Hotel de Ville was built in 1868 by Paul Abadie , architect of the Sacré-Coeur in Paris, on the site of the Count of Angoulême’s castle, in the Gothic-Renaissance style. The only vestiges are the polygonal tower (a former 13C and 14C keep) and a..

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Behind the monumental statue of Cranot, there is a fine view of the Anguienne Valley and its hillsides.

André Thevet , a monk in the Cordeliers Convent, brought back tobacco from Brazil in 1556 and named it the ‘‘Angoulême herb’’. The chapel has a Gothic bell tower. The Angoulême moralist Guez de Balzac was buried here in 1654.

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Between the Cathedral and the Law Courts (Palais de Justice) there are some remarkable 18C townhouses (rue de Beaulieu, rue Turenne, rue du Soleil) with wonderful façades and inner courtyards.

A fine 1783 building at n° 79 boasts a majestic façade with three square turrets and an Ionic colonnade.

The Northern Ramparts provide a high-angle view of the bridge, the suburbs of Saint-Cybard, the Charente Valley and its industries.