A massive medieval castle, particularly impressive from the outside with its high walls and 16 towers. The story behind it – involving Blanche of Castille as regent for Louis IX – is unfortunately more interesting than the grounds and buildings inside the walls, although the gardens are attractive and there is an informative audio guide. The walk along the ramparts of the walls gives nice view of the inside grounds and the city of Angers. Best on the inside is the exhibit of the Apocalypse Tapestries, in a modern building within the castle grounds, a truly great work of art which alone are worth the visit.
The tapestry is amazing. You definitely have to walk on the ramparts and enjoy the view. And they do even have a garden here. Great day out.
One of the largest medieval castle of France. Even if the upper part of the towers has been pulled down in the past centuries, the tour is still extremely impressive. Inside the recently renovated Logis Royal and the chapel show a good example of 15th century life.But the must is still the Apocalyse Tapestry (late 14 th century) which tells the story of the book of Revelation.Remporary exhibition may complete yout tour;requested time to visit between 90 minutes and 2 hours
Imagine an old castle with huge walls and nice towers right in the middle of a city, on the river bank. You can visit it, climb the towers, walk in the gardens, it is just great!
The Castle is fun to explore. The Tapestry is absolutely amazing. Suggest you watch the video before you see the tapestry; you'll understand it's meaning better since the self-guided tour is in French.
A true castle with proper battlements and towers. There is an interesting display with ancient tapistries on display, and a good audion pesentation in multi languages.
I lived in Angers for some months and I must say that it's a really nice castle, I enjoyed every bit of it and the most interesting part must be the Apocalypse Tapestry and the history behind it.
The Doomsday Tapestry is awe inspiring. Take the audio tour and take your time to view the intricate work.
This was a really cool castle and the Apocalypse Tapestry was just stunning - something that I learned about in Art History, but was great to see up close!
The impressive look of the castle, with it's 17 towers , the oldest and largest collection of medieval tapestries in the world - the 14th century "Apocalypse Tapestry" , the marvelous "sight-seeing" on the top of the towers makes you feel there were not enough the 3 hours visit.