Location: Angers
Top Things to do in Angers
The 10 Best Budget-friendly Things to do in Angers, Pays de la Loire
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Restaurants in Angers
1. Traditions du Bien-Etre
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5.0 based on 105 reviews
Hélène is currently a wellbeing practitioner since 2004. offering a wide range of healing hand techniques such as shiatsu, reflexology, kobido (a Japanese facial lifting taught by Dr Mochizuki), she is also qualified in Ayurvedic and Thai massage with her training undertaken in India and in Nepal. Using an innovative and respectful slimming cure, she’ll help you to loose your bodyweight durably.
Reviewed By jujerkins
I first went to Hélène for a massage in 2017 it was SO good that I remembered ( for 2 years) and returned as soon as I was next in Angers. I received the shiroabhyanga & abhyanga massage both times. You don’t often see this massage offered and I found it deeply relaxing and restorative for both mind and body. Hélène is a talented healer, and an exceptional massage therapist. I have had many massages and other holistic therapies around the world and she is definitely one of the best. She is professional, calming, speaks English, and the space is soothing and relaxing. I would definitely go to her again.
2. Chateau d'Angers
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4.5 based on 2,745 reviews
The apparent austerity of this shale and limestone fortress, which the young king Louis IX had built on the edge of his kingdom in the 13th century, contrasts with the tranquil grounds inside the castle walls and the pleasant residence of the Dukes of Anjou, composed of buildings constructed at the end of the Gothic era. To transform and embellish the castle into a more welcoming home for the Anjou court, terraces and gardens were laid out, galleries built and the gateway erected. The star attraction within the walls of the Château d’Angers is the Tapestry of the Apocalypse or woven in 1375. With its 104 metres in length, it is the largest medieval tapestry anywhere in the world. Open: > 2nd May to 4th September: from 9.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. > 5th September to 30th April: from 10 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. Last admission 45 minutes before closing time. Closed: > 1st January, 1st May and 25th December.
Reviewed By walterc2016 - Neston, United Kingdom
Whilst we had heard of the well known Bayeux tapestry it came as a complete surprise to discover the much larger Apocalypse Tapestry of Angers. Commissioned by Louis 1 Duke of Anjou in 1375 it is some 100 metres long and depicts scenes from the book of Revelations. It is housed within the Castle that itself is impressive and awe inspiring along with stunning gardens. It is a must visit if you are in the area.
3. Maison des Vins d'Anjou et de Saumur
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4.5 based on 25 reviews
This winery produces some of the most renowned wines in the entire Loire Valley.
4. Musee Lurcat
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4.5 based on 309 reviews
Reviewed By AlbertSalichs - Manresa, Spain
Museé Lurçat is a wonderful museum of tapestries located in Angers, a town in Loire Region, in the North part of France. The museum has only a big room, where there are a lot of fantastic Contemporanean tapestries. Really, they are different to classical ones. So, you can see great compositions in (almost) all of them. I walked around the room two times, really I was awesome and I do not like very much tapestries, I prefer other kinds of art. A top in the city! and probably a number one museum of tapestries manufactured in 20th Century!
5. Terra Botanica
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4.5 based on 2,071 reviews
Reviewed By frana148 - Parthenay, France
Spent 6 hours exploring this park and covered most of it. The range of plants was impressive and loads were in flower which meant glorious colours. My friend and I are both keen gardeners so this was a delight. There are a lot of games areas, playgrounds and puzzles dotted around so younger children would have lots to do. The pedal boats and the dinosaur 4D film are fun for all ages, as is the balloon ride. I loved the butterfly house and the orchids were spectacular too. Lunch was good value and very tasty although on a crowded day I think the queue would probably be very long. Probably better to bring your own and use one of the picnic areas.
6. Le Musee de l'Ardoise
7. Galerie David d'Angers
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4.5 based on 271 reviews
The former Toussaint abbey church, dating from the 13th century, was restored in 1984. It is now covered with a glass roof, an audacious feature of modern architecture, and houses the works of sculptor, Pierre-Jean David, known as David d’Angers (1788-1856). David d’Angers’ work is scattered throughout France and Europe. Therefore, the main interest of the gallery in Angers is that it showcases the quasi-totality of his sculptures as plaster models, the preparatory studies for the final work, the latter being cast in bronze or sculpted in marble and stone. An idyllic promenade where the light reveals the beauty of the sculptures!
8. Collegiale Saint-Martin
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4.5 based on 132 reviews
Located in the heart of the historic part of Angers, the Collegiate Church of Saint-Martin is one of France’s most well-preserved Carolingian monument. The Collegiate is considered a major building in the history of architecture in the West of France, and is now property of the Conseil général de Maine-et-Loire. After 20 years of restoration, the Church stands as a cultural and touristic must-see in Anjou.
