{"id":31425,"date":"2022-07-06T19:34:53","date_gmt":"2022-07-06T17:34:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/?p=31425"},"modified":"2022-07-19T13:30:41","modified_gmt":"2022-07-19T11:30:41","slug":"angouleme-cathedral-treasure-othoniel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/06\/angouleme-cathedral-treasure-othoniel\/","title":{"rendered":"Admire the cartoon walls of the comic book capital of Angoul\u00eame and its Cathedral Treasure by Othoniel!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since the 1980s, the capital city of the Charente department, represented by the touristic entity Infiniment Charentes, Angoul\u00eame has been living for comic strips and images. For instance, the flagship event is undoubtedly the International Comic Strip Festival, which magnify every year the capital of the ninth art, for four days at the end of January. In order to perpetuate these actions and provide them with a solid base, the local authorities have decided to create and finance a major public institution for cultural cooperation, also called the International City of Comics and Images. We are glad to introduce you some hot spots to visit in this locality, promoted by the local Infiniment Charentes tourism entity. <\/strong>By AP<\/em><\/p>\n

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..without forgetting many comic<\/strong> inspired frescoes<\/strong> on walls in and around.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Already get into the comic<\/strong> universe, from the train station<\/strong>, with this Asterix<\/strong>‘ menhir..<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Perched on a dizzy promontory<\/strong> set with ramparts<\/strong>, the head city of the Charente<\/strong> department, Angoul\u00eame<\/strong> dominates a meander of the Charente<\/strong> river. The old center<\/strong> features countless white stone houses with tiled roofs, offering to this city of Art<\/strong> and History<\/strong> a sort of Mediterranean<\/strong> touch, at just 2h away from Paris<\/strong> by train!<\/p>\n

Once inside, you would be undoubtedly tempted to follow the various old cobbled<\/strong> streets leading to the majestic city hall<\/strong> and its two medieval<\/strong> towers, inherited from the former castle<\/strong> of the counts of Angoul\u00eame<\/strong>. Adding to this, explore the rich history of this so-called Valois<\/strong> locality and the current dynamics of this connected city<\/strong>, dedicated to creation<\/strong> and innovation<\/strong>, bringing together cartoonists<\/strong>, along 3D animation<\/strong> studios and image schools<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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