Book Cheap Flights to Angouleme, France
Keeping up with its French lineage, Angouleme seems all set for a roller-coaster vacation season during summers. The sky is usually clear, not a dark cloud in sight and the locals are welcoming as always, making summers the best time to visit this city. Get started on your French summer vacation planning and get advanced bookings of Angouleme flights for cheap flights to Angouleme.
The French airport named Angoulême – Brie – Champniers Airport is located in Champniers that lies at a short stretch from the Angouleme city. London,Edinburgh,Manchester and Plymouth are few of the many destinations from where one can easily get flights to Angouleme, via this airport.
Places of Interest in Angouleme
Sitting high above the Charente River, Angouleme is a city full of festivities, comics and cartoons. This old yet beautiful town has a lot of places of interest including the Charente Valley offering excellent views of the area, Saint-Pierre Cathedral and the National Comic Strip and Image Centre.
Angouleme International Comics Festival
Plan your visit to during the largest comic's festival in the Europe, the Angoulême International Comics Festival that is celebrated each year in the month of January. Each year this festival attracts around 200,000 visitors on an average and goes on for four days all over the city.
Angoulême Cathedral
Serving as the seat of the Bishop of Angoulême, Angoulême Cathedral is one of the most beautiful and visited attractions of the city. This cathedral has a typical Romanesque architecture with its facade decorated with around 70 sculptures. Visit this cathedral for its beautiful interiors and the amazing architecture.
The Comic Strip Museum
Housing more than 8,000 original drawings and a good number of comic books and magazines, the Comic Strip Museum of Angoulême is the largest comic strip museum in the world. Divided into four sections, the museum has displays that tell you the amazing 150 year old history of the comic strip.