Angers, in the Valley of the Loire, classified by UNESCO as a cultural heritage landscape, blends the harmony of beautiful open spaces and exceptional monuments. They are unveiled in all their majesty, revealing as well a few secrets.
Did you know that here one can "manufacture" and island ?
History great and small : diverse themes... The construction of the château in the Angevin Gothic style
The tapestry of the apocalypse, and the one that sings of the world
Local gastronomic specialties, and the innovations of the late 19th century in Angers
The "creation" of the Isle of Carmes, the port of Angers and the navy of the Loire
Trades and activities of the past of Doutre
The legend of the Abbey of Ronceray
The defeat of the Vikings at Angers
The Collégiale St Martin, open to the public after 20 years of excavation and restoration.
To help reveal her treasures and share her secrets : these interviews.
Gérard Cieslik, administrator of the Chateau explains its architecture and role in defense
Monsieur Grazélie, specialist of the Anjou fleet, describes the finest hours of the port
Monsieur Bertoldi, Curator of the Angers Municipal Archives explains the ceremony of the Grand Sacre
Monsieur Aguila, Grand Master of the Brotherhood of the Wineskin tells all about the wines of Anjou
Françoise de Loisy, Curator of the Angers museums, describes the portrait of Jean Lurçat
Monsieur Vacquet, Deputy Curator of Antiquities and Art Objects for the Maine and Loire speaks about the cathedral
Pierre Cointreau, recalls his grandfather
Monsieur Le Nouëne, Chief Curator of the Museums of Angers, describes the collections today
Madame Parent, Assistant to the Mayor in charge of Tourism, Commerce and Craftsmen, evokes the quality of the city’s environment
Daniel Prigent, archaeologist, explains the excavation that allowed us to discover the collegiale Saint Martin
. and these encounters SAINT LOUIS, King and saint ; LOUIS I – DUKE OF ANJOU, brother of the King and he who commissioned the tapestry of the apocalypse ; RENÉ, "the Good King", cultivator of the art of living ; CURNONSKY, Prince of the Gastronomes ; FOULQUES NERRA, Count of Anjou ; JEAN LURÇAT, painter and ceramicist ; MONSIEUR COINTREAU, creator of the liqueur which bears his name ; DAVID D'ANGERS, sculptor, winner of the Prix de Rome.
8 Stages to discover and hear history. and its stories. Commentaries read by actors with re-enactments, interviews, music.