Angers- the Western Gateway to the Loire Valley is Close to our Hearts
Angers will always be close to our hearts. We have spent several summers studying French here at UCO and as a result, made some lasting friendships. As we walked to our rented appartement, my husband voiced my thoughts exactly: its like coming home. We love it here! We've seen all the lovely places first time visitors ...
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Villevêque – a Small Town That Thinks Big
Villevêque - Quelle histoire! What a story ! You can arrive by bike, car or bus. We chose the bus since we didn't want to rent a car and because it was on the city bus-line out of Angers, France. We wanted to visit the Château de Villevêque. It is connected to the Musée de Beaux Arts in Angers so we thought it might be ...
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Les Dames d’Anjou by Laure Duquesne
Les Dames d’Anjou (The Ladies of the Anjou) is part of the Échappées d’Art project in Angers which began in 2016. This year, 2018, there are multiple art projects to enjoy. The street art first captivated me and I had a great time searching out all the invited paintings as well as the random “graffiti”. However, ...
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Street Art Discoveries in Angers – Summer 2018
The new street art in Angers was such a lovely surprise this year! I have always seen the occasional work such as this beautiful blue rose and what I believe to be an opossum. However, their origins are unknown to me. After writing this post, I discovered another piece of street art while walking along the river Maine on the ...
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Jardin des Plantes – An Urban Oasis
Profitez bien du beau temps! Take advantage of the good weather! We definitely did that today as we set out to enjoy the Jardin des Plantes here in Angers. Parking close to the Jardin du Mail gave us the chance to see the newly finished work on Avenue Jean d'Arc. Avenue Jean d'Arc What was just a dusty avenue ...
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Place Lafayette Marché is Everyone’s Favorite Local Market
Lafayette Marché it is good to see you again! Our first day back and this Saturday morning we headed to the neighborhood market - Lafayette Marché. Although Angers has a huge marché on Place Mail every Saturday, we prefer this smaller market. Like many of the neighborhood markets here in Angers, it serves the ...
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Exploring Saumur Before our Visit to the Château
This Saumur blogpost has been updated to reflect our 2017 vist. The town of Saumur in the Anjou (Maine et Loire) Region of France is well known for its wine, mushrooms and, of course, its château. Like Angers, it is close to both mushroom caves and other troglodyte attractions such as restaurants, night clubs and ...
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