Visite guidée - L'hôtel de ville et les tours du château

Built on the site of the former castle of the Counts of Angoulême, the Town Hall is, along with Saint-Pierre Cathedral, one of Angoulême's landmark monuments. Warning: 360 steps in the towers. Once located at the intersection of three walls encompassing the rocky spur, the castle of the Counts of Angoulême now consists of two towers. The keep, built in the late 13th and early 14th centuries by the Lusignan family, has a striking polygonal shape. The round tower, the birthplace of King François I's sister, Marguerite d'Angoulême, was built in the 15th century in the style of the period. In the 19th century, Paul Abadie Fils built the town hall on the site of the château, assigning each wing a symbolic architectural function. Climb to the top of the towers for an exceptional panoramic view of the town and immerse yourself in history from the Middle Ages to the 19th century.