Former property of the Dukes of Anjou, the castle of Angers is a fortress built on a promontory overlooking Maine. Built in the 13th century by the Counts of Anjou who occupied it until the end of the Plantagenet Empire, it was transformed into a seigniorial estate in the 15th century.
Partly destroyed by order of the King of France in the seventeenth century, the castle of Angers subsequently became a prison, a garrison and a munitions depot during the Second World War.
Today, the building is one of the most tourist sites in the Maine-et-Loire department and is classified as an historic monument. Its exterior appearance dates almost entirely from the time of Louis IX while the interiors were built under Louis I of Anjou and King René. Outside, it is possible to admire tufa and shale towers. Garden ditches are also home to vegetable gardens.
Inside the enclosure, visitors appreciate the inner courtyard, the Great Hall, the Saint-Laud Chapel, the royal residence, the Châtelet or the King René Gallery. Built in the 1950s, the Apocalypse Gallery hosts the famous tapestry of the same name.
