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Angles-sur-l'Anglin

Member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France

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Some fourteen thousand years ago, Magdalenian artists carved monumental friezes into a rock shelter here, the Roc-aux-Sorciers, now closed but shown to visitors through augmented reality. Above the Anglin, a half-ruined castle first built for the Bishop of Poitiers crowns a rocky spur over winding medieval streets. The village is also known for 'les jours d'Angles', openwork textiles born in the 19th century and loved in the Belle Époque.

Highlights

Roc-aux-Sorciers, Magdalenian rock carvings seen through augmented reality (FR)
The ruined castle, dating back to the 11th century, on its rocky spur
Workshops making 'les jours d'Angles' openwork textiles
Walking and mountain-bike loops starting from the square and the bridge

Text adapted from Wikipedia (Angles-sur-l'Anglin (FR), Angles-sur-l'Anglin (EN), Angles-sur-l'Anglin (IT)), Wikivoyage (Angles-sur-l'Anglin). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Population: 370

Events through the year

Book festival Music and arts · Weekend of 15 August
Fireworks Seasonal · First weekend of August

Dates follow the traditional patterns in our sources: check locally before you travel.

Adapted from Wikipedia (Angles-sur-l'Anglin). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Specialities of Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Typical of the region rather than of this village.

Harrieta171Jambon de Bayonne.CC BY-SA 3.0
Jambon de BayonneCured meatSalt-cured ham dried for seven to twelve months
Harrieta171 (Wikimedia Commons user)Biarritz Piments CC BY 2.5
Piment d'EspeletteLocal produceChilli pepper brought from the Americas, grown in the Basque Country
Roboppy (Wikipedia user)Caneles stemilion CC BY-SA 2.5
Cannelé bordelaisSweetSmall fluted pastry from Bordeaux
EspritVinBouteille Ariane 25 ans d'Age CC BY-SA 3.0
ArmagnacDrinkBrandy used to flambé dishes and flavour tourtières
Elena ReginaTuber melanosporum Vittadini 1831 (Fungi Ascomycota Pezizomycotina Pezizomycetes Pezizales Tuberaceæ) (25817500456) cro…CC0
Black truffleLocal produceOne of the symbols of Périgord cooking, with walnut and foie gras
Boudin noir with chestnutsCured meat

Adapted from Wikipedia (Cuisine basque, Cuisine gasconne, Cuisine périgourdine, Cuisine limousine). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where to sleep

4 places to stay within 3 km

B&Bs and guest houses 3
Hotels 1

Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Thermal baths nearby

Thermal spa: Thermes du Connétable · ~15 min by car

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