Angers

Angers is a city in France in the département of Maine-et-Loire, 191 miles south-west of Paris. (The area surrounding Angers is more popularly known by its pre-revolutionary, provincial name, Anjou.)

Culture

Angers calls itself the "most flowered city in Europe," and its cut and its displays of live and cut flowers are stunning indeed. It is also well-known for being the seat of important cultural events, like the film festival Premiers Plans, Tour de Scènes (free concerts in the streets) and Les Accroche-Coeurs (free street festival).

Related Topics:
Premiers Plans - Tour de Scènes - Les Accroche-Coeurs

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It has an orchestre ONPL shared with Nantes, a local theatre NTA and a ballet school CNDC.

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