Angoulême

14 - 16 November 2015

Angoulême is home to the largest comic book festival in Europe, so naturally, art is central to the city's identity. The street art is incredible.

Hergé (Georges Prosper Remi), author of Tintin, nose covered in pigeon poo

In case you don't know what to do

Palais de justice (i.e. court). Apparently even the modern ones are built in the same style.

A beautiful flowery fountain

All the street names had captions - Henri Dunant was the founder of the Red Cross.

  

The city is built on a hill, so there are stunning views from the edges of the city centre

This Romanesque-Byzantine cathedral was built in the 11th C

And the other side

The carved organ

And of course the posters are beautiful - it's a city full of graphic designers and artists

Why would you only have information when you can have art, too?

According to our host, the most beautiful wall in Angoulême. 

And don't miss the reflection of the angel on a building on the other side of the square

Dogs need art too

Autumn art!

Leaf punk

Our host's dog

Obelix is hungry!

A garden box outside the indoor market

Another wall (and don't miss the kid in the window!)

Angoulême's buses

The second most beautiful wall in Angoulême. Apparently it looks better without the scaffolding, but I think it looks like a puzzle someone's put together,

A wall next to a clothing store

Finn's favourite wall

I thought it was quite rebellious to graffiti in words with no pictures!

I was captivated by the layers on this wall

The view from the edge of the city