World Travel Guide Search for a City   Destination Guides > Europe & Russia > Europe > France > Loire > Angers Angers -- Neighborhoods -- La Doutre -- Sights -- Cathédrale St-Maurice Château d'Angers and Apocalypse tapestry Suburban museums •  Angers   · The City •  Arrival And Information •  Eating And Drinking •  Nightlife •  Listings •  Explore Angers •  Hotels in Angers ANGERS Hotels in Angers   •  Hotel De France Angers from  $91.30  USD     •  Bw Anjou Angers from  $124.12  USD     •  Express By Holiday Inn Angers Angers from  $55.84  USD   More Hotels in Angers >> ANGERS, capital of the ancient county of Anjou, stands majestically on the banks of the Maine, which feeds the Loire just south of the city with the waters of the Mayenne, Sarthe and Loir rivers. Long known as "Black Angers" from the gloomy-coloured slate and stone quarried here since the ninth century, it is actually a very pretty, friendly town, with a lively atmosphere. The overriding reason for coming here is to see its two stunning prize tapestry series, the fourteenth-century Apocalypse and the twentieth-century Chant du Monde.   The City of Angers Your lasting impression of Angers will be of the château , an impressive, sturdy fortress by the river, its moat now filled with striking formal flower arrangements and softened by trees. From here, it's just a fifteen-minute stroll east to... read more >>