The comfort tour of the historic centre of Angers
The comfort circuit cannot escape the legacy of developments over the years, the hills and the difficulties inherent to the urban environment. The route allows families, people with walking difficulties or the disabled, accompanied by able-bodied people, to enjoy the best possible route to discover the city's major historic sites.
The route is lined with accessible heritage desks presenting the main monuments in the historic centre in French and Braille.
Download below the Angers brochures, comfort tour and accessibility for people with motor or visual disabilities:
Accessibility of the main historic sites
the Château d'Angers and the Tapestry of the Apocalypse
Visit this 13th-century fortress and discover the monumental Tapestry of the Apocalypse, a unique masterpiece of medieval art that was recently listed by UNESCO.
Motor disabilities
Partial accessibility.
Drop off in front of the château (intercom to open the terminal) then park in Place Kennedy.
Treads towards the Apocalypse gallery, the governor's residence and the chapel, handrails along the staircases.
Platform lift for access to the Apocalypse gallery and lift for temporary exhibitions (royal residence).
2 wheelchairs available at the château reception desk, folding seats in the Tapestry of the Apocalypse gallery.
Rest areas along the route.
Adapted bathroom facilities.
Hearing impaired
Audio guides with inductive loops available from the ticket office.
Videos about the château and the tapestry with French and LSF subtitles.
Lecture tours in FSL from September to June (booking required): 5 people minimum).
For the mentally handicapped
All year round, tours of the site and its collections led by a mediator: adapted commentaries and sensory experiences (booking required): 5 people minimum).
Visually impaired visitors
Loan of tour documents in Braille or large print (at the ticket office).
Plan of the château and portrait of King René in relief. Tactile supports for the Tapestry of the Apocalypse.
Sensory tours with an interpreter (booking required): 5 people minimum).
Contact : Damien Perdriau, cultural outreach officer, +33 (0)2 41 86 48 83,
accueilpourtous.angers@monuments-nationaux.fr
The Repaire Urbain
The RU, a cultural hub, is home to three offices: Angers Patrimoines, the Artothèque and the Heritage Archives. There is an Architecture and Heritage Interpretation Centre, temporary exhibitions, a reading room, etc.
Motor disabilities
Full accessibility.
Suitable parking spaces to the right of the entrance to the Jardin des Beaux-Arts, 35 boulevard du Roi René.
Lift.
Adapted bathroom facilities.
Mental disability
Tactile models and adapted media (by appointment: 5 people minimum).
Tours included in the Angers Patrimoines programme.
Visually impaired
Tactile models and adapted tours (on request): 5 people minimum)
Contact: Repaire Urbain reception, +33 (0)2 41 05 59 65, angers.patrimoines@ville.angers.fr
The Museum of Fine Arts
In the heart of a pretty square, the museum has been housed since 1796 in the 15th-century Logis Barrault town house. There you'll find some superb exhibitions spread over 3,000 m².
Motor disabilities
Full accessibility.
Drop-off at Place Saint-Éloi (+33 (0)2 41 05 38 71), automatic doors, lift, on the garden side of the Musée des Beaux-Arts. Loan of wheelchairs and folding chairs.
Adapted bathroom facilities.
Hearing impaired
Free audio guides and auditorium equipped with a magnetic loop.
Visitor materials.
Guided tour in LSF scheduled on the exhibitions or by reservation 1 month in advance for a minimum of 8 people*
Mental disability
Adapted activities and workshops for children, young people and adults by prior arrangement.
Visually impaired
Audio guides.
Audio description of the painting by Jean-Baptiste Leprince. Visitor material in large print.
Programme of sensory visits (mixed public).
Adapted tours (booking required): 8 people minimum).
Contact: Médiation des musées d'Angers, +33 (0)2 41 05 38 34, serviceculturel.musees@ville.angers.fr, Tuesday to Sunday, 10am-6pm, closed on 01/01, 01/05, 01/11, 11/11 and 25/12.
The Collégiale Saint-Martin
Why not take the time to visit one of the best-preserved Carolingian monuments in France?
Motor disabilities
Partial accessibility.
Loan of wheelchairs and canes.
Adapted bathroom facilities accessible by lift.
Adapted tours (booking required): 5 people minimum).
The entire site is on one level, except for the archaeological crypt (14 steps).
Hearing impaired
Subtitled video terminal on the archaeological remains. Archaeological windows visible from the ground floor.
Audio guides with magnetic loop.
Visitor booklets.
Video terminals showing the archaeological crypt and statuary with subtitles.
Group visits in FSL (booking required at least 1 month in advance, minimum 10 people).
Location map outside.
Mental disability
Guided sensory tours (booking required): 5 people minimum). Individual support available subject to availability or by appointment.
Visually impaired
Heat embossed maps, tactile models and a Braille description of the site.
Visitor documents in large print.
Photographic zooms, magnifying glasses and binoculars. Individual support subject to availability or by appointment. Guided and/or sensory tours (booking required): 5 people minimum).
Contact: Lou Desrues, referent for the public from the social field and people with disabilities, +33 (0)2 41 81 16 04, l.desrues@maine-et-loire.fr
Saint Maurice Cathedral
Admire this 11th-century building and discover the Gothic style of Anjou, with its statues, vaulted ceilings and medieval stained glass windows, the oldest of which dates back to 1165.
Motor disabilities
Partial accessibility: access via the side entrance, place Freppel. On the left, as you enter the courtyard.
Hearing impaired
Booklet to accompany your visit and information panels.
Visual and mental disabilities
Individual welcome and visits on request.
Contact: Parish: +33 (0)2 41 87 58 45, cathedrale@diocese49.org or Ars et Fides Association, charles.rieux@netcourrier.com
For all practical information about the Comfort Tour, download the maps at the top of this page.
Accessible guided tours
The Tourist Office organises guided tours throughout the year, some of which can be taken by people with disabilities. If you would like any information about the accessibility of a visit, please call Morgane on 02 41 23 50 28 or send her an email by clicking here.
A reduced rate applies to disabled people on presentation of the CMI disability card; free admission is offered to companions.
For group visits, adapted tours can be organised by prior arrangement only by calling +33 (0)2 41 23 50 20 from Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., or by e-mail by clicking here.
Cultural and tourist programmes for the visually impaired
Fourteen of Anjou's cultural and tourist facilities* have joined forces to offer a programme of guided tours and shows accessible to visually impaired spectators and visitors.
This document in Braille and large print is available from the tourist office, cultural facilities and associations or services for the visually impaired, and on request by e-mail or telephone: +33 (0)2 41 22 20 25.
*Anjou Nantes Opéra, Le Chabada concert hall, Cinéma les 400 coups, Tourist Office, Domaine national du château d'Angers, Museums of Angers, Angers Patrimoines...
Lists of accessible accommodation, restaurants and activities
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