The castle is located in Angers in the département of Maine-et-Loire in the region pays de la Loire.
From Paris is 1h45 by train to Angers.
The castle is founded in the 9th century .
Originally, the Château d’Angers was built as a fortress at a site inhabited by the Romans because of its strategic defensive location.
Today the castle has been converted to a museum housing the oldest and largest collection of medieval tapestries in the world.
