Planning a trip to Angers

Arriving -- High-speed trains make the 1 1/2-hour trip every hour from Paris’s Gare Montparnasse; the cost is 19€ to 80€ one-way. From Tours, about 10 trains per day make the 1-hour trip; a one-way ticket is 8€ to 20€. The Angers train station is a convenient walk from the château. For schedules and information, visit www.sncf-connect.com or call tel. 36-35. From Saumur, there are direct bus connections (1 1/2 hrs.); visit https://aleop.paysdelaloire.fr or call tel. 09-69-39-14-14 for schedules. If you’re driving from Tours, take the A85 autoroute west and exit at Angers Centre.

Visitor Information -- The Office de Tourisme, 7 pl. Kennedy (www.angersloiretourisme.com; tel. 02-41-23-50-00), is opposite the entrance to the château.