Angers is a French city which is the capital of the Maine-et-Loire departement in the northwestern region of Pays de la Loire. It offers everything a traveler would look for. The typical French night-life, historic streets and buildings and great shopping areas. You should not miss the castle fortress of Angers. It is an impressive defence work. It has 17 towers and it hosts an extremely large mediaeval tapestry of the Apocalypse, which is probably one of the very greatest artworks that has come down to us from the Middle Ages. Places to see: Château d'Angers, Adam's House, Saint-Maurice cathedral, the old quarter, Musee des Beaux-Arts d'Angers.