Angouleme Circuit des Remparts Tour

The main tour starts with an afternoon ferry from Portsmouth to Ouistreham/Caen followed by an overnight stay in Ouistreham. Our route the next day takes us via the Pegasus bridge and Sees our morning coffee stop to our lunch stop in Arnages then onto Le Mans where we visit the 24 hours museum. We then continue to our hotel in the Loire Valley.

On the second day we take a scenic route south to the Dordogne via the Vienne valley where we enjoy lunch in Angles sur l’Anglin, one of France’s most beautiful villages. After lunch we continue south to the Dordogne where our charming hotel for the next 4 nights is in the medieval village of Bourdeilles, just 5 miles down river from Brantome, one of France’s prettiest towns.

On Friday morning we relax and explore the local area with an opportunity in the afternoon to drive up to Angouleme to visit the Concours d’Elegance.
On Saturday we visit Brantome and then drive to nearby Champagnac de Belair where we treat you to a wonderful gourmet lunch in the Moulin du Roc a stunning Michelin * restaurant and converted 16th century water mill that never fails to impress. After lunch we drive to Angouleme to watch the preparation for Sundays street race which uses the same circuit along the old streets of this walled town that it did in 1939 when the ‚’Circuit des Remparts’ first started.

We also drive a couple of laps around the circuit on Saturday afternoon, view the grandstand seating arrangements and visit the paddock to look at the cars. we then return to our hotel.
Early on Sunday morning we drive up to Angouleme to watch the exciting and nostalgic races in the historical town circuit. Tonight there is a celebratory dinner in our hotel.
On Monday participants return back to Caen for the afternoon ferry to Portsmouth.