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Aisne it’s open : the official website for tourism in Aisne

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So close to Paris, with one foot in Champagne and the other in Picardy, is the Aisne department.

  • Close to nature

  • For the family

  • Historical places

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Around Laon

The hill-top, medieval city of Laon with its superb architecture and magnificent Gothic cathedral stands guard over the surrounding countryside of wooded hills.


Through the centuries the priceless architectural heritage of the Laonnois has been safeguarded and carefully conserved despite damage to the Chemin des Dames in the First World War.



Coming to the Laonnois is like stepping into a living History book, starting with the gems of historical architecture to be found in the medieval city of Laon.


Around the foot of the magnificent Gothic cathedral stands the upper town, enclosed in 7 km of ramparts and boasting more than 80 listed historical buildings.


From the cathedral towers there are splendid views of the wooded hills of the Laonnois countryside just waiting to be explored.


And you will not be disappointed – delightful white stone villages nestling around their Romanesque church, lovely old wine-grower’s houses recalling that this was once a wine-growing area, many wooded areas scattered here and there.


But if you really need to recharge your batteries with trees and greenery then you must go to the forest of Saint-Gobain. Right at the heart of the forest the immense castle of the Lords of Coucy will take you back in time to Middle Ages, an era of particular prosperity and importance for the Laonnois.


History has of course left other marks on this landscape, most notably on the Chemin des Dames and the Caverne du Dragon.

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Visit Laon, the Chemin des Dames, taste our Champagne, book your hotel, gîte, self-catering, camp site or a delightful chambre d’hôtes (B&B), enjoy a stay at Center Parcs in a spacious cottage in a natural environment! Come with family or friends, and try one of a host of ideas for getting out and about. Relax, explore, walk, visit or choose from a wide range of leisure activities… Aisne, an ideal weekend getaway destination!