Aisne Located between the Oise, the Marne, the Somme, to find a lodging or a room of hosts in Aisne will be easy since it counts six districts: Thiérache, famous for its landscape of groves, the Vermandois land of the counts Carolingians, Laon, theater of an overwhelming victory of Prussia over the Napoleonic armies. Let us not forget the district which seals the foundation of the Kingdom of France with the famous anecdote of the vase of Soissons, nor that of Château-Thierry, birthplace of Jean de la Fontaine and Chauny, founded in the twelfth century.Crib of the History of France, the Aisne has many listed monuments and offers circuits of memory on the Battlefields, as on the famous Chemin des Dames which takes its name from the Dames de France who, coming from Paris went quite frequently to the Castle from La Bove. It was also and above all a famous battlefield during the First and Second World War.In addition to commemorations, the Aisne is the fourth largest French department in terms of number of monuments. You will be able to admire the medieval churches of Laon, Braine and Urcel, the ruins of the castle of La Ferté-Milon, the castle of Coucy, the cathedrals of Laon, Soissons or Saint-Quentin and its channel on which it is possible to make pleasant walks. Finally, if you seek proximity to nature, the department also offers the opportunity to go hiking in the forest of Retz and discover its many parks and gardens.
