Culture & heritageLaonNot visited by Tata NadègeNotre-Dame Cathedral, LaonThe sculpted oxen at Laon Cathedral invite you to look up as you explore the upper town.Read the page Things to do in the Aisne
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Culture & heritageLaonNot visited by Tata NadègeNotre-Dame Cathedral, LaonThe sculpted oxen at Laon Cathedral invite you to look up as you explore the upper town.Read the page 
Culture & heritageCoucy-le-Château-AuffriqueNot visited by Tata NadègeCoucy CastleExplore a medieval fortress in the open air, its ruins and park above the Ailette valley.Read the page 
Culture & heritageOulches-la-Vallée-FoulonNot visited by Tata NadègeCaverne du DragonBelow the Chemin des Dames, an old quarry tells the story of soldiers in 1914–18.Read the page 
Tata Nadège is exploringCulture & heritage · Guise
Familistère de Guise
Godin’s “social palace”: explore the site museum from the central pavilion to the gardens.
Place du Familistère, 02120, Guise
Not visited by Tata Nadège · Information from public sources.
Tata Nadège is exploringCulture & heritage · Bouconville-Vauclair
Abbaye de Vauclair
Cistercian ruins, a herb garden and an orchard in the Ailette valley.
Étang des Moines, 02860, Bouconville-Vauclair
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Tata Nadège is exploringNature · Villers-Cotterêts
Retz Forest
Forest avenues and trails to choose from around Villers-Cotterêts.
Étang de Malva, point de départ suggéré, 02600, Villers-Cotterêts
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Tata Nadège is exploringNature · Hirson
Cascade de Blangy
A waterfall on the Oise and a green break in the communal forest of Hirson.
Route de Blangy, 02500, Hirson
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Tata Nadège is exploringNature · Saint-Quentin
Parc d’Isle Jacques-Braconnier
A large free park, animal area and the Isle marshes close to the city centre.
Avenue Léo Lagrange, 02100, Saint-Quentin
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Tata Nadège is exploringNature · Coincy
Hottée du Diable
Sandstone boulders, fragile heathland and a short walk in the Tardenois.
Parking sur la D310 depuis Coincy, direction Fère-en-Tardenois, 02210, Coincy
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Tata Nadège is exploringNature · Saint-Quentin
L’Isle Sauvage
A free animal area to discover on a walk through Parc d’Isle.
Maison du Parc, avenue Léo Lagrange, 02100, Saint-Quentin
Not visited by Tata Nadège · Information from public sources.
Tata Nadège is exploringNature · Laon
Domaine de la Solitude
Twenty-six hectares of nature and a pond to walk around in lower Laon.
Chemin des Quatre-Arbres, 02000, Laon
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Tata Nadège is exploringLeisure · Le Nouvion-en-Thiérache
Base de loisirs de l’Astrée
An active break by the pond: walks, sports, games and fishing.
Base de loisirs, 02170, Le Nouvion-en-Thiérache
Not visited by Tata Nadège · Information from public sources.
Tata Nadège is exploringCulture & heritage · Vermand
Oppidum de Vermand
A view over the Omignon valley and traces of a Gaulish settlement.
Rue du Moulin, 02490, Vermand
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Tata Nadège is exploringLeisure · Chamouille
Une journée au Lac d’Ailette
A day ticket for swimming, play and fresh air by the lake.
1 Parc Nautique de l’Ailette, 02860, Chamouille
Not visited by Tata Nadège · Information from public sources.
Tata Nadège is exploringNature · Guise
EuroVelo 3, Axe Vert de Thiérache
Forty kilometres of greenway by the Oise, hedged fields and fortified villages.
Départ rue du Général-de-Gaulle, 02120, Guise
Not visited by Tata Nadège · Information from public sources.
Tata Nadège is exploringNature · Hirson
Site naturel de Blangy
A four-hectare forest pond and trails beside the Oise.
Route de Blangy, 02500, Hirson
Not visited by Tata Nadège · Information from public sources.
Tata Nadège is exploringLeisure · Hirson
Thiérache Sport Nature
Canoeing, mountain biking, climbing and orienteering from Blangy.
Domaine de Blangy, rue d’Anor-d’en-Haut, 02500, Hirson
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Tata Nadège is exploringCulture & heritage · Parfondeval
Parfondeval, le village et son bocage
Pond, washhouse, temple and fortified church in a Thiérache village.
Place du village, D977, 02360, Parfondeval
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Bernot
- Étang communal de BernotNature
Bouconville-Vauclair
- Abbaye de VauclairCulture & heritage
Chamouille
- Une journée au Lac d’AiletteLeisure
Château-Thierry
- AdventurePark by GrimpoOutdoor activities
- Château médiéval de Château-ThierryCulture & heritage
- Jardin RiometNature
- Les Secrets de Château-Thierry, par les bords de MarneHiking
- Monument américain de la Côte 204Culture & heritage
- Oisellerie du ChâteauOutdoor activities
- Roseraie Thibaud IVNature
Chivres-Val
- Fort de CondéCulture & heritage
- Les Filets des SentinellesOutdoor activities
Coincy
- Hottée du DiableNature
Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique
- Coucy CastleCulture & heritage
Fontaine-lès-Vervins
Guise
- Balade guidée au Pays de GuiseCulture & heritage
- Château fort de GuiseCulture & heritage
- EuroVelo 3, Axe Vert de ThiéracheNature
- Familistère de GuiseCulture & heritage
- Route touristique de la vallée de l’OiseNature
Hirson
- Cascade de BlangyNature
- Site naturel de BlangyNature
- Thiérache Sport NatureLeisure
Laon
- Notre-Dame Cathedral, LaonCulture & heritage
- Cimetière Saint-JustHeritage & remembrance
- Domaine de la SolitudeNature
- Micro-Folie de LaonMuseums
- Observatoire du Ciel et de l’EspaceScience & discovery
- Salle Marquette et plan-relief de LaonCulture & heritage
Le Nouvion-en-Thiérache
- Base de loisirs de l’AstréeLeisure
Montgobert
Oulches-la-Vallée-Foulon
- Caverne du DragonCulture & heritage
Parfondeval
- Circuit de la ChouetteCulture & heritage
- Parfondeval, le village et son bocageCulture & heritage
Puiseux-en-Retz
- Tour d’observation du général ManginNature & remembrance
Rozoy-sur-Serre
- Le Val de SerreNature
Saint-Quentin
- Basilique de Saint-QuentinCulture & heritage
- Buffet de la gare de Saint-QuentinArt Deco
- Hôtel de ville de Saint-QuentinCulture & heritage
- L’Isle SauvageNature
- La Bulle, sport et loisirsFamily activities
- Les souterrains de Saint-QuentinUnusual heritage
- Musée des Beaux-Arts Antoine LécuyerMuseums
- Musée des papillonsMuseums
- Parc d’Isle Jacques-BraconnierNature
- Parc des Champs-ÉlyséesUrban nature
Septmonts
- Donjon de SeptmontsCulture & heritage
- Parc et arboretum de SeptmontsNature
Soissons
- Abbaye Saint-Jean-des-VignesCulture & heritage
- Ludothèque de SoissonsFamily activities
- Parc Saint-CrépinNature
Vailly-sur-Aisne
Vermand
- Oppidum de VermandCulture & heritage
Villers-Cotterêts
- Cité internationale de la langue françaiseCulture & heritage
- Étang de MalvaNature
- Retz ForestNature
- Parc du château de Villers-CotterêtsNature
- Sentier de la SalamandreHiking