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Porte de Soisson (Laon) walks
The crowned mountain: Laon, its ramparts and monuments
Visorando Member
6.11 mi
+207 ft
-230 ft
3h 00
Easy
Departure from Laon (Aisne)
To sum up this walk, here is what Victor Hugo wrote on 1 August 1835 in a letter to his wife Adèle.I left Laon this morning, an old town with a cathedral that is another town within it, an immense cathedral that was supposed to have six towers but only has four; four almost Byzantine towers, open like the spires of the 16th century. Everything is beautiful in Laon, the churches, the houses, the surroundings, everything...
Walks near Porte de Soisson (Laon)
Bouconville-Laon
14.32 mi
+669 ft
-663 ft
7h 10
Difficult
Departure from Bouconville-Vauclair (Aisne)
The twenty-fifth stage from the Jura to Hauts-de-France via the Francigena. After passing through the village of Neuville-sur-Ailette, you enter the Domaine du Lac d’Ailette. From every angle, this expanse soothes with the serenity it exudes. Then, the further you go, the more clearly you can make out the silhouette of “the crowned city”, visible for miles around. You arrive in Laon, the departmental capital, with its “airy” cathedral and its numerous openings in the towers, its Templar chapel and its church with the Dutch name Sint Martinus kerk. You will also discover the imposing former episcopal palace as well as the fortifications with their strange leaning tower.