Plan touristique de Laon (version anglaise)

LAON The city known by the Gauls as Lugdunum first enters the history books with Saint-Rémi, Charlemagne and Roland of Roncesvalles… With its many shades of grey stone in a green and leafy setting, its narrow streets, fortified gates and many legends, Laon... More

LAON The city known by the Gauls as Lugdunum first enters the history books with Saint-Rémi, Charlemagne and Roland of Roncesvalles… With its many shades of grey stone in a green and leafy setting, its narrow streets, fortified gates and many legends, Laon is city of great poignancy, encircled by ramparts that seem to stand guard to its illustrious past. This «crowned hill» is sure to capture your heart and your imagination …. . Come and explore its treasures. The «Pays de LAON» Remarkable countryside, a journey through History, a chance to explore something unique… LAON Victor Hugo (August 1st 1835) «This morning I came away from Laon, an ancient cathedral city within a city, an immense cathedral which should have six towers but has only four; four rather Byzantine towers with ornamental apertures like 16th century spires. Laon is full of beauty, its churches, its houses, its surroundings, everything …. » pieceofMerovingianjewellery «TheConcert»bytheLeNainbrothers The7WondersofLao Less