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...
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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
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