The town of Laon (02 Aisne, Picardie) is always an impressive sight, situated on the rocky promontory overlooking the plains of Picardy and Champagne, with the 12th Century Cathedral of Notre Dame as its focal point – a landmark on the otherwise rather uninspiring autoroute A26 from Calais to Reims.
View of Laon in Picardie
The town holds its Christmas Market (Marché de Noel) in the streets around the medieval Cathedral on 6, 7 and 10 Decembre 2008.
St Quentin (02 Aisne, Picardie) further north up the A26 autoroute holds its Christmas Market rather later – from 22 December 2008 to 4 January 2009 around the rather flamboyant gothic Hotel de Ville – and in addition offers a skating rink and a nordic skiing course with real snow!!
For more info on Laon see Office de Tourisme du Pays de Laon
For more info on St Quentin see Office de Tourisme de St Quentin
