Ardennes
Acrobatic parks in height
Fumay
TerrAltitude - Giant Tyrolean traverse rope and bungee cord
Phone: 0 810 810 975
www.valdardennetourisme.com
Les Mazures
Ardennes Terre d’Aventures
Phone : +33 (0)3 24 53 18 43
www.ardennes-terre-aventures.com
Signy L’abbaye
Le Chêne perché - Acrobatic course - Nature animations
Phone : +33 (0)3 24 53 35 62 - +33 (0)6 79 73 52 73
www.lecheneperche.com
Some museums
Charleville-Mézières
Ardenne Museum - Great puppeteer
History, art and archeology
31 place Ducale
Phone : 03 24 32 44 60
www.charleville-tourisme.com
Bogny-sur-Meuse
Cultural Centre of Metallurgy of the Ardenne - Window highlighting the metallurgy
from the Ardenne area
Phone : +33 (0)3 24 32 11 99
www.meuse-semoy-tourisme.com
Mouzon
The Felt and Wool Museum - Play and original discovery of the oldest textile in the world
Phone: +33 (0)3 24 26 19 91
www.culture.gouv.fr/champagne-ardenne/2culture/musee_france/musee_mouzon.html
Renwez
Forest Museum - Traces the evolution of forest and tied profession.
Museum + outdoor tour
Phone : +33 (0)3 24 54 82 66
www.renwez.com
Vendresse
Estate of the High Stove of Vendresse
History of the Foundry from Ardenne
Phone: +33 (0)3 24 35 57 73
www.paysdescretes.com
Olizy-Primat
Nocturnia - Interpretation Centre of Nature
Phone: +33 (0)3 24 71 07 38
www.nocturnia.fr
A selection of the cultural and natural heritage to be visited
Givet
Fort of Charlemont - Fortress built in 1555 by Charles the Fifht
Phone : 0 810 810 975 (cost of a local call)
www.valdardennetourisme.com
Rocroi
Fortified city in shape of a star
Phone: +33 (0)3 24 54 20 06
www.otrocroi.com
Sedan
Fortified castle of Sedan - The biggest fortified castle in Europe - 35 000 sqm
Phone: +33 (0)3 24 29 98 80
www.chateau-fort-sedan.fr
Fromelennes – A8
Nichet's grotto
Phone : +33 (0)3 24 42 00 14 – +33 (0)6 72 68 75 47
fromelennes@wanadoo.fr
Touristic activities
RIVER CRUISER ON THE MEUSE RIVER
"La Bohème"
Gastronomic cruises from Charleville-Mézières or Monthermé
Phone : +33 (0)6 25 00 09 35 - +33 (0)6 14 55 10 36
bateau-laboheme@orange.fr
TOURIST BOARD
Val d’Ardenne Tourisme
Phone : 0810 810 975 (cost of a local call)
www.valardennetourisme.com
CANOE
Caravel Association - Rental with or without supervision departing from Tournavaux ou Revin
Canobus.
Phone : +33 (0)3 24 22 14 80 – +33 (0)6 83 13 35 18
www.caravel08.com
GREEN ROAD TRANS-ARDENNES
83 km along the Meuse River between Charleville-Mézières and Givet on foot, rollerblades, horse riding or biking.
www.voiesvertes.com
18-HOLES GOLF COURSE
Fagnon - Golf of Sept Fontaines
Phone : +33 (0)3 24 37 38 24
www.abbayeseptfontaines.fr
Golf of the Ardennes
Villers-le-Tilleul
Phone : +33 (0)3 24 35 64 65
www.golf-ardennes.fr
Aube
1st Saturday of the month
Wine tasting workshops
About ten cellars from the Champagne area offer wine tasting workshops. On the menu: wine tasting of clear and standby wines; demonstration of blend of grape varieties and proportioning; discovery of flavoring vintages in the form of games; harmony delicacies and wines...
www.aube-champagne.com
Nigloland
The attraction park everyone loves!
Happiness to share in family, pleasure for the youngest ones and a maximum of fun between friends!
Nigloland is more than 35 attractions, enchanted villages, rivers and trees creating shadowded pathways...
Free car park and hotel to extend your stay
www.nigloland.fr
Medieval gardens
Every year, the city of Troyes recreates ephemeral gardens of medieval inspiration with, every year, a different thematic (plants, textiles...).
www.tourisme-troyes.com
Become grape-picker for a day
In mid-September, wine makers from the 'Côte des Bars' intend to initiate you into the grape harvest. Further to a hearty breakfast, they'll come with you at the heart of the vineyards to join the winemakers for a 'clippers time'.
Later in the day, back to the estate, you'll share the meal of the winemakers and of course, the day will end with a wine-tasting.
www.aube-champagne.com
Educational farm at La Marque
A unique place for the whole family! An XVIIth century farmhouse changed into an educational farm at the heart of the Natural Park of the Orient Forest. Animals to feed and caress: hens, roosters, pigs, horses, cows… Plenty of activities: play guided tours, snacks at the farm, handcrafted bread…
www.fermedelamarque.com
Throughout the year
Discovery rallye ‘A kid jouer ?’
t's a fact: traditional guided tours, if captivating for adults, are not always adapted to children. That's why the city of Troyes created a special package in the form of a game aimed to the 8-12 years old kids. 'A kid jouer' (French game called 'who's turn to play'?) is a pocket-size booklet proposing a 3 hours 30 play and interactive discovery tour. At the end of this "scavenger hunt", all the participants will be rewarded whatever their score of good answers is.
www.tourisme-troyes.com
Guided visit about Sustainable development in Troyes
Discover the application measures and used means to offer a healthier and
nicer quality of life for the inhabitants of the city.
www.tourisme-troyes.com
A new bicycle path
This new green track will be installed at the North of Troyes on the direction to Paris. A 27km wooded route in the middle of nature and on the edge of water.
www.aube-champagne.com
At fall
Ornithology: Guided tours
etween lakes and forests in the Champagne area.
A place where to observe rare species : it's an identified stopover for migrating birds where we can observe up to 250 species according to the seasons.
Amateurs come from throughout the world to observe or picture rare birds as white-tailed eagles, black storks or grey gooses. At the time of migratory stopovers, birds stay there in their thousands.
www.pnr-foret-orient.fr
Available all year upon request
Balades à dos d’ânes
The most original and funny activity for children!!!
www.tourismevaldarmance.fr
Various water activities
Land of lovely mixed colours, the Aube in Champagne foregrounds nature. It's the other land of great lakes with the 'Amance Basin', the biggest water base in Europe entirely dedicated to motorboat racing and the Lake of Orient to relax or have fun and entertainment in family (sailing, swimming, fishing, catamaran, kayak...) on 5.000 ha of water bases.
www.cnavoile.com
Haute-Marne
The Charles de Gaulle Memorial in Colombey-les-deux-églises
Very nice area mixed where you can discover the private and public life of General de Gaulle. The Memorial uses its modern architecture and innovative scenography to look back on the outstanding events marking not only the General's life, but also France and the world in the 20th century.
GB: www.memorial-charlesdegaulle.fr
Castles of Haute-Marne
Several castles have been built in the Haute-Marne at different periods: XVIth century, XIXth century...Some are still visible and open to the public. In Joinville, the "Chateau du Grand Jardin" offers a pleasant visit with its magnificient romantic and formal gardens.
The Castle of Cirey-sur-Blaise enables to discover the life of Voltaire with the Marquise Emilie du Châtelet.
GB: www.tourisme-hautemarne.com
Langres
Discover the fortified city of Langres with its ramparts and its beautiful
architectural heritage.
GB: www.tourisme-langres.com
In bike in Haute-Marne
Ride all over Haute-Marne with your bicycle and discover our natural and
architectural wealth.
GB: www.tourisme-hautemarne.com
Lac du Der
This lake -one of the biggest in Europe- guarantees you numerous water activities at the heart of nature (hiking, ornithology...)
GB: www.lacduder.fr
The 4 lakes in the Langres district
With the four lakes in the Langres district, fans of water sports such as sailing, windsurfing and water-skiing have a large playing area to go at! The lakes also offer wide scope for swimming, fishing and walks.
GB: www.tourisme-hautemarne.com
Les jardins de mon Moulin in Thonnance-les-Joinville
Unique in location and enchanting in design: the Jardins de mon Moulin are situated around a former mill, where the water gently soothes you throughout your visit. Currently especially worth a visit are the English flower beds, a water garden, a rose garden, a mediaeval garden and a white-flower garden.
www.tourisme-hautemarne.com
The hedged farmland in Droyes
Within a 5-minute drive from the Lac du Der, the Bernard family invites you to discover their country-inn built in a traditional farm and taste the duck specialties produced on the farm: foie gras, rillettes, confits, cassoulet...
Calash rides and visits of the farm organized.
GB: www.lafermedubocage.fr
Domestic wines
During your stay in Haute-Marne, you'll have the opportunity to savour several of our local delicacies, including our domestic wines: le Muid Montsaugeonnais and the Coiffy. They exist in Chardonnay, Auxerrois, Pinot noir... But the best way to discover their whole ranges of wines is to visit the winemakers' vaults in Vaux-sous-Aubigny and Coiffy-le-Haut; you'll be offered a wine tasting
www.muid-online.com | www.florence-pelletier-coiffy.com |
www.tourisme-hautemarne.com
Wrought-iron work Road
The touristic Road « Wrought-iron work» leads you on the traces of the melting. You can visit several sites including the high-furnace of Dommartin-le-saint-Père, The Paradis in Sommevoire...
GB: www.tourisme-hautemarne.com
The Wash houses Road
In the heritage of their wash-houses, the villages of Haute-Marne can lay claim to some exceptional encounters between architecture and nature, between stone, wood and water.
www.tourisme-hautemarne.com
Spa treatment in Bourbonne-les-Bains
To relax, cure, there's nothing like the amazing effect of abandoning one's mind and body to the deliciously relaxing power of the spa waters of Bourbonne-les-Bains.
GB: www.tourisme-hautemarne.com
The Fleuristerie Windmill in Orges
Near Chaumont, The Fleuristerie Windmill is the last centre in France manufacturing pistil, petals and artificial leafs and fruits used in the world of decoration and couture. The Fleuristerie Windmill still manufactures thanks to its waterwheel and its 110 volts electricity.
moulin-de-la-fleuristerie.artamin.fr
Marne
VISITS OF THE TOWN OF CHALONS-EN-CHAMPAGNE
The city has conserved an important architectural heritage notably with the church of Notre-Dame-en-Vaux, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Unruffled gardens and canals bring an extra charm to the city where it is nice to stroll.
www.chalons-tourisme.com
VISITS OF HOUSES FROM CHAMPAGNE TO EPERNAY
The famous avenue linking up Champagne to Epernay is the area of prestigious Champagne production houses and worldwide known trade.
Over 1.000 km of galleries shelter millions of champagne bottles.
www.ot-epernay.fr
VISITS OF REIMS, CITY OF CORONATION
Reims, City of Art and History, offers its sites listed at the UNESCO world Heritage (Cathedral Notre-Dame, Palace of Tau, Basilic Saint-Remi and Museum-Abbaye Saint Remi). Savour the world of Champagne and its gastronomy: 250 km of cellars and Gallo-Roman chalk quarries are accessible visiting the prestigious champagne houses.
www.reims-tourisme.com
MEETING CHAMPAGNE WINEMAKERS AND PRODUCERS
Champagne Milan, on the Côte des Blancs in Oger: authenticity of a traditional and familial know-how:
www.champagne-milan.com
Champagne Launois, on the Côte des Blancs in Mesnil sur Oger: tradition for 6 generations, Museum of the Vine and Wine (by appointment) - grape harvests day (in September)
www.champagne-launois.fr
DISCOVERY OF A COOPERATIVE
CHAMPAGNE NICOLAS FEUILLATTE in Chouilly : the biggest wine-producing cooperative in Champagne invites visitors to discover its high-tech production site. A different approach for a better knowledge of wines from Champagne
www.feuillatte.com
CRUISES ON THE MARNE RIVER : Boat Champagne Valley :
Discovery of the Marne Valley vineyard, Découverte du vignoble de la Vallée de la Marne, flora and fauna on board of a waterwheel with way through a lock – Departure from Cumières
www.champagneetcroisiere.com
VINE MUSEUM AT THE Verzenay LIGHTHOUSE
The lighthouse overhangs the vineyard of the Champagne area and invites you to discover the fascinating world of the vineyards of Champagne! Thanks to a high-tech audiovisual and scenographic system, discover every essential step to produce the most famous wine in the world!
www.lepharedeverzenay.com
VISIT OF Hautvillers
Small and picturesque traditional village of the Regional Natural Park of Reims Mountain at the heart of the vineyard (140 wrought-iron signs decorating the houses and small alleyways to stride along). Hautvillers owes its reputation to Dom Pérignon the Benedictine monk who was fascinated by vine-growing and wine-making and who made fundamental discovery as the blend of grapes from different lands.
www.tourisme-hautvillers.com
WHISKY DISTILLERY in Louvois
Visit of the only traditional distillery in Champagne – selection of regional products.
www.whisky-guillon.com
DISCOVERY OF THE VINEYARD IN LITTLE TRAIN
The little touristic train of the Champagne vineyard in Chamery : discovery of the winemakers' work and their know (walks through the vineyards, visit of family wine production businesses).
www.caveauchampagnelallement.com




