The Area: The Ardenne is renowned for its natural beauty, diversity of wildlife and is the premier location for rural pursuits in France.

With more than 5,000 kilometres of paths, tracks, and trails in over 150,000 hectares of beech and birch forests, The Ardennes has plenty for those who want to get out and about.

Discover the countryside at your own pace on foot, horseback or by bike. A trek through the Argonne forest could reward you with sightings of deer, stags and wild boar.

Between Reims, Epernay and Châlons-en-Champagne, the magnificent world of champagne is just waiting to be visited and enjoyed.

Many of the Champagne houses, large and small offer tours of their "caves" or cellars and only 45 minutes away from Attigny.

Located between Troyes and Saint-Dizier, the great lakes are a true paradise for water sports enthusiasts, and for everyone who enjoys fresh air.

In Buzancy, the outbuildings of the chateau form a horseshoe of stone overlooking the lakes. In star-shaped Rocroi, the walls themselves speak the name of Vauban.

In the village of Hierges, overlooked by its castle, the streets wind up and down between the bluestone walls and houses. Givet and Charlemont, with its fortress erected by Charles V, offer all the charms of a French town with Belgian overtones.

In Rethel you will walk in the footsteps of Mazarin and Verlaine.

In Vouziers, the church of Saint Maurille presents its Renaissance west door, while in Mouzon the abbey church offers a hushed and intimate atmosphere for its visitors.

Fumay, Haybes and Rimogne can still show their visitors the slate quarries which have for eight hundred years provided the flat stones for the finest roofs in France.

Whatever your interests, you will find it here in the Ardennes, simply relax and enjoy.