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On Rimbaud’s & Verlaine’s Footsteps : travel route by car, motorcycle or bike :
http://www.visitardenne.com/all-access/fr/circuits/la-route-rimbaud-verlaine/
ATTIGNY (3 mins / 4 kms)
Ardennes Tourist Train. From Amagne to Challerange, the train stops at Attigny. Every Sundays in July and August. http://cftsa.free.fr
Karting à Attigny Circuit outdoor, pêche, restauration.
Go-karting in Attigny: outdoor track, fishing, food and beverages.
ROCHE (10 mins / 8 kms) Arthur Rimbaud’s holiday home. Wash house, walls of the family cottage, hiking trail on Rimbaud’s footsteps.
Canoeing in Chuffily Roche : Canoe hire, canoe tour down the Aisne river. Corn maze (during summer).
Horse riding : Equestrian centre Aux sabots de vent http://aux-sabots-de-vent.ffe.com/
FAISSAULT (15 kms) Woinic: the Giant wild boar, the emblematic symbol of the Ardennes region. www.woinic.fr
RETHEL (18 kms) The Saint-Nicolas church in Rethel. Open from mid-June to end of August.
JUNIVILLE (23 kms) The Verlaine Museum in Juniville . Former « Inn of the Golden Lion » where Verlaine was a regular between 1880 and 1882. www.musee-verlaine.fr
LA CASSINE-VENDRESSE (24km)
Domaine du Haut Fourneau de Vendresse Parc de jeux pour les enfants de 2 à 14 ans, Son et lumière “la magie du feu”, Pêche …
d’avril à fin septembre
Marché paysan : produits du terroir Tous les 3ème vendredis du mois de 15h30 à 20h00
LA CASSINE-VENDRESSE (24 kms) The Vendresse Haut Fourneau (blast furnace) Estate. Recreation park for children aged 2 to 14. Sound and light show « The Magic of Fire ». Fishing. From April to September. www.domaine-de-vendresse.fr
Farmers market & local products. Every 3rd Fridays of the month, 3.30- 8.00 p.m.
Sound and Light in La Cassine :
July and August 2014 : Germinal http://www.spectacle-germinal.fr/
July and August 2015 : New show
Stop-over on the abbey route :
http://www.visitardenne.com/all-access/fr/circuits/la-route-des-abbayes/
LAUNOIS SUR VENCE (25 kms)
Former royal coaching inn in Launois-sur-Vence.
Self-guided tour or by appointment. www.launoissurvence.com
JANDUN (26 kms) Farmers market & local products. From March to December, every 1st Fridays of the month, 3.30-8.00 pm.
VILLERS-LE-TILLEUL (27 kms) Ardennes Golf Course. Championship 18-hole golf course. Par, 72. Length, 5,879 m, 20-bay golf driving range . Club house, Pro-Shop, lounge bar « Le Rendez-Vous », restaurant « Le Fairway ».
CHARLEVILLE-MEZIERES (30 mins) Find out more about Mézières, its medieval walls and the rare stained-glass windows of its basilica, as well as Charleville’s 17th century Place Ducale. www.charleville-tourisme.fr