The Ardennes

A CROSS-BORDER DESTINATION IN THE HEART OF EUROPE

Lovers of heritage, nature, cycling or hiking, adventurers, sportsmen or contemplators, the nearby and easily accessible Ardennes are the promise of an authentic trip: an invitation to take your time and recharge your batteries.
Lac des Vieilles-Forges

Old Forges Lake

Face à l'impressionnante boucle de Monthermé

The Loop of the Meuse at Monthermé

La Meuse à vélo/EuroVelo 19

The Meuse Cycle Route/EuroVelo 19

War and Peace Museum

Portrait d'Arthur Rimbaud

In the footsteps of Rimbaud

Place Ducale de nuit Charleville-Mézières

Majestic Place Ducale in Charleville-Mézières

The fortified castle of Sedan, the largest in Europe

All our essentials

THE ARDENNES, A TERRITORY TO EXPLORE

Walking

By bike

On the water

A motorcycle

Balade découverte avec Benj'Anim

In the Ardennes, walking is a pleasure, nature an undisputed queen. One-day walk or multi-day roaming, you will find your happiness here for hiking.

From the Ardennes massif to the forests of the Argonne or the valleys of the Thiérache, the Ardennes offer lovers of cycling a playground accessible to all. For the more athletic, the Ardennes massif also offers beautiful mountain biking circuits.

Pénichette sur le Canal des Ardennes

Water is an important component of the Ardennes department. Rivers, rivers and lakes dot the landscape and offer a range of recreational and sporting activities.

Small roads full of greenery and bends, circuits designed especially for bikers and a label that guarantees bikers a welcome adapted to their needs... Bikers, you are welcome in the Ardennes!

Prepare your stay...

Here, answers to all your questions! Accommodation, restaurants, nature activities, cultural visits, responsible holidays, terroir or the highlights of local life, we guide you in your choices. Let's go !

Unusual accommodation

Bed & Breakfasts

Parc accrobranche Le Chêne Perché

Nature leisure activities

All our offers

Gastronomy & terroir

There are many opportunities to get together and celebrate life in the Ardennes. Its soil is rich, tasty and the Ardennes people are friendly. Sharing is their watchword. Welcome to the Ardennes, a world of tastes and good food where life is good.

The fortified castle of Sedan

Favorite monument of the French in 2023.

Highlights

In the Ardennes, some festivities are exceptional or even unique in the world. Not to be missed if you are staying in the department at that time. The Ardennes know how to be astonishing and surprising!

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The slab of the deer

With, among other things, its deep and game-rich forests, the Ardennes department is a veritable natural sanctuary. One of the masters of these places is unquestionably the deer which at the beginning of autumn gives voice. It's up to you to attend and above all to hear these amazing and rare moments when the males call and seek to…

Posted on August 31, 2023

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