Leisure activities, culture and heritage – the
Soissonnais welcomes you
The Soissonnais region enjoys a combination of the
following advantages: its proximity to Paris, easy links with two
regions (Picardy and Champagne-Ardenne), a sociable life within the
heart of a medium-sized town and the charms of the countryside.
The Soissonnais hosts many annual festivals:
music, theatre, circus, including Pic’Arts,
Voies
Off and 1001 Facettes, to name but a few.
It has a prestigious historical heritage, the
jewels in its crown being the gothic-style Saint-Jean-des-Vignes
Cathedral and Abbey.
In addition to its many traditional sports clubs,
the Soissonnais also offers a range of watersports, thanks to its
central feature – the river.
A sparsely populated town with many landscaped
areas and squares.
Planned :
- a large multi-activity centre accommodating
4000-5000 spectators
- a music and dance academy in the heart of the Gouraud Park
(scheduled to open in 2008)
Very close-by
:
- • a new Center Parcs development – the
Pierre et Vacances Group has chosen the magnificent Ailette lake, with
a wooded area of 80 hectares and a 140-hectare stretch of water. Next
to the cottages, the leisure centre, when finished (in 2007) will
offer: not only a 1900m swimming pool, beaches, a solarium, watersports
(including a wave-pool, river and waterfall) but also luxury goods
boutiques and restaurants, etc.
- an 18-hole golf course (Ailette
Park), next to the Aisne Center Parcs development.
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