Day 2 : ELINCOURT-SAINTE-MARGUERITE - FERE-EN-TARDENOIS (115 on 318 km)
The Bellinglise castle at the heart of a 140 hectare domain gives the impression to have maintained the XVI th century charm.
When leaving the Thiescourt wood you will enjoy a particularly verdant landscape generously watered by the rivers Oise and Verse which meet at the heart of “the Pays noyonnais”.
At the centre of Noyon the Roman cathedral deserves the visit owing to the harmony of its architecture.
You will continue your journey in the valley where the river Oise flows next to the Saint-Quentin canal before joining the Picard bocage.
At Blérancourt the XVII th century castle houses a museum recalling the Franco-American cooperation since the XVIII th century.
At Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique the imposing fortress will take you into the Middle-Ages.
You will have to sink into the Saint-Gobain forest to distinguish the former abbey founded by Saint Norbert in the XII th century.
Between cathedrals, castles and abbeys, this region was also the scene of deadly fights during the First World War. You will follow the traces of this contemporary history along le Chemin des Dames.
You will leave these sad memories to find back the verdant Aisne and the Vesle valleys. An abbey church Prémontrés founded at the end of the XIII th century nearby Braine lies on the sides.
Before discovering your evening gîte you will cast a glance to the Fère castle built at the beginning of the XIII th century.
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