Ardennes

The magnificent River Meuse gently meanders, twists, and turns among the green valley with the hills covered in dense forests. You would never imagine that you are cruising through historic battlegrounds, as the landscape is peacefully beautiful. At Pont-à-Bar, the Canal des Ardennes heads southwards and then westwards to Soisson via Berry-au-Bac.

Famous for its dry-cured ham, the region also offers other gastronomic delights, including tarte au sucre and boudin blanc, a fine-textured white pork sausage.

Champagne vineyards are plentiful in parts of this region, and beer is another of the Ardennes’s gastronomic specialities.

With vast stretches of unspoiled landscape, the Ardennes is a beautiful rural setting with thick forests, meandering rivers, valleys and lakes.

The forests shelter some of France's rarest birds, wild boar and roe deer, and a variety of rare plants.

Cruise this sparsely populated area and breathe in the pure country air.

Amongst the waterways to discover the River Meusen the River Marne, the Canal de la Meuse, Canal des Ardennes, Canal del'Oise, Canal latéral à l'Aisne, Canal latéral à la Marne , Cananl de la Marne au Rhin

Places to visit

• The city of Reims and its cathedral.
• Champagne cellars in Epernay and Reims
• Montage de Reims and the Champagne vineyards.