Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Aisne

Abbaye
02830 Saint-Michel

The Abbey of Saint-Michel, Benedictine abbey of the 13th, 17th and 18th centuries, stands in Saint-Michel (Hauts-de-France). Founded in the 10th century, it combines Gothic and classical architecture, with an 18th century historic organ and 16th century murals.

Eglise gothique
02200 Soissons

Saint-Jean-des-Vignes Abbey, a former 11th-17th century Gothic abbey in Soissons (Hauts-de-France), was a major Augustinian monastery, now partially in ruins with its two iconic towers classified.

Porte-de-ville
02400 Château-Thierry

The Saint John Gate is a 13th century medieval gate to Château-Thierry, a vestige of the fortified enclosure and an old entrance to the castle. Ranked historic monument in 1921.

Château fort
02200 Pernant

The castle of Pernant, ancient medieval fort of the 14th century, dominates the village of Pernant in the Aisne. Transformed into a strong house and then into a castle of pleasure, it is now a classified vestige of Hauts-de-France, marked by the destructions of 1918.

Hôtel-Dieu
02000 Laon

The former Hôtel-Dieu de Laon, a 17th century hospital building, is located in the upper town near the cathedral. Ranked a historic monument, it now houses the tourist office and bears witness to medieval and classical medical architecture.

Porte-de-ville
02000 Laon

The gate of Ardon is a 14th century fortified gate in Laon, integrated with the city walls. It bears witness to medieval military architecture in the Hauts-de-France.

Château de style Renaissance
02460 La Ferté-Milon

The castle of La Ferté-Milon, an unfinished 14th century vestige in La Ferté-Milon (Aisne), dominates the valley of Ourcq. Ranked a historic monument, it bears witness to an ambitious military architecture abandoned in 1407.

Château fort
02120 Guise

The castle of Guise, built in the 10th century in Guise (Hauts-de-France), is a medieval fortress transformed in the 16th and 17th centuries into a bastioned citadel, a witness of 1,000 years of French military history.