Do you find the capital depressing? Is the pollution suffocating? Are the traffic jams driving you mad?

The hard reality of Paris equates to hundreds of kilometres of tailbacks everyday, tonnes and tonnes of CO2 emissions, and the only green plant you see being the artificial ficus sitting opposite you in the office…

And then there’s the financial crisis! Right now it’s best not to talk about taking a holiday…

And yet…

There is somewhere not too far to the north of Paris: it’s called the Soissons area…

So where is the Soissons area? It’s in Picardy, in the heart of the Aisne department!

The Soissons area, a breath of fresh air just an hour away from Paris!

The perfect occasion to meet up with family and rediscover the beginnings of French history together.

The Soissons area, a land of monuments nestling in a verdant backdrop.

No car? Rest assured, Soissons and its countryside is only an hour by train from the Gare du Nord!

Click on the link below for full timetables :

[PDF file for the Soissons-Paris TER line]

Need somewhere to stay once you’ve arrived? We have everything here !