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Great old center with lots of interesting sights, a decent number of shops and a couple of good restaurants. We went on a tour of the "Souterrains de Laon : Secrets sous la ville" which was great, with explanation by the tour guide in English + an audio guide in French, English and Dutch (all with "Adult" or "Child" option). Tickets and audio guides are available at the Tourist Office, at the Cathedral square.

What a lovely little town and such beautiful decorations in the streets as well as a night of music and fab street life (end of july) make sure you book ahead in a couple of restaurants uphill near the cathedral. Worth stopping and visiting when driving down from the uk towards Reims southward. A hidden little French jewel.

A charming authentic French medieval town which is going to be reborn culturally owing to the new mayor. The central street is a revelation of all the senses owing to a beautiful decor. There still many closed houses though - one can guess that the town is not rich and many houses were abandoned.

A very interesting fortified city with wonderful view over the surrounding countryside and it's well worth taking the time to walk the 7km of ramparts. The cathedral should not be ignored either and is on a par with Reims and Bourges.

Wonderful medieval city with history center and outstanding cathedral. Somewhat hard to navigate the streets (not atypical) but easier after getting oriented. Good last stop on my trip with easy drive to Charles de Gaulle for flight home.

Laon has two parts to it, the old town and the new town. We just visited the old town, which was just lovely. The cathedral is stunning on the outside but a bit plain on the inside. The detail on the outside was awesome, literally. So much detail to it and incredible at night time as it's lit up. Feels very gothic. Lots of interesting shops in the town and, when we went, the street skylines had been decorated with balloons and lampshades. Might sound odd but it was beautiful. Plenty of restaurants to choose from. We stayed here for an overnight stop on the way and on the way back from the south of France. I feel you wouldn't need any more than one or two nights here, but was definitely worth the visit.