Craonne travel guide
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Visit Craonne: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Craonne is situated in the Aisne department (Picardy region) in the north of France at 17 km from Laon, the department capital. (General information: Craonne is 123 km from Paris and 217 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Laon at 18 km from Craonne
Popular places to visit near Craonne: these include Laon at 18 km and Reims at 27 km.
Laon is a listed 'town of art and history' at 18km and Vivaise is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 26km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Photos taken within 10 km
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Craonne, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Craonne
See France This Way travel guides for Aisne and Picardy (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Craonne.
Note that all distances from Craonne shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Craonne holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Craonne (from booking.com and with a great selection of hotels and a best price promise).
For a longer visit popular choices include apartments and holiday rentals. For these we suggest two popular options: holiday villages in Picardy and Aisne gites and villas
Tourist attractions nearby
Below we show places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Craonne and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin de Bosmont-sur-Serre (33km) : Jardin botanique de la Presle (36km) : Jardins du château (47km) :
- National Monuments: Towers of Reims Cathedral (27km) : Tau Palace (27km) : Chateau Coucy (35km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Parfondeval (43km) :
- Religious monuments: Cathédrale de Reims (Reims) (27km) : Eglise de Berzy-le-Sec (Berzy-le-sec) (36km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Vivaise (26km) : Ebouleau (27km) : Reims (27km) : Chamery (32km) : Rilly-la-Montagne (36km) :
- Heritage Sites: Reims Cathedral, Abbey and Palace (27km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Laon (18km) : Soissons (34km) :
Map of places to visit near Craonne & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Craonne
Canton: Craonne
Arrondissement: Laon
Department: Aisne
Region: Picardy
Postcode: 02160
Distance to Craonne
from Laon: 17 km
from Paris: 123 km
from Calais: 217 km
from Nice: 691 km
from Bordeaux: 609 km
from Strasbourg: 304 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 18 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Craonne): Aizelles, Arrancy, Beaurieux, Berrieux, Bievres, Bouconville-Vauclair, Chaudardes, Chermizy-Ailles, Corbeny, Craonnelle, Cuiry-les-Chaudardes, Jumigny, La Ville-Aux-Bois-les-Pontavert, Oulches-la-Vallee-Foulon, Paissy, Pontavert, Sainte-Croix and Vassogne.
Getting here
For driving distances to Craonne from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Craonne