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Guise and Laon for senior groups: Godin’s Familistère, cathedral and upper town

Guise and Laon for senior groups: Godin’s Familistère, cathedral and upper town

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Reference SEN-01-959

  • Duration Day trip
  • DepartureFrom the place of your choice
  • GroupFrom 20 participants
  • DateOn the date of your choice

The Familistère of Guise, the workers’ utopia of stove maker Godin, then the Gothic cathedral of Laon perched on its hill.

Here is an original day out in the Aisne, about two hours from the Belgian border. In Guise, Jean-Baptiste André Godin, inventor of the famous cast-iron stoves, built the Familistère in the 19th century, a “social palace” where his workers lived with a school, shops, a theatre and a swimming pool. The beautifully restored site tells this human adventure through its apartments and exhibitions. After a seated lunch, the coach climbs up to the upper town of Laon, where Notre-Dame Cathedral, one of the first great Gothic buildings, watches over the plain with its towers adorned with carved oxen. Free time lets you enjoy the view from the ramparts.

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Programme

  • Morning departure from the place of your choice.
  • Drive to the Aisne with a coffee break on the way: our drivers drive no more than 3 hours, then take a 30-minute break.
  • Guided tour of the Familistère of Guise and its Social Palace (on request).
  • Seated lunch in a restaurant of the region (on request).
  • Drive to Laon and coach ride up to the upper town.
  • Guided tour of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Laon (on request).
  • Free time and stroll on the ramparts, with views over the plain.
  • Return to your region in the evening.

The price includes

  • Transport by touring coach from the pick-up point of your choice
  • The services of a driver
  • Tolls and parking fees

The price does not include

  • Guided tour of the Familistère of Guise and its Social Palace
  • Seated lunch in a restaurant of the region
  • Guided tour of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Laon
  • Meals and drinks
  • Entrance fees to museums and monuments
  • Cancellation and refund protection (optional)
  • Personal expenses

Good to know

  • Valid identity card and European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) for each participant; bring your usual medication.
  • Departure and return times adapted to your group’s pick-up point; trip available from 20 participants, on the date of your choice, price on quotation.
  • Walking level: moderate, stairs in the Social Palace of the Familistère and sloping streets in Laon’s upper town. Participants using a wheelchair or with reduced mobility: please let us know when booking.
  • Opening days and times of the Familistère and the cathedral to be checked according to the date; day trip possible all year round.

A tailor-made trip for your group

  • From 20 participants
  • On the date of your choice, departing from near you
  • Free quote, without obligation

Free places

  • 25 →+125 paying participants: 1 free place(s)
  • 50 →+350 paying participants: 3 free place(s)
  • 75 →+475 paying participants: 4 free place(s)
  • 100 →+6100 paying participants: 6 free place(s)

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Guise and Laon for senior groups: Godin’s Familistère, cathedral and upper town

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