A trio of exceptional lakes
Just an hour from Paris, here’s a centre dedicated to outdoor leisure pursuits, covering 1,300 hectares, 650 of them lakes. There are three lakes in total. Les Deux Amants is all about leisure pursuits, with beaches with lifeguards, crazy golf, volleyball and boule pitches, plus parts for watersports, with canoes, pedalos and waterskiing. Le Mesnil Lake is principally for sports clubs and school and youth activities, including canoeing, sailing and rock-climbing. As to La Grande Noé Lake, it’s a reputed ornithological reserve, on an important route for migrating birds. The centre is also home to an 18-hole golf course, where you can practise your swing while viewing the Seine.
Custom route
Custom route
7 Les Andelys / Poses
Leaving Les Andelys, admire the magnificent cliffs rising above the Seine. The river’s winding meanders lead you to the small village of Poses, once a centre for Seine mariners, its towpath in an idyllic setting. Learn about the river boatmen’s life and life along the river via the two boats-cum-museums recounting this story, via mariners’ graffiti on the church walls, and via the dam here, with its Seinoscope, allowing you to view fish passing through. One meander follows another, with islands in the stream, the settings unspoilt. To relax at the end of your day, enjoy a refreshing visit to the outdoor leisure activities centre at Léry-Poses, based around lakes right beside the Seine, and to Biotropica, an animal park next door.