Tag: Soissons

First Impressions & Travel Photos from Soissons France

Saint Jean des Vignes Abbey - thumbnailEven though located only about 65 miles north of Paris, Soissons is relatively unknown as a tourist attraction in France. However, Soissons has a very rich heritage in French history being one of the oldest towns in all of France. In fact Soissons was the first capital of old France in 486 A.D. As a consequence you will find lots of historical buildings in Soissons today.