Set in 125,000 hectares of the Avesnois Regional Nature Park, where the Thierache, the Ardennes and Hainaut meet, the Val Joly park enjoys privileged natural surroundings by France's largest lake north of Paris. The undulating wooded and leafy countryside of the Avesnois, forged by the generous hand of Time, is home to a biodiversity which without equal. Its protected nature is host to thriving plant and animal life, and its traditional skills, produce and architectural delights, the fruits of its resourceful rural character and honed by ancient ancestral skills, complete the picture postcard that is the Avesnois. 180 cottages overlooking the lake, 30 chalets set in wooded parkland, and 100 three-star patches on a campsite. Tourist Resort of ValJoly Eppe Sauvage T: 00 33 (0)3 27 61 83 76 E: valijolyresa@valijoly.com W: www.valijoly.com