The great war in the Marne valley & Verdun was once the great agony of millions of French and German soldiers and should not be missed on a journey along the western front. A itinerary marked by monuments, ruins, necropolis, witnesses to the fierceness of battles and museums commemorating the Great War which ended on 11 November 1918.
The Battle of Verdun (21 February 1916 - 20 December 1916) was one of the bloodiest battles in the history of the First World War. To this day, it is a symbol of the senseless slaughter of human lives
February 1916, in Verdun: French and German troops become entangled in what was to become the longest battle of the First World War. Today, museums, sights and memorials characterise this area, which remains so inextricably linked to its history. Experience the trenches through the eyes of the "poilus", the soldiers of the French infantry.
3d/2n - Visit Verdun battlefields, The High Ride - The Kaiser tunnel - Argonne forest - Ravine du Génie -
Fort de Douaumont - Fort de Vaux - Mort Homme en cote 304 - Varennes - La Butte de Vauquois - Mains de Massiges -
4d/3n. + Saint-Mihiel : Tranchées des Bavarois et de Roffignac, Tranchée de la Soif, Bois Brûlé, Monument de Montsec, Cimetière américains de Thiaucourt, vestiges of shelters, firing posts, trenches and communication channels...
