Verdun

Verdun

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Verdun. Heart of the Meuse and the World Capital of Peace. The meanders of the river quiet lull that country where the emotion comes from the rich history of a city which, by treaty and battle, has finally chosen the path of Memory and Peace.

This city is very surprising and pleasant. The Wharf in London is sympathetic with the river Meuse where cross many barges and pleasure craft.

Citadel Underground: single term recovery in Europe, presenting the lives of Hairy during the War. Discovered in "toy trains" of 15 galleries, reconstruction of a trench and choice of the Unknown Soldier. Tours in English, French, German, Dutch, Italian and Spanish.

Monument to Victory: staircase of 73 steps cut into the old ramparts of Verdun and leading to a crypt surmounted by a tower supporting a warrior. In the crypt, the books are exposed gold medalists Verdun.

Notre Dame: beautiful building composite (X^e in the 18th century) which combines the styles of Romanesque and Gothic. Crypt of the 12th century cloister fourteenth-sixteenth century, canopy and organ eighteenth.

Dragees Braquier: company visit, discovery processes homemade turbines in ancient copper, almond sorting, peeling, coating ... Mini-Museum.

Sound and Light of the Battle of Verdun "Flames in the light": Historical particularly moving evocation of the Battle of Verdun. A poignant tribute to the hundreds of thousands of fighters with more than 300 000 died in a face-to-face in this tragic land of Maas. A great page of our history unfolds before your eyes. A magnificent Sound and Light, 300 actors on stage, 900 costumes, 1000 projectors, special effects for a very emotional moment that ends on a note of hope: the armistice, reconciliation and peace at last. In June and July, Fridays and Saturdays at dusk.

Festival "Music and Terraces" free concert of music and terraces on Saturday nights and Sunday evenings on the dock of London. In June and July.

Guided tour of the Battlefield Verdun: aboard a bus and accompanied by a guide, discover this land still upset and marked impact of shrapnel to understand one of the bloodiest battles of WW1.

Panoramic tour of the most important monuments of the battlefield, to stop inside visit:

Verdun Memorial, Museum of the Great War.

Fort Douaumont witnessed fighting between French and German.

Ossuary of Douaumont, dedicated to victims of the Great War.

Trench of Bayonets.

From May 1 to September 11, starting at 14h every day (except Sunday).

Tuesday 14 February Day Night Min. -1°C - Max. 3°C

Wednesday 15 February Day Night Min. -1°C - Max. 6°C

Thursday 16 February Day Night Min. -1°C - Max. 5°C

Village gaulois hotel logis de france 2 Marre Unusual home... Enter their dreams... In one village among many other, a man and a woman would pick up rocks in the fields to build huts topped. Lauze, planted, builded and dreamed... Located 8.5 km from Verdun From 20 € to 30 € per person

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Chateau de labessiere     9.7 Ancemont Lovely XVIIIth century chateau near Verdun and famous battlefields WW1. Reservations with dinners and drinks. Park with private pool/Minimum 2 nights in summer try it and enjoy it.... Located 9.7 km from Verdun From 90 € to 120 € the double room

La métairie du Manoir     9.3 Watronville Old house of character dating from 1851, having survived the Great War 1914/18. Located at the foot of the coasts of Meuse and surrounded by orchards. The owners will give you a charming... Located 11.4 km from Verdun 58 € the double room

L'Edénière de Crist'AL     9.7 Abaucourt-Hautecourt At the gates of Verdun Christine Albert & welcome you to their home dome entirely of wood, ecological and bioclimatic. Scenery and pampering provided ! Surprising ! Located 11.5 km from Verdun 70 € the double room

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Découverte du Pays de VERDUN   9.6 Belleray Cottage pretty nice and bright on the Meuse river is the starting point for exploring the surrounding area of ​​verdun and sites of memory of the Great War. Located 2.9 km from Verdun From 300 € to 380 € per week

Gîte La ferme BRAQUIS   10 Verdun Located in a small village Meuse in an old farmhouse, entirely renovated and inhabited by the owners, a stay of relaxation and calm you Braque. Near the Lorraine Regional Park and Sites... Located in Verdun From 215 € to 280 € per week

Meublé de vacances Les hirondelles Braquis Located in a small village. Nearby historic sites. Verdun battlefields and in 1914/1918. Located 17.4 km from Verdun From 290 € to 360 € per week

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Etap Hotel Verdun     7.4 Verdun This Etap Hotel is located in Verdun, 2.5 km from the town centre. It offers air-conditioned guest rooms, each with a private bathroom, lift access, cable TV and free Wi-Fi. The Hotel... Located in Verdun Room from 49 €

Hostellerie Du Coq Hardi      7.1 Verdun Located in the heart of Verdun, Le Coq Hardi is on the banks of the River Meuse and opposite Japiot Park. It offers 35 guestrooms and suites equipped with satellite TV. Hotel Le Coq... Located in Verdun Room from 82 €

Hotel Du Tigre      6.9 Verdun The hotel is located in Verdun in a quiet and green setting, a few minutes away from the A4 motorway and the Meuse TGV railway station and within a stone’s throw of the battlefields,... Located in Verdun Room from 45 €

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