Verdun : History and “Terroir“

Day 1:

Meet at the Tourist Office with a guide who will accompany you aboard your coach for a day discovery of the Battlefield of Verdun and the City
Morning : City of Verdun - 2h
Panoramic tour commented with your bus from the historic neighborhoods of Verdun, visit

• Visit the Notre Dame Cathedral : built in the 10th century, the Rhenish-Romanesque style, it features a remarkable crypt which some capitals restored evoke the Great War. The cloister was built in the 16th century includes 3 galleries Gothic style and adjoins the Episcopal Palace built by the architect of the King in the 18th century.

• Or visit the factory Braquier dragees, discovery workshops manufacturing (sorting almonds, scrub, coating ...) the famous Bean specialty of the city of Verdun.

• Fort Douaumont work Sere de Rivieres, witness battles and struggles between French and German soldiers,
• Douaumont Ossuary, memorial dedicated to the victims of the first War in Verdun in 1916 (with the film)
• National Cemetery welcoming over 15,000 graves