Day “Verdun 1914-1918“

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 Argonne.

Morning : Battlefield of Verdun - 3h
With your own coach and accompanied by a guide, discover the history of the world's greatest conflict of the 20th century , the Battle of Verdun and visit the most important sites and monuments :

• 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

• Mort Homme and Hill 304 are shelled for 10 days leaving the country completely devastated Meuse ,
• Tour de Montfaucon massive Doric column of more than 50 meters topped by a statue symbolizing liberty. It faces the front line of the 1st U.S. Army from the offensive of 26 September 1918 in which 28,000 young sammies will fight on French soil .
• American Cemetery in Romagne-sous-Montfaucon , the largest American cemetery in Europe with its 14,246 white marble cross .