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Marne and Verdun battles

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Marne and Verdun battles
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Marne and Verdun Battles

2 days/1 night

Day 1 :

Check-in Suippes late morning. Lunch from the bag took a room at your disposal.

Afternoon: Visit the Interpretation Centre Marne 14-18 offering a rich iconographic collection and numerous accounts left by soldiers and civilians describing the intensity and horror of WW1. The 7 scenic areas are divided into 3 periods:

  • Europe and the Region prewar
  • The war in human terms
  • Europe and the Region of postwar

At the end of the visit, you will reach your shelter near Verdun to make dinner and spend the night.

Day 2 :

After breakfast, departure by bus to Verdun. Meet your guide at the Tourist Office.

Morning: Visit the Battlefield of Verdun, evocation of the highlights of the 1st World War:

  • Underground Citadel: since the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand in 1914 until the choice of the Unknown Soldier in 1920
  • Fort Douaumont book Sere de Rivieres, particularly played by both sides, from its position and its armament.
  • Douaumont Ossuary: dedicated to the many victims, identified or not, found on different battlegrounds.
  • Trench of Bayonets

Lunch consists of a packed meal in the city park or in a room heated by the weather.

End of services.

Book online : Marne and Verdun Battles

Prices :

Price per pupil and per coach:
  • For groups of more than 40 pupils: € 53.50 per pupil.
  • For groups of 30 to 39 pupils: € 56.50  per pupil.
  • For groups of 20 to 29 pupils: € 60.50 per pupil.
  • € 33.50 per adult for 10 paying pupils.
  • € 52.50 for additional members of staff.
  • Extra charge for a guided tour in english

These prices include :

  • A guide will accompagny you throughout the visit. 
  • Guided tours of the sites and musuems. 
  • Entry to the sites and museums. 
  • An educational questionnaire. 
  • Accommodation and meals.

These prices don't include :

  • Transport by coach

Validity :

  • From 01/02 to 30/06/10
  • Distance : 120 km (departure Verdun/return Verdun)


Maison du Tourisme
de Verdun

00 33 3 29 84 14 18

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Agenda

Maison du Tourisme de Verdun - Place de la Nation - BP 60232 - 55106 VERDUN CEDEX - Tel. 00 33 3 29 84 14 18