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Verdun
A4 Paris / Strasbourg,
A31 Luxembourg / Lyon
Rail links to Paris, Metz & Reims
Regional airports at Metz-Nancy-Lorraine
and Epinal
Verdun Office de tourisme
Place de la Nation Verdun
55100
Tel:+33 (0)3 29 86 14 18
Fax:+33 (0)3 29 84 22 42
Verdun tourist information
where to go - what to see - what to doVerdun is synonymous with the bloodiest battle of the Great War in which approximately a million men died in a year of non-stop fighting. The Germans had intended to strike a blow to French morale by attacking the forts of Douaumont and Vaux (which had been built to stave off attack after the humiliating defeat in the Franco-Prussian war of 1870). The result was total devastation with nine villages being totally wiped out. Even today the land still follows the curves of the shell craters.
Although a strange site to draw so many visitors it is an instructive one! The museums, battlefields and memorials serve to remind us of the horrors of war. One of the most poignant memorials near the railway station is Rodin's winged figure of Victory unable to disentangle its legs from the body of a dead soldier.
Fort de Vaux
Verdun battlefields, 55100
attacked by the Germans in 1916, the French recaptured the fort 5 months later
| Admission charge | Opening Times: Daily | Tel: +33 (0)3 29 88 32 88
Fort de Douaumont
Verdun battlefields, 55100
the strongest of the 39 forts built to protect Verdun
| Admission charge | Opening Times: Daily | Tel: +33 (0)3 29 84 41 91
Ossuaire de Douaumont
Verdun battlefields, 55100
graves of some 130,000 unidentified soldiers
| Opening Times: Daily | Tel: +33 (0)3 29 84 54 81
Memorial de Verdun
Musee Memorial de Fleury, Fleury 55100
recounts the story of the battle of Fleury
| Admission charge | Opening Times: Daily | Tel: +33 (0)3 29 84 35 34
Braquier factory
rue du Fort de Vaux, Verdun 55100
where the famous Verdun Dragees or sugard almonds are produced
| Admission charge | Opening Times: weekdays
Porte Chaussee
rue Chaussee, Verdun 55100
originally part of the city walls this gate later served as a prison
Monument à la Victoire
overlooking rue Mazel, Verdun 55100
a Victory memorial of a warrior
Cathedrale Notre Dame
place Monseigneur Ginisty, Verdun 55100
Verdun' cathedral mixes Romanesque, Gothic and Baroque architecture
| Admission charge | Opening Times: Daily
Centre Mondiale de la Paix
place Monseigneur Ginisty, Verdun 55100
a world centre for peace and human rights
| Admission charge | Opening Times: Daily | Tel: +33 (0)3 29 86 55 00
Citadelle Souterraine
ave du 5e RAP, Verdun 55100
7km of underground passageways that were used as living quarters by soldiers waiting to fight on the frontline
| Admission charge | Opening Times: Daily | Tel: +33 (0)3 29 86 62 02
Musee de la Citadelle Militaire
La Citadelle, Verdun 55100
audio visual display of Verdun's role in WWI
| Admission charge | Opening Times: Daily | Tel: +33 (0)3 29 86 14 18
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Bon Courage
Forges-sur-Meuse Verdun 55110
Self Catering
2km from the river Maas on the outskirts of a village, carefully restored country house....
Hostellerie Du Château Des Monthairons
26 Route Verdun Les Monthairons near Verdun 55320
Surrounded by a 14-hectare park, this 19th-century castle has been renovated to provide individually decorated rooms with lovely views. Benefit from the hotel’s gastronomic restaurant and its luxury spa....
Hostellerie Du Coq Hardi
8 Avenue Victoire Verdun 55100
With a name like that and a reputation to live up to, The Rooster is expected to crow a new song every dawning day. That's why now, the Rooster-- Le Coq--is sprucer, more refined and more luscious than ever! The result is today's new Le Coq, dauntlessly b...
Hotel Du Tigre
22.Avenue De Paris Verdun 55100
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, museums and historic sights....
Village Gaulois
11 Rue Du Parge Marre Verdun 55100
The hotel le Village Gaulois is situated in Verdun, with eleven bedrooms, in a rustic setting surrounded by greenery. The rooms of the Village Gaulois are individually decorated, and offers all the comfort....
Etap Hotel Verdun
Rue Jean Norton-Cru Verdun 55100
The Etap Hotel Verdun is close to the center of the town and to the Centre Mondial de la Paix. It can easily be reached from the A4 or N4 and has a private outdoor parking....
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