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Champagne, Argonne & Verdun

Discover the story of the French Poilus and American Doughboys on this fascinating tour which looks at three of the great battlefields of WW1. Visiting the battlefields of Champagne, Argonne and Verdun, we will visit haunting memorials, vast cemeteries and thought-provoking museums alongside your specialist guide.

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4 nights hotel with continental breakfast
Specialist Battlefield Guide
Battlefield visits as described
Convenient joining points
Entrances to museums and places of interest (extra cost)

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Regional departure by coach, then to our hotel in Reims, where we stay for four nights.

We travel to our hotel in Reims and start on the battlefields of the Champagne. We visit the area around Navarin Farm, looking at the French attacks here in 1915.

At Sommepy we see the American Memorial and remains of trenches where American forces fought in September 1918.

After lunch we visit the Champagne Museum and visit the amazing trench system at Main de Massiges: this large area of trenches have been reconstructed around original mine craters using experimental archaeology. They offer arguably the most realistic impression of what a WW1 battlefield once looked like.

Includes Breakfast

Navarin Farm Memorial Sommepy Massiges

We travel to the Argonne forest today, looking at the French attacks in this area in the early stages of the war.

After lunch, we see the superb Romagne War Museum, which houses more than 30,000 objects recovered from the nearby battlefields.

We then look at the American Meuse-Argonne Offensive in this area in September 1918 seeing the huge war cemetery with more than 14,000 American graves.

We end at the impressive Montfaucon American Memorial, seeing the battlefield ruins here and looking out the area where America launched its first major battle of the Twentieth Century.

Includes Breakfast

Romange War Musem Meuse Argonne American Cemetery Montfaucon American Memorial

Today we visit the haunting battlefields of Verdun where more than a thousand shells fell per square meter and there were more than 600,000 French and German casualties.

We start at the superb Fleury War Museum and then visit Douaumont French Cemetery and the Ossuary, where the bones of over 120,000 men are laid to rest.

After lunch in Verdun we visit Fort Douaumont, always at the heart of the battle, walking the galleries and tunnels within and going on top of the fort to see the shell damage and bunkers.

We then travel across to the ‘Left Bank’ of the battlefield, seeing the high ground at Mort Homme and Cote 304.

Includes Breakfast

Fort Douaumont Fleury Museum Douaumont Cemetery Douaumont Ossuary Mort Homme Cote 304

Return home.

Includes Breakfast

Accommodation

You will stay for four nights at the 3-star Ibis Reims Tinqueux. The hotel is located approx. 3 miles from the centre of Reims. The hotel has 74 comfortable, air-conditioned rooms that have been fully renovated, offering you a stay in a peaceful green setting. The hotel has a small Courtepaille Restaurant and there are numerous dining options within walking distance and the bar, serves snacks and light meals.