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Perhaps it should be your first stop, but it was our last stop of the day. This is a museum with information about the horrific Battle of Verdun and the end of a rather overwhelming day. There are old artillery pieces displayed out front and souvenirs sold inside. There is a magnificent view of the Ossuary from the front steps. Check the web site listed below for current information. You can click on the little British flag at the top for info in English but the photos are better on the French site.
It's a good place to get information so I do advise visiting this first, not as we did.
Written Feb 20, 2013
Address: 1 Avenue Corps Européen, 55100 Fleury
Phone: +33 (0)3 2984 3534
Website: http://www.memorialdeverdun.fr/index.php/accueil.html
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Le Village détruit de Fleury is a village that was obliterated during the 300 days and nights of constant bombing in the Battle of Verdun. The roads are now paths in the woods that have grown back and there are plaques telling you what street it was or what business was located there or whose farm it was. The destruction was absolute and mindboggling.
Written Feb 20, 2013
Address: Fleury-devant-Douaumont
Website: http://www.lesvillagesdetruits.fr/
L’Ossuaire et la Nécropole Nationale de Douaumont has an information office where we looked through many World War I photos in 3D in a couple rows of Stereopticon boxes. Some of the photos were pretty horrific. We watched a movie about Verdun that lasted about twenty minutes and had English headphones. Then we went to the Ossuary and walked the long hall and visited the chapel.
It is very moving when you actually see some of the great loss of life that was World War I. The cemetery outside the ossuary is row on row of white crosses that are being interplanted with red rose bushes that were in bloom when we were there. The views from the table are lovely. It's all so peaceful now . . .
Written Feb 20, 2013
Address: north of Verdun
Phone: +33 (0)3 2984-5481
Website: http://www.verdun-douaumont.com/en/index.html
Verdun is famous for its place in World War I. There is an ossuary, every bit as moving as the World War II Cemeteries in Normandy but not as much visited because history has moved on. There are battlefields, a town that has simply disappeared, a memorial, forts . . . in short many things to visit if you have a family connection or are a history buff.
The first site we visited was La Tranchée des Baïonnettes set in the now-gentle countryside beneath lovely trees. Inside, is a trench and tombs of several unknown soldiers. An American banker named George Rand donated the money for this memorial which was dedicated in 1920 and is, I believe, the first of the memorials to be built.
Read the story of the Trench of Bayonets at the web site listed below.
Written Feb 20, 2013
Address: north of Verdun
Website: http://www.worldwar1.com/heritage/bayonet.htm
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L’Abri des Pelerins is your only choice out in the countryside near the battlefields and memorials. There is simply no place else to eat. Hence, you will eat with fellow tourists and locals. We had a marvelous exchange with a group of three elderly (even to us) folks who live in the area and had heard stories all their lives. They spoke nearly no English but we all managed to have a conversation within our limits. One fellow was a decorated WWII veteran (no, not WWI) and he brought in a bag he carries in his car to show us old photos, his medals and newspaper articles. It was absolutely fascinating.
The restaurant is a combination cafeteria/cafe/restaurant and there is outside seating in good weather. The lady who seems to own and run it came over a few times to help translate for everyone. We were having a late lunch so ordered a Croque Madame which was the best I've had anyplace. With the good food and the interesting company, it was a great lunch.
Favorite Dish: We were eating a big dinner and it was late so we only had a sandwich. Ed ordered a Croque Monsieur and I ordered a Croque Madame and both were excellent as were the frites that accompanied them. I'm not fond of sandwiches but these were excellent. The service was slow but very friendly.
They do have a set menu and a carte so you can get a real meal there and I suspect it would be delicious or all those local diners would not be there. They had to drive a ways to get there!
Written Feb 20, 2013
Address: La Wavrille, Place Monseigneur Ginisty
Phone: +33 (0)3 2985 5058
Website: http://www.meusetourism.com/en/703/1/2/RESLOR055FS000SM/sit/detail/northern-france-holidays-lorraine-food-cuisine-lorraine/cafe-restaurant-l-abri-des-
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We left Paris on our way to Germany and decided to spend a couple days in Verdun visiting World War I sites. We chose a small hotel in a nearby village and stopped in Verdun on the way for a pleasant...
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