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  Church and Doorway
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  • Church and Doorway
      Church and Doorway
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      Tympanum
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      Say no more
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      Interior View
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      Town Square and Town Hall
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Walk to the Porte de Bretagne

Walk to the Porte de Bretagne, Péronne

 hquittner Says:  What is left of the massive old (1602) defensive walls lead from the Porte de Bretagne and provide fine views. They extend primarily in a southern direction. 

Visit the Only Church

Visit the Only Church, Péronne

 hquittner Says:  The 16C Gothic church of St.-Jean-Baptiste is the only church in town which survived WW I after the German bombing and 3 year occupation. Its outside walls are somewhat scarred but its interior is intact 

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Mercure Peronne Hotel

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Off The Beaten Path  

Athies (Between Peronne and Our Route)

Athies (Between Peronne and Our Route), Péronne

 hquittner Says:  The guide book said this little town had an interesting church. So we stopped and looked at it as we went by. Its notable feature is a carved tympanum of the 13C showing the Nativity on the left and the Flight Into Egypt on the right. How did such fine earlt work get in such... 

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A Quiet Town

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 Our route from Noyon to Amiens took us near Peronne (pop. 10K) and so we drove in to see what it looked like as our guide book suggested. It indeed had a pleasant town center at the Pl. Louis-Daudre,... 

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We do not forget Australia

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 The Historial de la Grande Guerre is the "must-see" museum in Peronne. Perrone and the building housing the museum was liberated by Australian forces on 2 September 1918. Historial de la Grande... 

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