Relics
of the
Great War
The testimony of landscapes
- 45FRONT KM
- 50HECTARES OF REMAINS TO VISIT
- 100THOUSAND SHELLS FIRED EVERY DAY
Lochnagar Crater
AT LA BOISSELLE
Here, on July 1, 1916, the men leapt from their starting positions at 7:28 am. Little did they know that they were heading for imminent death.
A few minutes before the infantry assault, several explosions designed to break the German front line created deep craters identical to the one atLa Boisselle.
This mine hole, 91 metres in diameter and 21 metres deep, is now the only one on the western front that is accessible to you.
A moving ceremony is held there every July 1 at 7:28 a.m., but the site is open to visitors all year round!
The Newfoundland Memorial
DE BEAUMONT-HAMEL
This park is undoubtedly the most moving and admirable battlefield preservation on the front!
Inaugurated in 1925, the 30-hectare Newfoundland Memorial offers a realistic and concrete view of a preserved network of trenches, of no-man’s-land, of the rain of shells that fell here in July 1916.
At the entrance to the site, Canadian volunteer service students offer to accompany you to the top of the Caribou Mound, or to the skeleton of the Danger Tree.
Discover the park’s small cemeteries and memorials!
Tel 03 22 76 70 86 – Veterans Canada
Fay, the village wiped off the map
The original village has completely disappeared. The village of Fay was rebuilt on a plateau, right next to its pre-war location.
Even today, you can stroll through the ruins of the ancient village.
Shell holes, remnants of trenches, ruins and a harvest of iron… The scars of the Great War are still visible in Eastern Samaria.
The stigma of heights
OF THE SOMME VALLEY
Climb up to the Frise belvedere and gain access to a unique and authentic site preserved by the Conservatoire des sites naturels de Picardie.
Overlooking the valley of the Somme, it allows visitors to learn more about the history of the Great War.
The trenches on the French front described by Blaise Cendrars are still visible today, populated by sheep!
In the vicinity of the Le Hamel memorial, commemorating the decisive American-Australian victory of July 4, 1918, a German trench has been unearthed.
From this promontory overlooking the valley, refurbished for the centenary, admire the view of Corbie and imagine the scene of the crash of the famous Red Baron!
