THE GUIDE MUSEUMS 2017


earliest models dating back to the 1800s. Until November 5, there’s also the chance to slide into the driver’s seat and take a legendary vintage car for a spin around the track! With its numerous exhibitions, hands-on experiences and fascinating history, this museum is one of Alsace’s greatest highlights. citedelautomobile.com


Cité du Train Mulhouse Train buffs can get an eyeful at Cité du Train, the largest railway museum in Europe. This grand tribute to locomotives examines models ranging from the earliest French steam trains right through to the present-day TGVs, as well as looking at the inner mechanisms that make these machines tick. There’s even a train-themed restaurant on site, ideal for taking a break for a bite to eat – and to check off all the new entries in your spotter’s notebook. www.citedutrain.com


and videos, including a time-lapse depicting the construction of an A380 jet. www.aerotheque.com


MEMORIAL Musée Somme 1916 Somme


The Musée Somme 1916 conserves objects used by soldiers in the Great War


Cité de l’Espace Toulouse


This theme park-cum-museum of space, as well as showing full-scale replicas of famous rockets and space stations, also offers you the chance to soar through the cosmos yourself via dazzling 3D IMAX. It’s one of the most educational, interactive ways to navigate the galaxy, learn about past explorations and even get a taste of how it


feels to walk on the moon, as well as understand the training astronauts have to undergo. cite-espace.com


L’Aérothèque Toulouse


This air museum in Toulouse revisits the aeronautical factories of the south of France from 1922 to the present day. There are more than 40 model aircraft to see here, plus fl ight simulators


The subterranean Somme 1916 Museum, based (of course) in the Somme département, Hauts-de-France, sheds some light on real WWI experiences. The underground tunnel is lined with exhibits presenting objects and weapons used during that period; and a wintery trench scene puts guests in the mud-laden shoes of the soldiers. www.musee-somme-1916.eu


Musée des Blindés Saumur, near Angers Step into the world of armoured military vehicles at this astonishing tank museum in western France. Not only is there a range of tanks on show, demonstrated in a number


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Mascaret Tidal bore


Pilotage Pilotage


Pêche Fishing


Loisirs en Seine Leisure on the Seine


Voyage au cœur d’un fleuve ! Travel at the heart of a river!


En Normandie à Caudebec-en-Caux In Normandy to Caudebec-en-Caux 148 ❘ FRANCE TODAY Aug/Sep 2017


Union entre les deux rives From one bank to the other


Aménagement du fleuve Development of river


Invasions Viking… Viking invasions


www.museoseine.fr / +33 (0)2 35 95 90 13 / MuséoSeine Avenue Winston Churchill - Caudebec-en-Caux • 76 490 RIVES-EN-SEINE


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