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REMEMBRANCE TOURISM GUIDE 2018


Aerial view of the monument at Thiepval “A royal and imperial Palace” © ARC Vimy Ridge


A memorial site for the Canadian Expeditionary Force members who were killed during the Great War, Vimy Ridge also serves as the place of commemoration for the Canadian soldiers killed or presumed dead in France who have no known grave. 62580 Vimy  www.veterans.gc.ca


Newfoundland Memorial, Beaumont-Hamel


« The true French gastronomy » © ARC


A memorial site dedicated to the commemoration of Dominion of Newfoundland force members who were killed during the Great War. The preserved battlefi eld park encompasses the grounds over which the Newfoundland Regiment made their unsuccessful attack on 1 July 1916 during the fi rst day of the Battle of the Somme. 80300 Beaumont-Hamel  www.veterans.gc.ca


“A memorial revisited” © Malice Images


COMPIEGNE, IN THE HEART OF THE CENTENARY OF ARMISTICE


A mixture of nature and heritage, 40 minutes from Paris Gare du Nord and 35 minutes from Charles de Gaulle airport.


Compiègne Tourist Office


Place de l'Hôtel de Ville - 60200 COMPIEGNE OISE - HAUTS-DE-FRANCE


+33 3 44 40 01 00 • tourisme@agglo-compiegne.fr www.compiegne-tourisme.fr Compiègne Tourisme


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WHERE TO STAY The main theatres of war involving US troops took place in what are now called the Grand Est region and the Hauts-de- France region.


WHERE TO STAY IN THE HAUTS-DE-FRANCE The Hauts-de-France region contains the departments of Oise, Somme, Pas-de-Calais, Aisne and Nord.  www.northernfrance-tourism .com/Art-Culture/Remembrance  www.jaimelaisne.comwww.visit-somme.comwww.picardietourisme.comwww.centenaire.orgwww.hautesomme-tourisme.com


Amiens


One of the largest cities in northern France, Amiens is an excellent base for visiting the nearby battlefi elds and memorials. Much of the action here took place in 1918, which saw the Battle of Amiens launch the Hundred Day Offensive, culminating in the signing of the Armistice. Today, Amiens is a pleasant city to visit in its own right, and is known for its awe-inspiring Gothic cathedral and its famous hortillonages, or “fl oating gardens”.  www.visit-amiens.com


Albert


Famous among troops thanks to its legendary statue of the ‘Leaning Virgin’, a bronze Virgin Mary which remained miraculously suspended horizontally atop the town’s half-destroyed basilica for three years of the war, today Albert relies heavily on remembrance tourism. Largely rebuilt after the war, it lends itself well to visiting the nearby cemeteries and battlefi eld sites such as the Lochnagar Crater.  www.tourisme- paysducoquelicot.com


Saint-Quentin


Occupied by German forces from 1914 and incorporated into the Hindenburg Line in 1916, Saint-Quentin was at the heart of the confl ict throughout the war, and was systematically looted and destroyed. Just 20 per cent of its buildings remained intact after the confl ict, and a vast art-deco rebuilding campaign was undertaken by architect


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IMAGE © ALAMY


Conception : Service Communication, Amiens Métropole 08/2015 ©photos : ADRT80, AB – AS. Flament – Amiens Métropole, L. Rousselin - Istockphotos


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