Remembrance · Souilly
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Places not to miss.
First World War remembrance, heritage, nature and local treats: everything is less than an hour’s drive from Souilly.
- Remembrance
- Heritage
- Nature
- Local treats
Remembrance · Nixéville-Blercourt
Voie Sacrée monument
The Bar-le-Duc – Verdun road that kept the front supplied in 1916. Follow its helmet-topped milestones to the Moulin-Brûlé monument.≈ 11 km from L’Augustin
Remembrance · Fleury-devant-Douaumont
Verdun Memorial
The leading museum for understanding the Battle of Verdun, right in the heart of the battlefield.≈ 22 km from L’Augustin
Remembrance · Douaumont-Vaux
Douaumont Ossuary
It holds the remains of about 130,000 unidentified soldiers, facing the national cemetery. A moving, essential place of remembrance.≈ 22 km from L’Augustin
Remembrance · Douaumont-Vaux
Fort Douaumont
Taken by the Germans in February 1916 and retaken by the French in October: visit its tunnels and casemates.≈ 24 km from L’Augustin
Remembrance · Boureuilles
Butte de Vauquois
A landscape scarred by huge craters, a witness to the mine warfare in the Argonne.≈ 25 km from L’Augustin
Remembrance · Romagne-sous-Montfaucon
Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery
The largest American military cemetery in Europe, with more than 14,000 graves.≈ 37 km from L’Augustin
Heritage · Verdun
Verdun Underground Citadel
A ride through the tunnels where soldiers lived, and where the Unknown Soldier was chosen in 1920.≈ 16 km from L’Augustin
Heritage · Verdun
Verdun Cathedral and cloister
Notre-Dame Cathedral towers over the upper town. Don’t leave without tasting Verdun’s famous sugared almonds.≈ 16 km from L’Augustin
Heritage · Varennes-en-Argonne
Varennes-en-Argonne
The small town where Louis XVI’s flight came to an end in June 1791.≈ 29 km from L’Augustin
Heritage · Bar-le-Duc
Bar-le-Duc upper town
An outstanding Renaissance quarter and Saint-Étienne church, home to Ligier Richier’s Transi. Not to mention the redcurrant jam, seeded by hand with a goose quill.≈ 30 km from L’Augustin
Heritage · Saint-Mihiel
Saint-Mihiel
The abbey church and Ligier Richier’s Entombment, a masterpiece of the Lorraine Renaissance.≈ 24 km from L’Augustin
Local treats · Commercy
Commercy, château and madeleines
Stanislas castle and the home of the madeleine: you rarely leave empty-handed.≈ 37 km from L’Augustin
Nature · Vigneulles-lès-Hattonchâtel
Hattonchâtel
A hilltop village on the Côtes de Meuse, with a magnificent view over the Woëvre plain.≈ 30 km from L’Augustin
Remembrance · Montsec
Montsec American Monument
The monument to the 1918 Saint-Mihiel offensive overlooks Lake Madine.≈ 35 km from L’Augustin
Nature · Nonsard-Lamarche
Lake Madine
Beach, sailing, cycling and walks around a large lake: perfect for families on sunny days.≈ 35 km from L’Augustin
Remembrance · Vaux-devant-Damloup
Fort Vaux
After a heroic stand in June 1916, the fort fell for lack of water. Visit its galleries and casemates, and enjoy the view over the battlefield.≈ 23 km from L’Augustin
Nature · Verdun
Meuse greenway
A car-free path along the old canal towpath between Verdun and Dun-sur-Meuse (EuroVelo 19, “La Meuse à vélo”): ideal on foot or by bike.≈ 17 km from L’Augustin
Nature · Bonzée