- Memorial de la Voie Sacre - This stone monument is the work of the sculptor Barrois and the architect Schmitt.
It pays tribute to all those who worked for the functioning of the Sacred Way between Bar-le-Duc and Verdun, a strategic axis, essential for the supply of troops with food and ammunition as well as for the evacuation of the wounded.
Today helmeted markers mark out every kilometer of this road, baptized at the end of the war by Maurice Barrès, “Sacred Way”
The monument consists of two parts:
a wall in the shape of an arc of circle on which is represented a frieze representing in bas-relief the soldiers of the Sacred Way, associating the rail and the road.
The frieze represents soldiers and transportations of the Sacred Way. We recognize:
the noria of trucks (including Berliet CBA),
the railway (with the Corpet-Louvet locomotive),
horse-drawn convoys,
transport of soldiers and ammunition,
traffic regulators,
the return of soldiers from the front,
track maintenance.
- Private transportation
- Admission tickets to the Verdun Memorial Museum Battlefield
- Admission tickets to Fort de Douamont
- Travel aboard a comfortable, air-conditioned Minivan (Maximum 6 travelers)
- Driver / guide (in French for this tour)
- Support for customers at their place of residence in Paris and the Paris region
- Lunch
• Journey with your own group (up to 7 participants) and set off with your chauffeur and translator ‘Régis’ in a cozy, air-conditioned minivan.
• The hills and settlements surrounding Verdun still bear the gruesome traces of 1916 and 1917 battles, including shell craters, obliterated villages, trenches, and concrete bunkers, all serving as a grim reminder of the horror of war.
• Explore the impressive 19th-century fortress ‘Le fort de Douamont’ that still houses its 155mm retractable gun beneath an armored dome, and tour the underground corridors of the fort.
• Pay your respects to the 140,000 French servicemen who were martyred on the hills surrounding Verdun in 1916 by visiting the National Military Cemetery and the Douamont ossuary.
• Illuminated by sunlight, the terrace of the Museum of the Battle of Verdun offers a view of the Memorial’s landscape and provides visitors with a panoramic view of the battleground.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
