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Remembrance Tourism

Moving !

Amiens: gateway to remembrance in the Somme

Amiens during the Great War

PLUNGE INTO A TURBULENT PERIOD OF HISTORY, OF WHICH THE LAND STILL BEARS THE SCARS: TRENCHES, MINE CRATERS, AND RECONSTRUCTED VILLAGES...

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Amiens, city behind the lines

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Museums, interpretation centres and must-see sites

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International Memorials

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Guides and other participants in the Somme Battlefields Partner network

The Remembrance Circuit

At the gates of Amiens, the “Circuit du Souvenir” is a moving route that links the towns of Albert and Péronne.

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Impressive !

Amiens was the main city behind the front of the Battle of the Somme (1916 and 1918), where soldiers came to be treated, rested and be entertained, before being sent back to the trenches. There is indisputably the gateway to the remembrance sites that have left their mark on our region forever. 

During this conflict, Amiens was the most important town behind the front; many testimonies describe it as a town - along with its nearby villages - dedicated to rest and recovery, an area that was often lively and effervescent.

 

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Centre Sir John Monash

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Historial de la Grande Guerre - Thiepval

Ce musée est destiné à accueillir et informer les visiteurs désireux d’en savoir plus sur la Grande Guerre et en...

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Musée Somme 1916

Situé au cœur d'Albert, ville symbole de la Première Guerre mondiale, ce musée retrace la vie des soldats dans les...

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P'tit Train de la Haute Somme

Près d'Albert, montez à bord de ce tortillard d’antan, tracté par une locomotive à vapeur. 14km de balade à...