19 Activities
World War 1 Battlefields Road Trip: A Remarkable Drive Through the North of France
Starts from
Lille
Transportation
By Car
Guidance
Self-Guided
Activities
19
Duration
2 days
Length
114 mi
Guide details
Starts from
Lille
Transportation
By Car
Guidance
Self-Guided
Duration
2 days
Length
114 mi
- History and Culture
- Natural Attractions
Sarah Dawalibi
Blogger
- - Visit the Somme Battlefields memorials.
- - Remember History to understand present times.
- - Pay tribute to the sacrifices of the fallen.
- - Discover Arras, an unexpected gem city.
Get ready for one of the most emotional road trip of your lifetime! "Hauts-de-France" is the French region that has been worstly affected by World War I. It was a critical that had to be saved at any cost in order to defend Paris. The sadly known Battle of the Somme, in 1916, turned into one of the bloodyest battle ever, with more than one million casualties on both sides.
Memorials, museums and cemeteries will feature your journey, but you will also drive through the beautiful natural sceneries of the Somme Valley and be able to visit typical cities of the North of France like Arras, Péronne or Albert. They have been nicely reconstructed after the war. At present, you can't imagine the damages which were inflicted there.
Remembering is a way, for present and future generations, to value the importance of peace. No more war, never again...
Memorials, museums and cemeteries will feature your journey, but you will also drive through the beautiful natural sceneries of the Somme Valley and be able to visit typical cities of the North of France like Arras, Péronne or Albert. They have been nicely reconstructed after the war. At present, you can't imagine the damages which were inflicted there.
Remembering is a way, for present and future generations, to value the importance of peace. No more war, never again...
Categories
- History and Culture
- Natural Attractions
Get ready for one of the most emotional road trip of your lifetime! "Hauts-de-France" is the French region that has been worstly affected by World War I. It was a critical that had to be saved at any cost in order to defend Paris. The sadly known Battle of the Somme, in 1916, turned into one of the bloodyest battle ever, with more than one million casualties on both sides.
Memorials, museums and cemeteries will feature your journey, but you will also drive through the beautiful natural sceneries of the Somme Valley and be able to visit typical cities of the North of France like Arras, Péronne or Albert. They have been nicely reconstructed after the war. At present, you can't imagine the damages which were inflicted there.
Remembering is a way, for present and future generations, to value the importance of peace. No more war, never again...
Memorials, museums and cemeteries will feature your journey, but you will also drive through the beautiful natural sceneries of the Somme Valley and be able to visit typical cities of the North of France like Arras, Péronne or Albert. They have been nicely reconstructed after the war. At present, you can't imagine the damages which were inflicted there.
Remembering is a way, for present and future generations, to value the importance of peace. No more war, never again...
Sarah Dawalibi
Blogger
- - Visit the Somme Battlefields memorials.
- - Remember History to understand present times.
- - Pay tribute to the sacrifices of the fallen.
- - Discover Arras, an unexpected gem city.
Travel itinerary
11 Activities
Day 1
44 mi0.3 mi
Ring of Remembrance and Somme Battlefields Memorials
Today, you will discover the heartbreaking beauty of WWI memorials. Near Lens, Notre-Dame-de-Lorette is the largest necropolis in France. Dedicated to the "Missing of the Somme", the Thiepval Memorial is one of the most impressive. Get ready for a unique journey troughout one of the most terrible time of mankind.
8 Activities
Day 2
70 mi0.3 mi
From Albert to Arras: the Rebirth of the Shattered Cities
On this second day, you will drive from Albert all the way back to Lille. You will visit other war memorials, but also enjoy beautiful sceneries along the river Somme and visit the exciting town of Arras.