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Mémorial de Verdun
The museum and battlefield of WWI's longest, bloodiest battle, where forts and craters still scar the forest.
5 km · about 10 min drive
Grand Est, France · Europe
Verdun is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Dugny-sur-Meuse, 16km from Voie Sacrée.
Verdun is a town located in Grand Est, France. With a population of 21,798, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Verdun sits in France, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Paris time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Verdun to your route.
Verdun ( vur-DUN, UK also VAIR-dun, US also vair-DUN; French: [vɛʁdœ̃] ; official name before 1970: Verdun-sur-Meuse) is a city in the Meuse department in Grand Est, northeastern France. It is an arrondissement of the department.
In 843, the Treaty of Verdun, which divided the Carolingian Empire into threeRead more
kingdoms—considered the foundation of Germany and France—was signed there. An episcopal principality of the Holy Roman Empire since the 10th century, Verdun was subjugated by France in 1552, during the "Voyage to Austrasia". Along with the other free cities of the Empire, Metz and Toul, it formed the province of the Three Bishoprics, which was attached to the Kingdom of France in 1648 by the Treaty of Münster.
Verdun is the biggest city in Meuse, although the capital of the department is Bar-le-Duc, which is slightly smaller than Verdun. It is well known for giving its name to the longest battle in modern history in the First World War.
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Verdun is located in Grand Est, France, Europe. The coordinates are 49.1596 latitude, 5.3829 longitude.
Verdun has a population of approximately 21,798 people, making it a town in France.
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The museum and battlefield of WWI's longest, bloodiest battle, where forts and craters still scar the forest.
5 km · about 10 min drive
landmark
A solemn cloister holding the bones of 130,000 unidentified soldiers above the Verdun battlefield.
6 km · about 10 min drive
historic highway
The 'Sacred Way' from Bar-le-Duc to Verdun, the lifeline road that supplied the 1916 battle with a truck every 14 seconds. Milestones topped with poilu helmets line the route through Souilly.
16 km · about 20 min drive
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Belgium's southernmost village, a huddle of golden-stone, Roman-tiled houses on a vine-planted south-facing slope in Gaume: a microclimate so mild locals call it the 'Belgian Provence'.
39 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
Romantic medieval abbey ruins beside a working Trappist monastery in the Gaume forest, source of the cult Orval beer; visit the ruins and museum, then drink the beer at the Ange Gardien inn opposite the gate.
53 km · about 60 min drive
museum
Open-air industrial heritage park in Luxembourg's red-earth iron country, where the 1900 steam train and the Minièresbunn mine railway still run through ore tunnels to the preserved mining village of Lasauvage (season May-September).
54 km · about 60 min drive
cathedral
Nicknamed the 'Lantern of God' for its immense expanse of stained glass, including windows by Chagall.
58 km · about 65 min drive
April to October
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