WW 1 battle sites France
 

Seeking current info on visiting WW1 sites in France and Belgium.

Here are two trip reports that will give you some idea of where you can go and what you can see:

http://www.fodors.com/community/euro...ern-france.cfm

http://www.fodors.com/community/euro...nd-picardy.cfm

I would suggest Verdun. I must say though that it's the only WW I site that I have visited and I sure there are many others but we chose Verdun. Lots to see with museums and monuments, trenches and undergound fortifications. Also nearby is the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery where over 14,000 American dead are buried. You can read about our visit in the Verdun area on our blog. Here's a link:

http://www.gassawaysadventures.blogs...05/verdun.html

Verdun is definitely the most impressive battlefield area since all of the bomb craters are still there, as well as some destroyed villages -- it is a more complete experience than just visiting cemeteries.

Verdun is definitely the most impressive battlefield area since all of the bomb craters are still there, as well as some destroyed villages -- it is a more complete experience than just visiting cemeteries.

I echo kerouac - Verdun is the most provoking and largest WW 1 center as the battle raged here for a long time with teh two sides barely changing places - just gas bombing and flame throwing, etc poor schmucks in muddy trenches - disease caused many deaths too.

Kerouac already echoed kerouac!

AnselmAdorne's trip reports are wonderful! So happy to see them 'topped' again.