The Meuse has a heavy past, and remembrance sites line its roads and forts, but it is also a dream department for nature lovers, in search of conviviality, calm and serenity. Here, we take the time to breathe, to look at the green valleys where the fruit trees bloom in spring. There, we take the time to taste a local wine or to savor a local specialty. The Meuse gourmet region is full of brewing and wine-making traditions that have been passed down from generation to generation. The redcurrant jam of Bar-le-Duc, which melts in the mouth, the dragées of Verdun crunching under the tooth, without forgetting the madeleines of Commercy and other chocolate sweets which are tasted during our visits, delighting our taste buds. This destination is also proud of its historical and architectural heritage. Verdun and its surroundings, a landscape marked, transformed by the bombs, the shells have shaped the valleys of the Meuse under a deluge of bullets. It is history that speaks through this surprising land where nature has regained its rights. Between the forts of Vaux and Douaumont, the battlefields stretch as far as the eye can see. The castles of Commercy and the American memorial of Montsec are also exceptional places for their historical stature and the story they tell. In Vaucouleurs, too, a Joan of Arc museum has been erected to commemorate her visit to the department.

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When to go to Meuse?

When to leave? Museums and memorials will be open all year round. In the summer, you can practice sailing on the Marne canal. You can visit all year round the many sites left over from the First World War, many monuments and museums. From June to January, the National Forestry Authority offers to hunt wild boar in battues, approaching or on the lookout. With its wide open spaces and important forests, you can walk all year round in the Meuse. Well equipped, with rain gear and warm clothes in winter, you can walk, bike or horse along the paths. The Marne also offers you many exhibitions of all styles throughout the year, do not hesitate to consult the agenda!

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Open to oceanic and continental influences, the Meuse is subject to a temperate climate characterized by alternating thermal seasons. The temperature regime alternates between a cold season and a warm season, with the warm transitions of spring and autumn in between.

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Dodues et potelées, les madeleines de Commercy promettent des délices gourmands Olivier FRIMAT
Le musée d'Art et d'Histoire du Barrois à Bar-le-Duc ERWAN LE PRUNNEC - ICONOTEC
Port de Verdun CRT Lorraine
La vieille ville de Bar-le-Duc vue depuis la côte Sainte-Catherine Olivier FRIMAT

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