NATIONAL HOTEL FOR THE DISABLED
A hotel housing several visitor facilities, including museums, churches and ...Read more
NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY
Colleville-sur-Mer American Cemetery, an enchanting place to stroll, with ...Read more
THE MARTYRED VILLAGE OF ORADOUR-SUR-GLANE
A village rich in history, with a Remembrance Center offering an insight ...Read more
MONT VALÉRIEN MEMORIAL
Place of worship presenting the processes of constructing memories of the ...Read more
ELBOW MEMORIAL
A memorial at Mont-Ormel, retracing the history of the fighting between the ...Read more
CAEN MEMORIAL
A must-see for those who want to know more about D-Day and the Battle of ...Read more
DOUAUMONT OSSUARY
A remarkable ossuary at Douaumont, an important remembrance site dedicated ...Read more
VERDUN MEMORIAL
Enriched by donations, this historical museum presents a collection of ...Read more
MEMORY CENTER - MARTYR VILLAGE
Center de la mémoire with elevators, presenting an exhibition fully ...Read more
HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL
The Shoah Memorial, a vibrant place of remembrance that tells the story of ...Read more
AÎTRE SAINT-MACLOU
An oasis on a former Rouen cemetery, a serene, shady site for strolling or ...Read more
THE HERMIONE
Read moreIn the city-arsenal of Rochefort, commissioned in the 17th century by Louis XIV, still floats a perfume of exoticism proper to the places where the great expeditions left. The "most beautiful arsenal of the Ponant", built in 1666 in a loop of the Charente. For three centuries, this open-air factory built 550 ships. A tradition that continues with the Hermione, a replica of the Frégate de la Liberté (1779) used by the Marquis de La Fayette to support the American War of Independence... After leading other military campaigns, the Hermione was wrecked in 1793 off the coast of Le Croisic. As we enter the new century, Rochefort has lived for nearly 20 years at the rhythm of the reconstruction of the famous frigate. This adventure began in 1997, at the initiative of the Hermione-Lafayette Association, which wanted to recover an important element of Rochefort's maritime heritage. In 2015, the Hermione began its maiden voyage to the United States in the footsteps of La Fayette. In 2016, the frigate sailed to Saint-Malo and Brest, then to the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. Back in the port where she was born in 2019, she is now open to visitors in the formidable Arsenal des mers. You can practice accro-mât. A really unusual activity! In this marine adventure park, you go from mast to mast, climb the ropes and dominate the Charente at a height of 30 m. If the Hermione is not in Rochefort at the moment, due to repair work on her hull, there is good hope to see the frigate again in 2025.
D-DAY EXPERIENCE
A place to immerse yourself in history with an immersive, interactive tour ...Read more
FRANCO-BRITISH MEMORIAL
A memorial dedicated to the British combatants, in the form of a 45 m high ...Read more
BARTHOLDI MUSEUM
Museum to discover Bartholdi's working methodsRead more
CHURCH AND MARINE CEMETERY
Church and marine cemetery to discover one of the quietest and most ...Read more
SWISS MATERNITY HOSPITAL IN ELNE - CHÂTEAU D'EN BARDOU
The Swiss Maternity Hospital in Elne, a symbol of hope in the midst of ...Read more
DUNKERQUE MUSEUM 1940 - OPERATION DYNAMO
A museum that really experienced the war and offers a unique look at ...Read more
PÈRE LACHAISE CEMETERY
A large cemetery where celebrities are laid to rest, there's also the ...Read more
BRISGARET'S MASTER
Oyster adjoining the extramural cemetery in Montvilliers, a remarkable ...Read more