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Orly Airport - Verdun Memorial
The Verdun memorial is an important great war museum in Europe. If you’d like to visit this site and itssurrounding, we can arrange an airport transfer from Orly to this city
Presentation Located in a 2-hectare landscaped park, the dwelling Hotel Restaurant Les Orchidées offers stays in the heart of history in Meuse, 2 km from the center of Verdun. This is a modern 3 star hotel. It is ideal to rest comfortably for discoveries, meetings, weekends in family or in love, or for sports stays (hunts, excursions, road trip, etc). Hotel Orchidees, turned towards nature, has a country charm in a green place between Metz and Reims.
Bedrooms
Hotel Les Orchidees offers 40 rooms decorated in a contemporary style. Each room has a desk area, free Wi-Fi, a flat-screen TV with TNT channels and a modern shower room with hairdryer. The rooms are divided into 4 categories. There is twin room of 14m² for two people with double bed; the family room consists of 2 interconnecting rooms with a bedroom with a double bed and another with 2 twin beds. There is also the suite with a large bed and a convertible sofa bed. It should be noted that the family room for 4 people with bathroom is accessible for PMR. A rich breakfast buffet is served on the property's terrace.
Services Hotel Les Orchidees offers an exceptional setting with an idyllic panorama of the surrounding countryside. It is distinguished by its outdoor pool for the beautiful seasons and its playground, available within its park. Children can also enjoy the trampoline and gantry. A petanque and tennis court is also available to guests of the hotel. Guests have the right to convenient services such as free private parking, room service, smoking area, equipment for the disabled. A cozy bar serving delicious charcuterie platters and tasty cocktails allows you to share an aperitif in a warm and friendly atmosphere. For meals, go to the hotel's restaurant. The latter offers regional dishes where you can taste the famous Lorraine cuisine. Special diet menus are available on request.
Strengths
Thanks to its location, Hotel Les Orchidees allows you to spend an exceptional stay in the Lorraine region. It is at the center of many outdoor activities around the Meuse: hunting, water activities, visiting parks, hiking or biking, sightseeing monuments. It is also an ideal stage for gastronomic trips and the discovery of local products. To book one of our pick-ups, do not hesitate to contact us.
Presentation
Relais de Vacherauville is a 3 star hotel ideally set between valleys and forest in the small village of the same name. This charming village labeled "Territories, Cities and Internet Village" was at the heart of the history of the War of 14-18 because the soldiers of the 56th and 59th battalions of hunters died there by preventing the German advance. The hotel, meanwhile, is famous for the cuisine of its manager Alexandre. He mixes his international experiences acquired during his many travels with fresh local products, obtained in collaboration with local craftsmen and professionals.
Bedrooms
Relais de Vacherauville hotel offers 13 quiet and comfortable rooms, which are individually decorated with new and modern wooden furniture. Each room is equipped with a flat-screen TV, free Wi-Fi access, a minibar, a kettle, and a private bathroom with a bath or shower and a hairdryer. You have 5 room categories to choose from: Double Room, Double Room with Bath, Double Room with Garden View, Triple Room and Twin Room.
Services and services
At Relais de Vacherauville hotel, customers can put their car on the parking lot for free. In the rooms, a cleaning service is available every day. For personal information and requests, the property offers multilingual staff. The establishment has a PMR access and a room is specially equipped to receive a person with reduced mobility. For meals, Relais de Vacherauville Restaurant serves gourmet lunches and dinners. The ingredients are carefully selected from producers such as the Legoux establishment for fish, the Bras-sur-Meuse Bakery for breads. The hotel also has a greenhouse that produces vegetables and fresh fruits.
Strengths
Nestled in a quiet and country-style, Relais de Vacherauville is the perfect place for healing. It is located in the historic center of Bois de Caures, theater of the bitter battle led by French soldiers to repel the Germans. It is close to the historic monuments of Verdun while being in a retreat. It is ideal for country walks in the middle of an attractive landscape. For you to enjoy, we suggest you organize an airport transfer.
Presentation Montaulbain hotel is a 3-star hotel that invites you to spend a relaxing and peaceful stay. This boutique-style hotel is located in a quiet street in Verdun-sur-Meuse. The building is even part of the Verdun heritage. It was indeed the mansion of Simon de Châtel before becoming the town house in 1388, then residence of the French master alderman (head of Metz and the country messin) in 1680, under the reign of Louis XIV. Montaulbain Hotel is the ideal place to suit your suitcase. It is the perfect location to visit the Victory Monument, Andre Maginot Memorial, Souville Fort and the famous attractions in the Meuse.
Bedrooms
Montaulbain hotel offers comfortable rooms. They are decorated in a modern style and have a soothing atmosphere. Each room has a desk, a private bathroom with shower, free WiFi, a flat-screen TV, a telephone, and more. A shared lounge is also available. A family suite for 4 people is also available. It is 2 interconnecting rooms with a shared bathroom.
Services At Montaulbain hotel travelers have access to nearby parking and luggage storage. A safe is at their disposal to keep valuables and important records. To spend time, guests can indulge in board games and puzzle games. Cot, cot, changing table, high chair, bottle warmers are available on request for families with children. The hotel offers a delicious breakfast, concocted with local produce, served in the veranda. For meals, there are several restaurants near the property. Strengths Montaulbain Hotel is a good plan for a weekend in Verdun or a week-long stay in the Meuse. It is also a perfect starting point for hiking and city walks in search of monuments and historic heritage
The city of Verdun has an ardent memory of the Great War. Verdun is the symbol of this tragedy full of drama and the Underground Citadel is among the 5 places of battle memory most visited by travelers which are: the Verdun Memorial, the Douaumont fort, the Douaumont Ossuary and the Fort of Vaux.
All about Verdun's underground citadel
Designed between 18886 and 1893 as part of the Séré de Rivières system, the citadel of Verdun played a crucial role during this dramatic battle of Verdun. The citadel has been transformed into a logistics center since 1916. At that time, it had become an underground city dedicated to hosting the staff as well as its collaborators. The citadel was equipped with dormitories, kitchens, offices, games and soldiers' play equipment, a telephone and telegraph central, a bakery, an infirmary, water lifting machines for the city and for forts and large ammunition stores. It was on November 10, 1920, within the citadel that the choice of the unknown soldier took place, that is to say the famous soldier who rests under the Arc de Triomphe and who is the symbol of the sacrifice of all missing and unidentified soldiers.
Private visit
The organization of the visit to the citadel is exceptional. The visit is decorated with wonderful sounds, lighting effects and projections. In addition, visitors will ride in an automatic guided cart, a story is broadcast throughout the journey. Visitors will have the opportunity to visit these remarkable places one by one, as well as see and touch a large number of war objects. The latter will even be able to discover how the soldiers lived at that time through the videos of re-enactments. Everything is so modernized to make the visit more interesting, less tiring and to allow visitors to experience the era of war in a special way.
Located in Meuse, the Verdun Memorial is one of the tourist and historical sites not to be missed in France. It seduces visitors of all ages and especially fans of stories and discoveries.
An open-air museum
Located in the heart of the battlefield, this museum is the symbol of the rebirth after the First World War. The Verdun Memorial is an open-air museum. It is the place of commemoration of the Battle of Verdun in 1916. A large collection of historical objects will be available. What to teach you everything there is to know about this battle.
A complete immersion in the First World War
The Battle of Verdun was a defining point of the First World War. And it is in his memory that this museum was born. The establishment even offers you a complete immersion in one of the greatest wars that the earth has known during your visit. A 100m2 audiovisual space will be made available to visitors where films relating to the lives of soldiers during the war will be shown. This is the best way to dive into the intimacy of the First World War.
1.5 hours to return to the battlefield
The visit will only take you 1 hour and 30 minutes. The Museum offers 3 routes, including the memorial on the ground floor with the various vestiges of the war, the context of the war on the first floor and the discovery of the remains of the battlefield which has remained intact on the terraces.